Jun 4, 2013 | A Gardening Life, plants I love, You Can Grow That!
A Gardening Life – June 4 If your garden is near the road, chances are it’s hot and dry. Asphalt and concrete absorb heat so the soil near these surfaces is usually drier than gardens located elsewhere. And then there’s the matter of the hose or irrigation...
Jun 2, 2013 | A Gardening Life, plants I love
A Gardening Life – June 2 We know that the gardening season is well underway when there is finally a choice of cutting flowers for bouquets. Peonies, Nepeta, lady’s mantle, and Salvia are old favorites for early summer bouquets. But this year I’ve discovered a...
May 29, 2013 | A Gardening Life, Inspiration, my gardens
A Gardening Life – May 29 Have you ever planted a large or heavy container in the spring only to wonder how you’re going to save those plants once fall arrives? You might not want to drag such pots or boxes inside, yet you don’t wish to dig the...
May 19, 2013 | A Gardening Life, Inspiration
A Gardening Life – May 19th When it comes to choosing colors for the garden it’s surprising how many people tell me, “I like any color but red.” Maybe the slogan from the Cold War era, better dead than red, is so deeply embedded that...
May 12, 2013 | A Gardening Life, Life's Gardens, my gardens
A Gardening Life – May 12 As I walk around my garden on this Mother’s Day I count my blessings and know that so many of them have come to me from my mother. Some of my abilities are inherited from her and are undoubtedly genetic, but it took the greenhouse of...
May 8, 2013 | A Gardening Life, plants I love
A Gardening Life – May 8 Nearly all of my consultation clients want more color in their landscapes and who can blame them. Nature’s neutral is the color green…a lovely hue but so ubiquitous that we take it granted as the background of our lives....
