Jan 29, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – January 29 Sometimes they work out and sometimes not. Usually between the planning and the execution are many small steps to be taken. We get diverted, and then, if we really want to give those plans their best chance to succeed,...
Jan 11, 2012 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – January 11 As I prepare to give a talk for the Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association, I’m once again thinking about how for too long the green industry has focused on ease. Yes, I’m coming back to this again....
Nov 13, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – November 13 As you all know from a recent open letter I wrote, I think that everyone in the garden biz made a serious error a few years back. Myself included. We thought that the way to attract people to plants and gardening was to...
Sep 18, 2011 | Garden Reports and Rejoicing, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – September 17 My garden was on tour as a fundraiser today and about 400 people toured Poison Ivy Acres. Every hour on the hour I guided a group around the property, showing them particular plants and explaining how the gardens have...
Aug 21, 2011 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From An Opinionated Gardener
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – August 21 I’m sure you know how it feels to tackle a project you’ve been putting off, and finally getting an area cleaned or organized. That’s how I felt this weekend as I devoted a good amount of time to clearing out the...
