Drought and freeze survivors|Big Red Sun|No-kill trees
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 Posted in Nurseries, fall plants, fertilizing, garden designers, garden projects, lawns, succulents | 11 Comments »By golly, I have more plants in the ground than in the compost pile. Some look a little winded after this hard run, but if they made it through 2011, they can handle anything. One is my Salvia microphylla ‘La ...
New look at lawns, watering tips, plant performance flamboozle
Thursday, October 27th, 2011 Posted in Insects, Nurseries, bees, butterflies, fall plants, garden bloggers on tour, garden design, garden designers, garden tools, lawns, native plants | 11 Comments »Last week, we taped a lawn-free garden that will air in 2012. I love the way that Anne uses grasses, yuccas, and agaves for vertical distinction against free-flow natives that nectar hosts of winged visitors. Here’s a nice duo: Lindheimer muhly ...
What do you know? Flowers!! + Remarkable Trees w/Matt Turner
Thursday, October 20th, 2011 Posted in Nurseries, books, caterpillars, fall plants, fertilizing, fruit trees, garden design, mulch, native plants | 10 Comments »My, oh, my. Three days after the rain, I came home to a surprise: flowers! I almost fell over. Though my oxbloods, tucked into plumbago, have yet to fail me. A week ago, the Salvia greggiis looked on their death bed. “Not ...
Screening plants + what’s in a name + when to plant bulbs
Thursday, October 6th, 2011 Posted in Native Plant Week, Nurseries, Pet of the Week, bulbs, butterflies, crafts, deer, garden design, shade plants | 10 Comments »The other day, I sorted through plant tags stuffed into a pot on the patio. (I don’t save every tag, or I’d need a pot the size of my house). I keep a running list of “dream plants.” Since this can ...
