Sep 20, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 20 Our brown turkey figs ripen in September. I pull the tree into the unheated garage once the foliage yellows in the fall, and drag it out again in April. This tree usually makes a first crop of figs in the early spring, and these...
Sep 18, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 18 I think that most people who love to garden are optimistic. We are willing to stick tiny seeds in the soil and assume that they’ll sprout. Gardeners expect every plant that is put into the ground will live and grow. The sweet thing...
Sep 17, 2009 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 17 Today I knew that the majority of my day would be spent outside of the garden. I had a zillion errands to run, and some deadlines to meet, so I knew that a great deal of time was going to be spent in the car and at the computer....
Sep 15, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 15 I had a delightful group of Master Gardeners from Michigan stop by to see my gardens today. In advance of their visit I decided that some areas at Poison Ivy Acres really needed to be labeled. I thought they should know that the...
Sep 14, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 14 Now that it’s September, I look out on the lakeside perennial border and see that I’ve misplaced three groups of plants. I planted the Calamagrostis ‘Avalanche’ in the back, Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’ in the center, and Aster ‘Lady...
Sep 13, 2009 | Life's Gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – September 13 Tonight, my husband and I had dinner at the Eclectic Café in Hyannis. We ate in the garden and listened to music by Billy Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Cole Porter. The meal was delicious, delightful and delovely. At the end of the...
