Feb 19, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – February 19 As I pulled out of my driveway, on my way to the radio station in the early AM, I saw a parade heading down my road. A line of wild turkeys moved along the shoulder, heading toward Poison Ivy Acres. Fortunately...
Feb 18, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – February 18 For two years I’ve loved my purple leaf Harry Lauder’s walking stick, aka Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ Red Majestic. Like many who plant this quirky filbert, I love it in the winter because the zig zaggy branches...
Feb 17, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – February 17 I spent a good part of the day working on the synopsis of my novel and found that reducing a 78,000 word manuscript down to a page and a half is a bit like ridding a lawn of dandelions: not impossible, but...
Feb 14, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – February 14 Many moons ago, when I was in high school in Wisconsin, there was a local tradition called 50 Degree Day. After a long, cold upper-Midwest winter, the custom was that on the first day that the thermometer hit 50...
Feb 12, 2011 | Life's Gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – February 12 On Friday a box arrived from Battenfeld’s Farm in Red Hook, NY. Inside were bunches of Anemones and Ranunculus, a gift from my husband for Valentine’s Day. Battenfeld’s Farm has been raising cut flowers in New...
Feb 9, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – February 9 In preparation for an upcoming talk I was going through my photo library today, and I decided that it should be mandatory for every gardener to review photographs periodically. During the gardening season, when...
