Dear Lawn,First let me say you know how proud I am of you. From the beginning of spring, you were the first lawn on the street to really green up and I was happy to bring out the lawn mower and give …
Garden Bloggers’ Book Club
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need”. ~CiceroWould anyone like to join me in a garden bloggers’ winter book club? I’ve read recently that a lot of garden bloggers, at …
Be Not Afraid…
I sometimes find that some gardeners, especially newer gardeners, are a wee bit skittish about cutting back plants, lest they kill them.In some cases, you do want to get rid of the plant, as in the …
Three Varieties of Autumn Joy
Autumn Joy Sedum "Frosty Morn" Autumn Joy Sedum, Passalong Plant Number 1 Autumn Joy Sedum, Passalong Plant Number 2I have three different colors of Autumn Joy Sedum working in the garden right now. …
Victorian Trimmings – The Garden Lady’s House
I actually know where there is a garden that was featured in Country Gardens magazine, Fall 2003 edition.So, if anyone thinks that those gardens are faked or staged, I can safely say that at least one …
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R-e-s-p-e-c-t and Rare Plants
Home gardeners are getting some respect! I read an article in the Wall Street Journal today entitled “Coming to Your Backyard: A Nearly Extinct Tree”.The main point of the article is that that there …