hybrids
In the world of plants the word hybrid immediately brings forth a specific image: greenhouses […]
View Articlemy backyard beauty
My beautiful is preparing for winter and there’s not much I can do about it […]
View Articlesomething to look forward to
Every January is filled with the promise of a bountiful harvest, and this one is […]
View Articleperennial garden
Two autumns ago I started a lot of perennials from divisions: irises, daisies, garden phlox, […]
View Articlecollaborative growth
Established gardens have a secret gardeners don’t learn until they’ve spent many seasons watching them […]
View Articlea pretty vegetable garden
When I first started growing vegetables, I worried the veggie plot would look too utilitarian, […]
View Articleperennial borders
One of the myths of gardening is that once you planted a perennial border it […]
View Articlegeotropism
Geotropism is an incredibly sophisticated method through which a plant manages to use the same […]
View Articlea celebration of the sun
There are many traditions, myths and folk tales associated with the summer solstice, many of […]
View Articlethe rainy season
It is the middle of the summer and I have yet to water the garden. […]
View Articlenature in balance
Nature always finds its way back to balance. Not the rigorous balance people conceive of, […]
View Articlegardening by the moon
Gardening by the moon is a bit of a contentious subject among farmers and gardeners; […]
View Articlethe flowers of spring
Usually around this time of year I start to panic, look around and wonder where […]
View Articlethe flowers of spring
Usually around this time of year I start to panic, look around and wonder where […]
View Articlewhat plants need to thrive
If you’ve ever driven by a flower meadow in the middle of summer, you must […]
View Articleperennial challenge
Growing a perennial garden places one in the weird circumstance of having to work around […]
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simply radiant
I can’t tell you how many times I walked through the garden enchanted by the abundance of flowers and wished I could share its beauty, but the pictures didn’t reflect it. The blooms were too far, the...
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Cure for the Unrelenting Blah
In anticipation of good weather I’m already planning some gardening activities, there are summer bulbs to be planted and perennials beds to be cleaned up for spring. I took a stroll through the back...
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Spring Border
The garden is still hesitating, the larger flowers haven’t sprung yet but the tiny ones coverthe flower beds with a cheerful patchwork of mostly blue blossoms. The violets are beside themselves, they...
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Golden Light
I wondered what gave the hostas their impressive golden foliage last year, and I learned that it was a combination of crisp sunny days, chilly nights and adequate water. Since the conditions were...
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