Summer romance, sizzling color, The Grackle on tour
Thursday, June 9th, 2011 Posted in Insects, Nurseries, Summer plants, garden bloggers, garden design, native plants, patio plants, tomatoes, vegetables, wildlife | 10 Comments »I'm in love with my first little potatoes. I always get some from the compost pile, but these were "sort of" planned planting. I didn’t do this the right way at all. In late January, I had grocery store taters sprouting. ...
Joys and Perils of Zone-Pushing
Thursday, April 21st, 2011 Posted in Insects, Late spring flowers, books, butterflies, daylilies, garden design, tomatoes, wildflowers, wildlife | 13 Comments »As gardeners, we tend to do a little zone-pushing, from ornamentals to vegetables (like playing weather Russian Roulette with early tomato planting). But no matter what comes our way, my evergreen, no-name daylilies from a little nursery years ago don’t ...
Moving Day + Tomatoes with Renee Studebaker
Thursday, January 27th, 2011 Posted in roses, tomatoes | 12 Comments »Last Sunday's misty day had me moving. I ran around like crazy, since now's the perfect time to move trees, shrubs, hardy perennials, and roses that need a new spot. My garden diary reminds me that it was two years ...
