"Lonely crocus seeks long term relationship with compatible flowers to share the sunlight of bright early spring mornings. Must be willing to endure some cold temperatures and occasional late snows. …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – October 2009
Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for October 2009.By mid-October, the flowers in the garden seem to be merely hanging on, much like the gardener, waiting for the inevitable “killing frost”. In …
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Cut or Keep
Cut or keep?It’s the debate of fall, as gardeners survey their gardens “post frost”. Should they cut all the perennials back to the ground and pull out the annuals?Or should they keep it all "as is" …
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
If you are visiting national parks, be sure to plan a trip to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore managed by our National Parks Service. While you are there, don't forget to visit the Cape Hatteras …
Everything I Learned About Touring Gardens, I Learned at Montrose
Everything I learned about touring gardens, I learned at Montrose, a garden I visited while attending the Garden Writers Association Symposium last month in Raleigh, North Carolina.Most of what I knew …
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Matching Pink Plastic Pots
In a place far away yet sometimes quite near, a place I call “back in the day” or “back then”, I thought it was a good idea to plant all of my houseplants in matching pink plastic pots of all sizes. …
