Nov 23, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – November 23 – In the Spirit of Thanksgiving Week Dear Frost, I have to say that although I dread your arrival, you manage to make the landscape magical the morning after you arrive. Seeing all my plants edged in your white...
Nov 15, 2011 | Bloggers Bloom Day, Garden Reports and Rejoicing
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – November 15 We’ve had two very hard frosts at Poison Ivy Acres, but a couple of plants continue to flower as if it was August. The asters may have a few feeble flowers, and the feverfew offers a blossom or two, but Lobularia...
Nov 2, 2010 | Garden Prayer, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – November 2 I picked the last bouquet of dahlias today. The foliage was already shriveled from a light frost on Sunday night, and it’s supposed to get even colder tonight. I picked some of the last greens from the garden for...
Nov 15, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – November 15 If you’re a gardener, being in the present means focusing on the current moment, while keeping a foot in the past and an eye to the future. This sounds like a balancing act, but really it’s just a matter of taking care of seasonal...
Oct 20, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – October 20 When I woke up this morning I immediately saw that it was absolutely magical outside. Some parts of the yard were heavily frosted, while those closer to the lake were covered not with frost, but with fog. I walked around the property...
