Sep 16, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Perennial Maintenance, plants I hate, plants I love
I’ve done four consultations in the past month for people who hate to throw a plant away. When anything has seeded that they recognize, they have either let the plant stay in that location or transplanted it elsewhere on the property. Some have divided perennials such...
Sep 12, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Have I got a plant for you. In northern climates it dies to the ground in the winter and returns next spring to grow from nothing into a shrub-like plant that’s six feet in all directions. Talk about renewal! The leaves are a nice, fine texture all summer and they are...
Sep 11, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, plants I love
A few years ago the phrase “Let me Google that for you” became a running joke at our New Year’s celebration. Our friends, Jesse and Maya, told us about a website with that name and soon it became the answer to all random questions and comments such as, “What ever...
Sep 10, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Inspiration, my gardens, plants I love
Put a note on your calender next May or early June that reads PLANT DAHLIAS. Or Dahlias, zinnias and Verbena bonariensis, for that matter. With this mix of plants you’ll be able to pick technicolor bouquets in the late summer and fall. Since I live in a warm...
Sep 9, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, products I love
This summer we tried planting several vegetable crops in Smart Pots, and I have to admit that we are impressed. At the beginning of the season we filled these fabric bags with a mix of our own soil, our own compost, and Moo Dirt. Three of the Smart Pots were...
Sep 7, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Reasons To Grow Your Own Vegetables
There’s one problem with growing your own food: you become a vegetable snob. Gardeners decide that the only corn worth eating are ears that went from the garden to the pot in less than five minutes, for example. I myself will only eat young, slender beans or small...
