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...
Dec 28, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Pet Peeves
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 28 Good design is always a plus, but a garden should have just a bit more, I think. Most people have at least some personal touches inside their houses, for example. Why not outside? Even a landscape that is designed by...
Dec 27, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Pet Peeves, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 27 Berms or Burial Mounds? Here’s the general idea: dump a load of loam on the property, mound it up into a completely arbitrary shape, and plant a scattering of shrubs, trees and/or perennials on top. This is commonly...
Dec 26, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Pet Peeves, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 26 Lining up the Usual Suspects Here’s a mystery: Why do people with perfectly attractive homes settle for unattractive foundation beds? And why do those with less-than-appealing houses not use foundation plantings to...
Dec 24, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Pet Peeves, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 24 Hacked Plants This pruning style makes shearing (see 15 Things #1) look artful. In fact, you can’t really call this pruning at all. This isn’t even renovation cutting…hacking or butchering is more accurate. A renovation...
Sep 14, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Pet Peeves, plants I love, Reasons To Grow Your Own Vegetables
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – September 14 Here’s something that most people don’t know about me…yet: I’m a bean snob. Yes, when it comes to garden grown green beans, I am picky about what I pick. My beans need to be thin and tender, or I don’t want to eat...
