Sep 24, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 24 A couple of weeks ago I was impatient about how my Lespedeza thunbergii ‘Spring Grove’ was doing. A few days later I’m apologizing to this plant. It’s glorious right now, and I love this plant. You need to have...
Sep 16, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From an Opinionated Gardener – September 16 Yes, I’m talking about being forced out of our usual preferences, prejudices and habits. If not kicking and screaming, then with reluctance. When we’re forced. Do you think I’m being too harsh? You’re more...
Sep 13, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 13 In his talk to the Gathering of Gardeners last weekend, Bill Hendricks told a story about a woman who grew Lespedeza thunbergi but complained to him that, “It flopped.” His response was something like, “That’s...
Sep 9, 2010 | my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 9 I’m dashing off to Rochester, NY tomorrow in order to speak at the annual Gathering of Gardeners on Saturday. I’m looking forward to being with this group, and hopefully seeing some area gardens....
Sep 8, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 8 If you’ve got a shade garden, you need Kirengeshoma palmata. If you’ve got the room….yellow wax bells grows three to four feet tall in my gardens, and about six feet wide. A large plant, true, but one that...
Sep 6, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 6 Most of the time plants bloom and then set fruit. This allows us to appreciate the various phases of development in the garden, from the new foliage in the spring to watching the maturing seeds in the fall. This...
