Apr 22, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 22 Driving from the Cape to NYC yesterday was like traveling two to three weeks into the future in a four-hour drive. In southern Massachusetts the trees are just breaking dormancy, and the first-to-bloom shrubs are still...
Apr 19, 2012 | As I See It, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 19
Apr 17, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 17 The weather in the Northeast has been beyond balmy. Monday and Tuesday were warmer than many days in June. Those who love summer are thrilled, but gardeners feel panicked. Eighty-degree temperatures tell us that we should...
Apr 11, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 11 A shady slope can be a tough place to plant, and one that is next to asphalt is even more problematic. The sun, of course, hits the paving but not the garden, reflecting heat and making this area even drier and more...
Apr 8, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 8 I pruned several of my hydrangeas today, cutting off old flowers and dead branches. This spring task is pretty time consuming because it’s not a job that can be hurried. How big leaf hydrangeas are to be pruned, be they...
Apr 6, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 6 One could make an argument that given how tied in we are to the internet, people are doing more comparing than ever before. Google searches for “The best xyz” or “Xyz’s compared” are...
