Archive for October 2009

October 1, 2009

 

A deer in a garden.

Oh Dear! More Deer!

This is NOT about co-existence, it is about gardens that are completely over run by animals that create serious health and traffic hazards.

October 8, 2009

 

A pond surrounded by a Japanese garden elaborately textured with various plants, flowers, trees and shrubs.

Layering Plants And Adding Texture To A Landscape

Think now about opportunities to layer more plants in your own landscape next year.

October 15, 2009

 

Michael Pollan lecturing in front of an image of a cornfield.

Michael Pollan

Our human desires connect us to plants, and according to Pollan, “form a part of our natural history.”

October 22, 2009

 

A branch of the shrub, Virginia Sweetspire, with a white flower.

Virginia Sweetspire

I have Iteas in both sun and shade in my Midwest garden, and it is one of the few shrubs that will flower in shade.

October 29, 2009

 

a branch full of bright red winterberries.

Winterberry

Winterberry produces a grand display of bright red berries that persist and light up its branches long after all of the leaves have fallen.

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