Jul 4, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I hate, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – July 4 Today I was remembering a book that I used to read to my kids when they were young. In Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst, the young protagonist bemoans everything that is...
Jul 2, 2011 | Inspiration, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – July 2 Perhaps I should say we did it. Or my husband did it. I merely had the vision and picked the colors…he made and painted the shutters and window boxes. We both agree that the shed looks better. When I speak I...
Jul 1, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – July 1 A customer came into the garden center today asking if we had a product that would keep bees off her plants. It seemed that she bought some flowering annuals at another garden center and after she planted these she...
Jun 26, 2011 | my gardens, Perennial Maintenance, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – June 26 The last week in June is the time to cut many early-flowering perennials down to the ground. Nepeta, oxeye daisies, Salvia, and occasionally lady’s mantle get a Marine Corps haircut. I’m less strict with peonies and...
Jun 22, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I hate, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – June 22 Three are eight plug-trays on the ground outside of my garden shed, filled with young plants that I’ve started from seed. Two varieties of Verbascum, two cultivars of Prunella, some Lisianthus and three ground-cover...
Jun 20, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – June 20 So we’re having a wedding at Poison Ivy Acres in September, right? And the bride has picked lilac as her main color, which allows me to go crazy with multi-shades of purple in the landscape. Those who know me realize...
