Oct 1, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – October 1 Today I went from seeing my garden to the landscape of Arizona. And I thought that Cape Cod was dry. Here the plants are all about water conservation. First, foremost, and always. It’s always good to see...
Sep 29, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 29 I was talking to a friend recently who said that I must have felt overwhelmed when we moved to Poison Ivy Acres…dealing with a blank slate and all. As I look at what we’ve done in just three years, it is pretty...
Sep 27, 2010 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 27 I remember about a time when a fellow master gardener told me that she was delighted at how a particular planting looked in June. In front of a wall covered by variegated Euonymus and flowering Clematis, the...
Sep 26, 2010 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 26 When I went into the kitchen to make coffee this morning I found a bowl of freshly picked raspberries and a small bouquet on the cutting board. My husband was up earlier than I, and had picked the berries and...
Sep 25, 2010 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 25 I appreciated Seth Godin’s brief blog post today. He wrote, “People are moved by stories and drama and hints and clues and discovery. Logic is a battering ram, one that might work if your case is overwhelming....
Sep 24, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 24 A couple of weeks ago I was impatient about how my Lespedeza thunbergii ‘Spring Grove’ was doing. A few days later I’m apologizing to this plant. It’s glorious right now, and I love this plant. You need to have...
