Sep 2, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Although there were a few berries left on our Doyle’s Thornless Blackberry, it was time to tame the wild growth. Like other brambles, this plant grows new canes that will bear fruit next season even as last year’s growth is bearing berries this summer. ...
Aug 22, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Perennial Maintenance, plants I love
You need to combine annuals and perennials. This should be a given for anyone who likes flowers. You say that you want lots of bloom but you only want plants that come up every year? You say that you only want those things that flower from May through October? Get...
Aug 14, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – August 14 It’s the middle of August and I have a Viburnum in bloom. If you’re familiar with this shrub you’ll know that most Viburnums bloom in the late spring. This variety flowers heavily in late May and early June, but it...
Aug 13, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, plants I love, products I hate
I’d like to think that I’m ahead of my time when it comes to lawn trends, but I’m probably just lazy. I have no interest in spending time or money fighting the multitude of plants that grow in with the grass. Dandelions, crabgrass, clover and assorted weeds flourish...
Aug 4, 2012 | Bloggers You Can Grow That! Day, plants I love
Four Words on the Fourth – Garden Bloggers You Can Grow That! Day – August 4th A vase full of fresh flowers picked from the garden, some sweet, sun-warmed tomatoes and a glass of crisp, cold wine. Heaven…and you can grow that! From my garden tonight comes...
Jul 30, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – July 30 When people tour my garden for the first time one flower in particular catches their eye. “Oh, what is this?” they ask. It’s interesting that the Emilia javanica ‘Scarlet Magic’ draws them because it’s one of the smallest...
