January 19, 2023
Sanguinaria canadensis
These plants enjoy rich, moist soil that drains well, and if they're happy in their spot, they will form colonies under deciduous trees but will disappear once the trees leaf out.
December 15, 2022
Holiday Remembrances
If you are looking for a sweet gift for a loved one or friend, check out antique stores and thrift shops for miniature vases or cute tiny bottles.
December 8, 2022
God's Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote, "As long as one has a garden, one has a future and as long as one has a future, one lives."
December 1, 2022
Gifts From the Garden
"Love your garden and work in it, and let it give you what it surely will and let no one feel that the benefit is all on the side of the garden, for truly you will receive more than you give."
November 22, 2022
How Flowers Teach
Flowering plants are forgiving, and they usually give much more than they receive.
November 17, 2022
Rural Paintings
During the 1860s, watercolor paintings by English artists depicted rural scenes with thatched cottages surrounded by profuse cottage gardens. It was an idealized version of English country life.
November 10, 2022
"Capability" Brown
Lancelot "Capability" Brown, landscaper to the rich and famous in 18th-century England, died in 1783. He advocated vistas that were "simple, uncluttered and restrained."
November 3, 2022
The Dark Ages
What gardens existed around the world in In the 6th-13th centuries?
October 27, 2022
Bed & Border Designs
A mixed border is usually a defined space with a mix of perennials, annuals, shrubs, bulbs, and/or grasses with a walk, or path, in front and a wall or a fence behind as a backdrop. A mix of plants of different varieties ensures an extended period of interest.
October 20, 2022
Good Investments
Shrubs are long-lived garden residents and help create the architecture of a garden.
October 13, 2022
Cape Primrose Care
Streptocarpus are pretty plants to grow once one gets used to their habits.
September 29, 2022
Caryopteris for Fall
Caryopteris (Bluebeard) has a winning combination of foliage color and pretty flowers that provide focal points in the fall garden.
September 22, 2022
Fall Garden Color (Season Extenders)
As the growing season winds down, there are some plants, known in the trade as season extenders, that bridge the gap between fall and winter in gardens.
September 15, 2022
Edible and Inedible
Many different flowers have been used as food garnishes. However, there are also many toxic plants in our gardens.
September 15, 2022
Edible and Inedible
We love flowers, but we should always look at them in the garden, not eat them, as many have also been exposed to chemicals before we purchase them.
September 8, 2022
Bring Them In
It's time to move the houseplants indoors…
September 1, 2022
Long Bloom
Perennial garden plants should bloom sequentially. Plants have bloom times that overlap, hopefully, so there can be a series of different plants in bloom across an entire season.
August 25, 2022
English Country Gardens
In the late 18th century, William Morris, a prominent advocate of the Arts and Crafts movement, wanted all of England to become a garden where nothing was wasted.
August 18, 2022
A Dwarf Peach
Late in the summer, Prunus persica produces hard little peaches that I have never have the chance to taste, as they are always knocked off the branches by wild animals.
