Aug 17, 2015 | Gardens
I’ve been going through my photo library for the past few weeks choosing the images that are included in my new book, The Cocktail Hour Garden. As I’ve scrolled through the files that include ten years of digital images (I made the switch from slides in...
Jul 31, 2015 | Gardens
In the middle of summer is no time to ignore the garden. No matter what type of gardens you have, it’s important to have a controling hand as the season progresses. Of course there are weeds. But there are also self-seeded annuals, biennials, perennials and...
Jul 27, 2015 | Gardens
It has been a dry spring and summer on Cape Cod. This is good news for roses because it means less black spot, but bad for garden Phlox because it means more powdery mildew. This fungal disease is always worse in dry weather because when there are periodic downpours...
Jul 20, 2015 | Gardens
The Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival has ended and I’m taking a deep breath of thanks and appreciation, while turning once again to normal garden maintenance. I’m grateful for everyone who opened gardens, staffed and promoted open gardens, created add-on events...
Jul 17, 2015 | Gardens
If you grow Stella de Oro, Happy Returns, or Early Bird Cardinal (aka ‘Endless Heart’) daylilies, your weekend project is to clean them up! These varieties are the earliest to flower, and they all might rebloom if they are deadheaded in mid-July as their...
Jul 9, 2015 | Gardens
My garden will be open on three days of the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival. Come visit on Friday July 10th, Monday July 13th, or Friday July 17th. Here are just a few things you will see: I am but one garden that is open on two tours that are fundraisers for the...
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