May 30, 2011 | my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – May 30 One of the great pleasures of gardening is when you stop gardening, take a shower, then sit overlooking the landscape…preferably while sipping a glass of wine. Since I worked all day I only spent an hour planting in...
May 28, 2011 | my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – May 28 The area along the top of my rock walls is difficult to plant. When the walls were constructed, gravel was dumped behind the wall to allow for good drainage. This means of construction is good for the longevity of the...
May 25, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – May 25 …and some are not. Today I had one of the former and I’m totally, completely grateful. I did not have to get into an automobile once today, and from 7 AM until 5:30 PM I was in the garden. I weeded, planted annuals,...
May 24, 2011 | Garden Prayer, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – May 24 My gardens, The Rapture and 1940’s gospel music have all rooted in my mind these past few days. Let me begin by asking this: Have you ever had a tune stuck in your head so that you wake in the night listening to your...
May 23, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Pet Peeves, plants I love
Report From AN Opinionated Gardener – May 23 I’ve long despaired that many people aren’t willing to buy plants in a garden center unless they are in bloom. While I understand both the attraction to flowers and the desire to know what you’re buying, this “color...
May 22, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – May 22 Outstanding, extraordinary and sensory. Those are some of the definitions of the adjective sensational. I’m thinking today that these are also the definitions of a garden and the connections that plants and landscapes...
