Rescue

Mar 21, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, growing the spirit

Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 21 I’ve featured my bamboo cloches in this blog before so you know how much I love them. Imagine how upset I was when one blew away last week after a night of very strong winds. Despite the weights and ties, one basket broke...

Daffodils Dishing the Dirt

Mar 20, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, Perennial Maintenance, Pet Peeves

Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 21 One of the talks I give is titled If Plants Could Talk.  To be truthful, I’m glad that every plant in my landscape isn’t giving me a piece of its mind when I walk out the door. But there are many who would be well served...

Driving People To The Garden

Mar 19, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Inspiration

Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 19 My husband was on Long Island this morning and spotted what can only be described as a veggie-mobile. Knowing I would love it, he took pictures. The photos alone are enough, of course, but as usual they stimulate other...

Making the Most of March

Mar 18, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, plants I love

Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 18 In the northeast, March is a tough month. Even after a mild winter, and even when it’s warmer than normal, we’re all longing for spring. The landscape can’t green up fast enough, right? We can’t control the weather or...

The Appeal of Pinterest

Mar 17, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens

Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 17 Molly Galdston introduced me to Pinterest at our New Year’s gathering and I was instantly hooked. It’s all about the visuals and for any gardener, Visuals-R-Us. This new pictorial social networking website reminds me of...

Making Sense of Strange Seasons

Mar 15, 2012 | Bloggers Bloom Day, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens

Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 15 Normally, of course, a post at this time of year would be titled Spring Cleaning. But after an amazingly warm winter it seems as if we’ve moved from late fall into the growing season. I have California poppies that have...