Feb 10, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 10 As I plan, optimistically, for my 2010 gardens, I remind myself that none of it is a sure thing. The season might be wet and cold again, so the tomatoes will get late blight. Or it could be the hottest, driest summer on record. My...
Feb 9, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 9 A snowstorm is predicted for tomorrow, with a total accumulation of 5 to 9 inches. Some forecasters say more, of course, because when they hype total snow amounts that means that people will keep watching or listening to their...
Feb 8, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 8 I walked around Poison Ivy Acres today, looking at the shrubs and trees we’ve planted over the past two years. Many of them are small, and show only a hint of what they will grow to be in the next five or ten years. Their beauty is...
Feb 7, 2010 | Life's Gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 7 I was reading the catalog from Digging Dog Nursery this morning, turning down page corners and circling plant names. I want seven of this, five of that, and…. before I got to page seven, a huge case of plant-lust has kicked in. Aside...
Feb 6, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 6 As you know from my post of February 3rd, I appreciate twitter because it connects people. Today I noticed a tweet by Frederic A Brussat that contained a link to a post listing twenty-five reasons that twitter is spiritual. I read...
Feb 5, 2010 | flummoxed on friday, Life's Gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 5 I got an email today from a woman who was perplexed about her hydrangeas. “They’ve been blue for several years,” she wrote, “but the last two years they got taller and turned pink.” She wondered if the height and color change were...
