Dec 10, 2010 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 10 While going through photos some today, I came across some shots of Carol’s cottage garden. First I remembered how delightful this garden was, and then I thought of a previous post about X-Factor Gardening, and...
Dec 7, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener, Uncategorized
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 7 I promised you an update on how the Squirrel Wars were going. So far, it’s The Squirrels: 6, My Husband: 0… or maybe we should award him a point or two for persistence and effort. So far the BirdCam and PlantCam...
Dec 5, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 5 A popular phrase in the past was, “The camera doesn’t lie.” Now, thanks to Photoshop, video editing and the internet, the camera lies all the time. Pictures can be doctored (did the tropical hibiscus really have...
Dec 4, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 4 I returned home from the garden center in time to see the last rays of the setting sun hitting the red twig dogwood. It was just past 4 PM, but there was still enough light to catch the tops of the red branches. I...
Dec 3, 2010 | Grateful Gardeners Book Club, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 3 In preparation for tomorrow’s GardenLine interview, I was reading Duane Campbell’s book The Best of Green Space: 30 Years of Composted Columns. Although Duane may, tongue-in-cheek, view these as composted, I’d...
Dec 2, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 2 I received a catalog from Uncommon Goods in the mail today. This is welcome at this time of year because I usually buy several Hanukkah/Christmas/New Year’s gifts from these folks. One offering has left me a bit...
