Jul 27, 2011 | my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – July 27 I’ve never met someone who hated Queen Anne’s lace. I’m sure that they are out there, but most people I run into love this flower. Visitors to my garden see the Ammi majus and say, “I just love Queen Anne’s lace.”...
Jul 25, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – July 25 Everything is connected to everything else. This was a frequent theme of my “Report From Poison Ivy Acres” posts, and was in my mind again today. If you want proof that all is linked, go into the garden. If you want...
Jul 20, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – July 20 Four years ago, when I knew I was moving from my garden of 16 years, I dug most daylilies that were on the property and potted them before we put our house on the market. I labeled them with numbers so that I could...
Jul 13, 2011 | my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – July 13 I was photographing my Hosta yesterday and noticed that the clump with the white edge (‘Patriot’ I think) has been severely chewed, either by slugs or earwigs or both. What was interesting is that the varieties that...
Jul 5, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – July 5 There are a few shrubs in my entry garden, but this area around my front door is primarily planted with perennials. Right now there are a great deal of white flowers as the feverfew and Sedum album are in full bloom....
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...
