Jun 17, 2010 | my gardens, plants I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 17 I love Verbascum. From the common, roadside mulleins to the small, pink hybrids, I find them all delightful. It doesn’t matter that they’re mostly biennials and I have to start them from seed every year. I don’t care that, for the most...
Jun 16, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 16 One of the sweetest things about humans is that we like to share the good stuff we’ve created with others. This alone can bring hope when we’re confronted with oil spills, corporate greed and selfish criminality on a daily basis....
Jun 15, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, products I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 15 Today I bought batteries and set up my Wireless Deer Fences. They need to charge overnight so that when I put them out, and the scent tubes draw the deer to them, they are ready to shock. You see, the Wireless Deer Fence works because...
Jun 14, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I hate, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 14 I was determined to get some garden time in tonight, despite a long day of consultations. After spreading mulch five to six my body demanded some lighter work, so I headed to the lakeside perennial border to deadhead the peonies. In...
Jun 13, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, products I love, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 13 Are there plants in your garden that make your heart soar? Just a glance at the flowers or foliage make you smile, right? This is how I feel about my Salix ‘Hakuro Nishiki’, the dappled willow. The new foliage is most striking in early...
Jun 12, 2010 | Garden Celebrations, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 12 I often wonder who among us could be a household name if he or she had a good marketer. In a previous post I wrote about plants that were quiet treasures, and this was on my mind again today when I spoke about Hydrangeas at Highfield...
