Jul 19, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 19 Anyone who has ever listened to GardenLine, heard me speak, or hired me to do a garden consultation knows that I can be pretty darn opinionated. OK, very opinionated. Yet I openly admit that in and out of the garden there isn’t just one...
Jul 18, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 18 We are midway through the summer, and there are two approaches to this time of year. Some people decide that they are “done” with their garden. They enjoy what they planted in May and early June, but they don’t want to place anything...
Jul 9, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 9 I’ve started three landscapes “from scratch.” We purchased all three houses already finished, but they had minimal to non-existent landscaping. I made all the usual beginners mistakes on the mid-Hudson valley property: I planted things...
Jul 6, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Pet Peeves, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 6 A recent post on a garden writers listserv asked people to weigh in on an article about statements made by the Royal Horticultural Society’s new president. It seems she thinks that the BBC is “dumbing down” their garden programs, and she...
May 21, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – May 21 I did a landscape consultation today for a couple who was conflicted between themselves about how much to change. One member of this union wanted it all to stay the same forever and ever, and the other wanted to make changes and lots of...
