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Which would be, of course, you. The best of Whole Life Gardening is all the people who have followed this blog over the past few years. I am grateful to you beyond measure…and we’ve had fun, haven’t we? Now I’m planting new gardens: a link to...
Dec 27, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Pet Peeves, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 27 Berms or Burial Mounds? Here’s the general idea: dump a load of loam on the property, mound it up into a completely arbitrary shape, and plant a scattering of shrubs, trees and/or perennials on top. This is commonly...
Dec 26, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Pet Peeves, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 26 Lining up the Usual Suspects Here’s a mystery: Why do people with perfectly attractive homes settle for unattractive foundation beds? And why do those with less-than-appealing houses not use foundation plantings to...
Dec 24, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Pet Peeves, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 24 Hacked Plants This pruning style makes shearing (see 15 Things #1) look artful. In fact, you can’t really call this pruning at all. This isn’t even renovation cutting…hacking or butchering is more accurate. A renovation...
Dec 23, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Perennial Maintenance, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 23 Plant and Forget Perennial Gardens Perennials come up every year, so they’re really low-maintenance, right? Wrong. Terribly, horribly incorrect. Yet this is not only a commonly held belief, but a widespread practice as...
Dec 22, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Things I Hate About Your Garden
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – December 22 Edged Out No doubt about it, a freshly edged bed can make a garden look spiffy. There is something about having distinct borders between lawn and beds that is attractive. Sometimes that line is made permanent with a...
