Jun 8, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – June 8 Many of my clients want perennials because they mistakenly believe that these plants are less work than annuals. Gardeners know that some perennials take more involvement than annuals, and that a perennial garden takes...
Jun 7, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – June 7 Well, maybe not all the containers…but most. I’m trying these flowering maple (Abutilon) topiaries in the pots that flank the front entry this year. They are underplanted with Snow Princess Alyssum, one of my...
Jun 6, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – June 6 Gertrude Stein wrote this line in a poem, and it’s entered the popular vocabulary as another way to say, “It is what it is.” This might have been true of roses in the past, but just as language changes, plants do as well....
Jun 5, 2012 | Bloggers You Can Grow That! Day, plants I love, You Can Grow That!
Garden Bloggers You Can Grow That Day – June 4 In many parts of the country gardeners continue to buy annuals, perennials and shrubs, and place them in their gardens. Unfortunately, too many people choose plants that are already in bloom in the garden center....
May 30, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – May 30 That’s the question. With the recent warm weather the peonies are popping. I could cut a dozen fragrant bouquets, and in fact, have already gathered half that many and filled vases that perfume the house. But I’m always a...
May 28, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – May 28 I picked a large bouquet from the cutting garden today and was reminded about something important. Intending to bring in a bunch of fragrant peonies, I went to the cutting garden and gathered some of the ‘Top Brass’ and...
