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...
Mar 28, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 28 It’s been a difficult week so far. No need to go into details, but there have been several occasions cope and a few to mourn or rejoice. Highs and lows. Being alive means having to deal with death and suffering and there...
Mar 27, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, Pet Peeves, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 27 One of the subjects I address in my most popular garden club talk is moss growth. The myth is that moss in your lawn means that you need to add lime. The truth is that moss is an equal opportunity lawn-colonizer…it’s happy...
Mar 26, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Garden Wedding, Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 26 Usually I keep my two blogs at Whole Life Gardening and Garden Wedding Expert pretty separate. The former, as regular followers know, is intended to celebrate the garden and how it is connected to everything else in our...
Mar 25, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 25 I’ve admitted in the past that I’m a sucker for Salix. There’s something about most willows that captures my heart. Over the past week I’ve been struck by how beautiful the black pussy willows are. They are in bloom, and...
Mar 22, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 22 After several days of unusually warm weather the garden is starting to explode. I could practically watch the daylilies grow higher and seeds begin to sprout. Unfortunately, we’ve had little rainfall in the past three...
