Just a few days ago, I was lamenting that if my tulips choose to come back after the first year, it was usually as lone tulips, even though I planted them in groups. Then I wrote about how thrilled I …
What Would You Do With This Garden Space?
The benefit of having a gardening blog is soon you have a virtual world of like-minded, garden-minded generous souls who freely offer their opinions when you ask for them. Okay, I asked! My previous …
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I Cut Back Some Shrubs
There is something about this spring... In addition to widening my perennial bed along the back of the house, I've decided to cut these Spiraeas way back.They came out "poorly" last spring and I knew …
Is It A Forsythia Miracle?
Is it a Forsythia miracle? Can plants read your mind? Did this shrub know I had numbered its days?The Forsythia I posted about yesterday that has never bloomed, Forsythia x intermedia 'Arnold Dwarf', …
A Tale of Two Forsythia Shrubs
Gather round to hear the tale of two Forsythia shrubs.Here's the first Forsythia, Forsythia 'Gold Tide'. Isn't that a bright yellow? This shrub has been a star performer in the front garden since the …
Visions of Pruning?
Do you have "visions of pruning" when you see a tree or a shrub? Do you think about how you would prune it to shape it up a little better, noting which limbs you would remove?I can't be the only one …
