Jun 7, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – June 7 Well, maybe not all the containers…but most. I’m trying these flowering maple (Abutilon) topiaries in the pots that flank the front entry this year. They are underplanted with Snow Princess Alyssum, one of my...
Jun 6, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – June 6 Gertrude Stein wrote this line in a poem, and it’s entered the popular vocabulary as another way to say, “It is what it is.” This might have been true of roses in the past, but just as language changes, plants do as well....
Jun 5, 2012 | Bloggers You Can Grow That! Day, plants I love, You Can Grow That!
Garden Bloggers You Can Grow That Day – June 4 In many parts of the country gardeners continue to buy annuals, perennials and shrubs, and place them in their gardens. Unfortunately, too many people choose plants that are already in bloom in the garden center....
Jun 5, 2012 | You Can Grow That!
Four Words on the Fourth: You Can Grow That! Click the links to read what garden bloggers are suggesting that you grow this month: A Green Roof Fairy House? You Can Grow That! Fava Beans: You Can Grow That! Figs Gone Wild: You Can Grow That! Fragrant Mignonette: You...
Jun 2, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – June 2 The rain fell off and on today which is very good for all the young plants and seeds we’ve put in the ground. In between showers we planted, and in the late afternoon I went up to the garden shed and transplanted...
