Apr 11, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 11 A shady slope can be a tough place to plant, and one that is next to asphalt is even more problematic. The sun, of course, hits the paving but not the garden, reflecting heat and making this area even drier and more...
Apr 8, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 8 I pruned several of my hydrangeas today, cutting off old flowers and dead branches. This spring task is pretty time consuming because it’s not a job that can be hurried. How big leaf hydrangeas are to be pruned, be they...
Apr 1, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – April 1 It’s a great time of year to work in a garden center. Summer bulbs and bare-root plants fill the racks in the store while the trucks roll into the nursery outside. Today I was thrilled to see that the new line of Sock...
Mar 27, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, Pet Peeves, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 27 One of the subjects I address in my most popular garden club talk is moss growth. The myth is that moss in your lawn means that you need to add lime. The truth is that moss is an equal opportunity lawn-colonizer…it’s happy...
Mar 25, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 25 I’ve admitted in the past that I’m a sucker for Salix. There’s something about most willows that captures my heart. Over the past week I’ve been struck by how beautiful the black pussy willows are. They are in bloom, and...
Mar 22, 2012 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – March 22 After several days of unusually warm weather the garden is starting to explode. I could practically watch the daylilies grow higher and seeds begin to sprout. Unfortunately, we’ve had little rainfall in the past three...
