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 …
More Gardening Points from 1901
The observant reader may have noticed that in my previous blog post, where I outlined the points listed in "The Book of Old-Fashioned Flowers and Other Plants Which Thrive in the Open-Air of England …
Points: On Gardening in 1901
Points from The Book of Old-Fashioned Flowers and Other Plants Which Thrive in the Open-Air of England by Harry Roberts With Numerous Illustrations Reproduced from Drawings by Ethel …
Dear Gardener’s Journal: The First Ten Days
Sunday, January 1, 2012 Dear Gardener's Journal High 51F, Low 35F I heard winter was finally coming so I rushed around and took down all the outdoor Christmas lights, then I potted up some house …
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