A Red Bean That Stays Red? You Can Grow That!

Oct 4, 2014 | Love This!

Name:  Vigna unguiculata aka red noodle bean Type of Plant:  Edible landscaping! This annual vine produces long bean-like vegetables and is commonly called yard-long bean (an exaggeration), asparagus bean or snake bean. Why I love this:  In my garden the beans grow to...

Flower Pot Edging

Oct 3, 2014 | Love This!

Got clay flower pots? Is there bare area you don’t know what to do with? Think about making a border of upside down mixed pots. This is a weekend project that can use what you’ve already got on hand and neatly fill a narrow strip or define a small garden....

I Love Doyle’s Thornless Blackberry

Sep 27, 2014 | Love This!

Name:  Rubus ‘Doyle Thornless’ aka Doyle’s thornless blackberry Type of Plant:  This blackberry plant is a shrub but it’s probably best grown as a vine because the canes grow 10 to 15 feet long. The plant does well in part-sun to part-shade. AHS Heat Zone:...

I Love Peacock Kale

Sep 13, 2014 | Love This!

Name:  Brassica oleracea  Peacock White or Peacock Red aka Peacock kale Type of Plant:  This feather-leaf cultivar of the ornamental kale is one of the fall annuals sold at garden centers in autumn. Why I love this: My feeling is this: why buy mums that only last for...

I Love Emilia javanica

Aug 30, 2014 | Love This!

Name: Emilia javanica  aka tassel flower Type of Plant: This is one of the flowering plants that I refer to as “my party crashers.” For some annuals, if you plant them in your garden once they will show up for the party every year, invited or not. They arrive so...

Lanterns and Illumination

Aug 29, 2014 | Love This!

Attending the Grand Illumination on Martha’s Vineyard should be on everyone’s bucket list. In fact, don’t put it on the “must do before I die” list, put it on your “must go in 2015” list. Seriously. It is a magical event that...