Jul 5, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 5 When I talk about garden design and what makes a “Wow! Garden”, I speak about using elements that complement and contrast with each other. The photo below is a good example. Shades of yellow are repeated in the Spirea ‘Ogon’ shrub in...
Jul 4, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 4 When I was in my 30’s I attended several spiritually oriented workshops and retreats, and a recurring theme was the wisdom of wanting what you have. Of course many of us immediately resisted this notion, saying something like, “Should...
Jul 3, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 3 It might seem that after getting the garden all spiff for the tour last Wednesday that there would be nothing to do for awhile. Au contraire… even as I sat and welcomed people three days ago I was thinking about what needed to be done as...
Jul 2, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 2 I have a young Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Ogon’ tree that I placed in front of the wood shed. It is growing quickly despite the fact that if I set a sprinkler in the adjacent areas this space isn’t hit. Today I placed the hose next to...
Jul 1, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 1 This is a tale of four ‘Rozanne’ Geraniums, differences in genetics or locations, and taking action when something no longer serves. I’ll begin with my four plants. I have one Geranium ‘Rozanne’ that was sent to me as a test plant from...
Jun 30, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 30 The day couldn’t have been more perfect, and before I get to the heart of today’s post I must thank those who said you were readers of this blog and listeners to GardenLine. One delightful woman told me that I was on her “bucket list”...
