The best way to look at your garden differently is to show it to someone who has never seen it before. A few springs ago, I was showing someone my garden for their first time and we came across a …
Choosing the right music for my grape vine
Some people might look at this grapevine with frost damaged leaves and decide it is time to go get a shovel and queue up Chopin's Piano Sonata No.2 in B Flat Minor, Op.35, CT.202: III. Marche …
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Finished with Frilly Flower Phase
I think I'm finally finished with the frilly flower phase of my gardening life. I realized it when I walked through the garden yesterday evening checking out all the columbine (Aquilegia) …
I learned something new about the month of May
I checked the rain gauge when I got home from work yesterday, May 1st, and it appears that we got 4.5 inches of rain between Monday, April 30th, and yesterday at 5:30 pm. At 9 pm, I checked the …
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Happy May 1st
Happy May 1st. Most gardeners have a favorite season, a favorite month in the garden. For some it is much earlier than May, before the heat of summer sets in. For others it is October, the …
On a whim… Salvia ‘Madeline’
I purchased Salvia 'Madeline' on a whim last spring. I was on my last stop on a day devoted to shopping at various garden centers throughout the city. I'd never heard of Salvia 'Madeline' before I …
