Oct 13, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Inspiration, You Can Grow That!
You Can Grow That! I was in a garden today that reminded me about two important things: color and rest. The gardener, Alan Richards, used bold colors very effectively on walls, furniture and garden ornaments. Once again I thought of how New Englanders are just too...
Jun 8, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – June 8 Many of my clients want perennials because they mistakenly believe that these plants are less work than annuals. Gardeners know that some perennials take more involvement than annuals, and that a perennial garden takes...
May 22, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Perennial Maintenance, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – May 22 A garden pretty much demands that we humans embrace change, but unfortunately we spend a great deal of time fighting it. People want perennials that bloom all summer and shrubs that start at the right size and then stay that...
May 9, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – May 9 On Monday I helped some people in the perennial section of the garden center. I’d say they were yin-and-yang-customers…on the one hand they were excited about planting and ready to put something in the ground. I loved their...
Apr 8, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 8 I pruned several of my hydrangeas today, cutting off old flowers and dead branches. This spring task is pretty time consuming because it’s not a job that can be hurried. How big leaf hydrangeas are to be pruned, be they...
Apr 1, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 1 It’s a great time of year to work in a garden center. Summer bulbs and bare-root plants fill the racks in the store while the trucks roll into the nursery outside. Today I was thrilled to see that the new line of Sock...
