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...
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 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...
Jun 1, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, Pet Peeves
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – June 1 We humans find it tempting to think in absolutes. People enjoy speaking as if all their opinions are truths. And this embracing of cherished opinions isn’t confined to politics. Black and white thinking can be found in...
May 30, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – May 30 That’s the question. With the recent warm weather the peonies are popping. I could cut a dozen fragrant bouquets, and in fact, have already gathered half that many and filled vases that perfume the house. But I’m always a...
