Oct 23, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – October 23 After I finished GardenLine and packed up my headphones this morning, I passed the folks who were coming in to do the real estate program on WXTK. One of their guests commented that she knew that gardeners hate...
Oct 17, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – October 17 I don’t know about the rest of you who plant in cold climates, but I’m happy that I can’t garden twelve months a year. Yes, I’m sorry to see the vegetables and annuals go, and I will miss the flowers. But it’s...
Aug 31, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – August 31 I’ve done numerous consultations for homeowners who are trying to landscape so that guests will come to the front door instead of the kitchen door. Often, despite new paths and plantings, they aren’t successful with this effort....
Aug 24, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – August 24 As you regular readers know, this is the end of our third summer on Poison Ivy Acres. All of the gardens here are new (and frankly, I think they look pretty damn awesome) so the main plantings have been put in the ground and now it’s...
Aug 2, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – August 2 I spent some time watching this section of the fragrance garden today, and it was teaming with life. There were six types of birds among the plants, two types of butterflies and several bees, dragonflies and one rabbit. These were just...