May 17, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – May 17 My dog loves to lay in cool, moist dirt. He’ll go into a shady spot and dig into the ground to expose the fresh, damp soil and happily lay down there…no matter what plants I’ve carefully placed and tended...
May 16, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – May 16 I took the camera into the garden yesterday and spent quite a bit of time finding the right angle, distance and composition for the shots I took. Many plants are coming into flower or are spilling over with the vitality of...
May 15, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – May 15 Sometimes simplifying isn’t a question of having less, but a matter of better preparation. I like knowing that a trowel, knife or pair of scissors is close at hand, no matter what part of the garden I’m in. This requires...
May 14, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – May 14 I ordered Camassia from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs four years ago and planted it above in front of the veggie garden. I chose this location because, since it’s at the bottom of a slope, the location tends to be damp. Camassia...
May 13, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – May 13 Every time I look at my rain garden I shake my head. Perhaps I’ve written about the red twig dogwood in this garden before…the one on the left is an over-achiever that reaches for the sky. The two on the right, five short...
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...
