Dec 18, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 18 Plants in Bondage! Some plants are sturdy and grow upright, and some do not. Not much news there, right? So why do we humans think that they should all be vertical, not to mention tidy? When a plant sprawls, what...
Dec 17, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 17 Too Much Mulch! Just to remind you all that I’ve committed every design mistake that I’m writing about here, I present #6: too much mulch. The illustrating photo was taken in my garden in September. Note: focus on the...
Dec 16, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 16 But it’s still alive! There are some people who can’t get rid of a plant if it’s still alive. But to paraphrase Tina Turner, what’s life got to do with it? Not to mention that it just isn’t true. I venture to...
Dec 15, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 15 Narrow Beds Whoever coined the saying that “you can’t be too rich or too thin” isn’t a gardener. Gardens are certainly better if they are full and abounding…almost impossible if the beds are too skinny. In the...
Dec 14, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 14 Twos. I usually hate them. Unless you’re using two plants to frame something else, don’t do it. Two shrubs on either side of the front entry? Fine. Placing two perennials on either side a birdbath? Acceptable, if not...
Dec 13, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 13 Too Many Tiny Elements The second thing I dislike about some landscapes is a scattering of lots of small things. Small plants, small ornaments, and small house components. All of this tiny stuff blends together to form...
