Apr 4, 2012 | Bloggers You Can Grow That! Day, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 4 We all love flowers and color, and in some ways the blossoms and hues that appear in the spring are the most appreciated. Every garden should contain some bulbs, shrubs and perennials that are colorful as winter ends and...
Apr 2, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 2 As regular readers of this blog know, I’m always interested in how everything connects with everything else. Gardeners who have their eyes and minds open soon discover this to be true. Ditto for naturalists and those...
Apr 1, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 1 It’s a great time of year to work in a garden center. Summer bulbs and bare-root plants fill the racks in the store while the trucks roll into the nursery outside. Today I was thrilled to see that the new line of Sock...
Mar 27, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, Pet Peeves, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 27 One of the subjects I address in my most popular garden club talk is moss growth. The myth is that moss in your lawn means that you need to add lime. The truth is that moss is an equal opportunity lawn-colonizer…it’s happy...
Mar 26, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Garden Wedding, Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 26 Usually I keep my two blogs at Whole Life Gardening and Garden Wedding Expert pretty separate. The former, as regular followers know, is intended to celebrate the garden and how it is connected to everything else in our...
Mar 25, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 25 I’ve admitted in the past that I’m a sucker for Salix. There’s something about most willows that captures my heart. Over the past week I’ve been struck by how beautiful the black pussy willows are. They are in bloom, and...
