Feb 15, 2012 | Bloggers Bloom Day, Garden Celebrations, Garden Reports and Rejoicing
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – February 15 In the movie The Graduate, young Benjamin was given one word of advice by a friend of the family: “Plastics.” Whether you’re young or old, on this Garden Bloggers Bloom Day I have a different...
May 23, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Pet Peeves, plants I love
Report From AN Opinionated Gardener – May 23 I’ve long despaired that many people aren’t willing to buy plants in a garden center unless they are in bloom. While I understand both the attraction to flowers and the desire to know what you’re buying, this “color...
Jul 20, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 20 The daylilies are in bloom. To be more accurate, a different daylily is in bloom every 24-hour period, hence the name. The flowers on Hemerocallis open for one day, and then wilt. Some find this objectionable. Yesterday’s flowers hang...
Dec 10, 2009 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 10 Some days are like a meadow: a little of this, a sprinkling of that, some flowers, a few grasses, and a bunch of weeds. This is what today was like for me, and I won’t bore you with the details. I did stop and notice, however, that...
Oct 11, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – October 11 It is well past midnight and after an evening of dancing, cheering, hugging and tearing up I am too spent to write much except this: to be able to celebrate friends, family, faith, love, and yes, flowers, is such a gift. I’m...
