Mar 13, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
I taught a class on vegetable gardening at a local garden center last week and it was standing room only. Over a hundred people crammed into the big greenhouse to hear about growing their own food. There were 20-somethings, middle-agers and retired folks; all levels...
Mar 7, 2009 | my gardens, plants I love
March came in like the proverbial lord of the jungle, and I’m not talking Tarzan. It was cold and snowy last week, but today the weather promises lambs. The Dog and I went out to hunt for signs of spring and he went for a swim. After a game of fetch the stick from the...
Mar 2, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
A storm is moving through the Northeast today. Ice pellets hit the windows. Gusts of wind rock the trees and send waves of snow and ice skittering off the roof, then across the garden. I appreciate the drama of it all, but I am so tired of winter weather. As I stand...
Feb 20, 2009 | my gardens, plants I love
Late last summer I laid the flagstone path that runs through my front entry flower garden. I want low plants to grow in between these stones, so I purchased two low sedums and some thyme, all Stepables. The thyme is now dormant… at least I hope that it’s...
Feb 19, 2009 | my gardens
Many of the plants on Poison Ivy Acres have bare feet. The gardens are new, after all, and things haven’t filled in much. The shrubs and perennials are, I think, placed so that they can grow to their natural size and shape, and this means that there is empty space...
Feb 14, 2009 | my gardens, plants I love
Every Saturday I have two regular features on GardenLine: I begin the program with I Love This Plant/I Hate This Plant, and I start the second hour with Green Thumbs Up/Green Thumbs Down. This morning, they came together nicely and even tied in with the Valentine’s...
