Here's the beauty... my beautyberry has berries!I first saw a Beautyberry on Pam's Digging blog and thought, "How pretty, but shoot, it probably isn't hardy in garden."And I was right. She grows …
Hydrangea Questions
If someone sat down and designed Hydrangeas on purpose, we would say they had come up with a product that is just too confusing. The public won't buy it.But people do buy them, and then they have …
Put Down That Shovel!
Put down that shovel! Move away from that plant!You were going to move it again, weren't you? You just don't like where it is. You have decided that another plant would look better where that one is …
A Pretty Bloom Goes A Long Way…
A pretty bloom goes a long way toward making the gardener forget the plant that bears it.At least that's true in my garden.I’ve been threatening to cut down my mockorange (Philadelphus ‘Buckleys …
Embrace Your Weather For A Happier Life
Threatening skies over my garden this evening.The weatherman said this morning that we have had at least some rain on 16 of the 20 days of May so far. I thought he sounded a bit too excited about …
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Great Experiences of Gardening
It seems fitting that on the last day of my gardening holiday, the lilacs should bloom. As I worked around the yard, carrying newly purchased plants from the front porch to the back patio, I made it a …
