Jun 12, 2014 | Gardens
I’ve said it before and I’ll repeat it many times: often, plants succeed against all odds. Many of you have poked a stem of this or that into the ground and low and behold, it rooted. We read about ways to propagate various plants, and the use of rooting...
Jun 9, 2014 | Gardens
Peony growers are very familiar with grow-through supports but there’s only one problem with these: the plants have to grow through them. Most of us aren’t thinking about supporting heavy peony buds when the plants are only eight inches high, and our...
Jun 6, 2014 | Gardens
In the past I’ve grouped green pots on my deck, and always loved this look. This year I decided to shake things up by pulling from my collection of colorful glazed pottery. If you have an assortment of colorful pots, have I got a weekend project for you: I also...
Jun 5, 2014 | Gardens
This garden tale lives at the intersection of Myth and Metaphor. Gardeners have long known that ant’s do not help the buds to open, but the tale lives on in novels, sermons and daily inspirational guides. Read more in my book, Coffee for Roses....
Jun 3, 2014 | Gardens
Many love the look of a row of small boxwood shrubs as edging around gardens. Yet in some areas the genus Buxus just doesn’t do that well. Be it winter damage, insects or the newly introduced boxwood blight, there are many locations where this shrub...
Jun 2, 2014 | Gardens
There are many wonderful perennials to grow if you want to bring cut flowers indoors. Here are just a few that I grow and love. Of course you’ll want annuals for cutting too, but these perennials provide reliable cut flowers whether they are placed in your...
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