“I could go on and on. But that is just what gardening is, going on and on. My philistine of a husband often told with amusement how a cousin when asked when he expected to finish his garden replied …
Not Quite Finished Planting
I think nearly every year there is one thing I don't quite finish planting. This year, it was this flat of coleus. I sowed the seed in early April and planned to use them in various containers. Then …
Cleome ‘Linde Armstrong’
This is Cleome 'Linde Armstrong', one of the Athens Select plants bred to do well in hot weather. I've been reading some "disparaging remarks" about cleome on several blogs , remarks about it having …
August Lilies
Here's a hosta that deserves the name "August Lily". I have several different hostas in my gardens, as much as my pittance of shade and/or part sun allows. I don't think most of the hostas deserve the …
Freckled Flowers
I once suggested that a theme for a garden might be "freckled flowers" or "flowers with spots on them". We could include many types of lilies, some foxglove, and this lovely canna blooming in a pot on …
Red
"Red sky at morning, sailors take warning,Red sky at night, sailors delight."The sky this morning was red, a foreboding of the rain we had later on. We've been fortunate ALL summer to get rain when we …
