Oct 12, 2010 | Pet Peeves, plants I hate, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – October 12 I spoke to two delightful garden clubs today, and touched on pruning practices in both talks. Truth be told, pruning is a topic that could fill two or three meetings and at least one on-site demonstration if you...
Oct 3, 2010 | Pet Peeves, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – October 3 I am blessed to be on vacation in a beautiful part of the world, the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Today we were doubly fortunate to tour an area north of the National Park, and see amazing canyon sandstone formations...
Jul 11, 2010 | my gardens, Pet Peeves, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 11 So often my consultation clients describe a shrub as being “totally out of control.” This doesn’t mean that the landscaping is rioting, being hysterical or smashing the windows, of course… most often they are just saying that the plants...
Jul 6, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Pet Peeves, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 6 A recent post on a garden writers listserv asked people to weigh in on an article about statements made by the Royal Horticultural Society’s new president. It seems she thinks that the BBC is “dumbing down” their garden programs, and she...
May 26, 2010 | my gardens, Pet Peeves, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – May 26 The first peonies opened at Poison Ivy Acres today, and I picked a bouquet for my bedroom. As I cut these flowers and the side buds that were on the same stem, I remembered the time a fellow master gardener was at my house in early May....
Mar 15, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Pet Peeves, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – March 15 I got a comment from Christine over at Last Frontier Garden today. It seems that she searched for another blog about gardening and luck, but the only one she came up with was my post of the other day. This seems strange because we...
