I wonder a bit how it is that until last Friday, the 20th, I had never heard of Alfred Austin or his book, The Garden that I Love. How did my garden designer decide on that book to leave for …
Back Tracking in the Rabbit Hole
I am still down in this rabbit hole chasing after ideas and quotes in "The Garden that I Love" by Alfred Austin (1894). You can imagine this rabbit hole in any way that suits you. Maybe you think of …
A Season to Make Experiments
Obligatory Garden Picture A quote that I love from the book that I love titled The Garden that I Love... "What would be the good or the pleasure of a garden if one did not make experiments?" (Alfred …
My Garden Has Moved
Plopper's Field, now in a zone 6a garden My garden has moved... sort of. When the new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map came out earlier today, I dutifully entered my zip code and discovered, as I …
The Garden that I Love
The universe, aided by my garden designer, gently pushed me toward a new rabbit hole. After skirting around it through a busy weekend, I've finally fallen in. I got my first glimpse of this …
Inconceivable Antiquity
"How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew!" Ralph Waldo Emerson Bring on the roses, violets, and morning dew, it's time for …
