Aug 23, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Inspiration
The path that runs through the entry garden is winding and several Calamintha ‘White Cloud’ spill over the flagstones. When the hose is pulled along the path to water selected garden plants or containers, it usually ends up smashing the Calamintha. I’ve put up with...
Feb 4, 2012 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – February 4 Today I was impressed by the biennials in my garden. The perennials are either completely dormant or staying close to the ground. This allows the biennials to dominate and they are taking advantage, soaking up the sun...
Sep 3, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 3 One of the stops that our Garden Writer’s (GWA) group made in Indiana was at a slow foods garden. I was especially enamored with the windmill that read “Growing Places, Indy”. It had some traditional elements of...
Apr 11, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 11 I saw a stone fence in Wisconsin that was absolutely wonderful. It was one of those creations that was a labor of love, I suppose, as well as tremendous skill. Being blessed with some lovely stonewalls of a...
Apr 7, 2011 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – April 7 While driving out and about in Central Wisconsin today we stopped to photograph a mature specimen of Populus footwearifolia at Sunset Lake. Commonly called a shoe tree, this one was a beauty, just coming into bloom....
