Sep 13, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, plants I hate
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – September 13 I’ve taken several calls on GardenLine recently asking about the “wild morning glory” that is taking over landscapes. Usually these callers talk about initially being charmed by this white-not-blue variety of a...
Sep 12, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Garden Wedding, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – September 12 The wedding flurries are over. After a summer of planning for Simon and Rachel’s ceremony, and then Jesse and Maya’s, it is suddenly quiet. With, of course, the afterglow of joy that both these occasions contained in...
Sep 7, 2011 | Garden Celebrations, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 7 I am very grateful for the help of friends. Jesse and Maya are getting married here on Saturday, and the gardens will be glorious thanks to many people who are pitching in. Nan polished the silver plated Revere...
Sep 5, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 5 Since we’re having a wedding at Poison Ivy Acres this Saturday, the talk over the past week has been of venues, ceremonies and flowers. The groom’s mother remembered meeting with the florist for her wedding, and...
Sep 3, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 3 One of the stops that our Garden Writer’s (GWA) group made in Indiana was at a slow foods garden. I was especially enamored with the windmill that read “Growing Places, Indy”. It had some traditional elements of...
Sep 1, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 1 Looking through my photos from the Garden Writers Association meeting, I am struck by how many of the plants I took pictures of have heart shaped leaves. Maybe I’m just in a romantic mood coming off of the...
