Mar 20, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, Perennial Maintenance, Pet Peeves
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 21 One of the talks I give is titled If Plants Could Talk. To be truthful, I’m glad that every plant in my landscape isn’t giving me a piece of its mind when I walk out the door. But there are many who would be well served...
Jan 18, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Perennial Maintenance
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – January 18 Currently, my most popular talk is titled “Myths, Lies, and All The Latest Dirt.” In this presentation the image below introduces a spiel about dealing with weeds. The myth/lie is, of course, that if you just buy this...
Dec 23, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Perennial Maintenance, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 23 Plant and Forget Perennial Gardens Perennials come up every year, so they’re really low-maintenance, right? Wrong. Terribly, horribly incorrect. Yet this is not only a commonly held belief, but a widespread practice as...
Jul 17, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Perennial Maintenance, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – July 17 I’m into my fourth summer at Poison Ivy Acres, and this means dealing with plants that have put in the wrong place. Planting that ‘Morning Light’ Miscanthus in the entry garden seemed like a good idea at the time....
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...
