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...
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 2, 2011 | Life's Gardens, plants I hate, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – June 2 In several past posts I’ve written about my love/hate relationship with iris. Yes, when they’re in bloom they are stunning. But they flower for about fifteen minutes, truth be told, and the clumps need dividing every...
Apr 20, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I hate, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 20 I saw a planting today that I periodically drive by, and I remembered that some eighteen years ago this bed contained the blue flowering Rhododendron ‘Starry Night’. This reminded me of the time a woman came into...
Dec 22, 2010 | Pet Peeves, plants I hate, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – December 22 I got a letter from my friend and fellow writer Charlie Pendergast today, and learned of his appreciation for weeping junipers (Juniperus scopulorum ‘Tolleson’s Blue Weeping’). He remarked about the way people...
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...
