Jul 8, 2013 | A Gardening Life, my gardens, plants I love
A Gardening Life – July 8 You know the answer, right? Of course not. But sometimes I think those of us in the garden communication business are prone to pretending that it does. We take photos of our gardens when they look great and we write at length about our...
Jul 7, 2013 | A Gardening Life, my gardens, plants I love, What's for dinner?
A Gardening Life – July 7th I picked blueberries yesterday. The early bearing varieties are now filled with large, ripe fruit that needs to be harvested daily. Last year we picked these early berries and looked forward to the others that mature later in July,...
Jul 4, 2013 | A Gardening Life, Inspiration, plants I love, You Can Grow That!
You can grow that! For too many years we’ve fallen back on the same old same old for shade: Impatiens. The arrival of Impatiens downy mildew has pulled us out of our comfortable ruts and forced gardeners, homeowners and landscapers to try something new. On this...
Jun 7, 2013 | A Gardening Life, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Perennial Maintenance, plants I love
A Gardening Life – June 7 It is peony season and rain is in the forecast. If you’ve grown this wonderful perennial you know what happens to the huge flowers in the rain. Before the storm you had a beautiful, colorful garden and afterwards you have heavy...
Jun 4, 2013 | A Gardening Life, plants I love, You Can Grow That!
A Gardening Life – June 4 If your garden is near the road, chances are it’s hot and dry. Asphalt and concrete absorb heat so the soil near these surfaces is usually drier than gardens located elsewhere. And then there’s the matter of the hose or irrigation...
Jun 2, 2013 | A Gardening Life, plants I love
A Gardening Life – June 2 We know that the gardening season is well underway when there is finally a choice of cutting flowers for bouquets. Peonies, Nepeta, lady’s mantle, and Salvia are old favorites for early summer bouquets. But this year I’ve discovered a...
