Holy Hail Stones, Batman! August 11, 2008 With all of the crazy weather that we have been getting here in Eastern US in New England this summer, it was bound to… Continue Reading
Trip to the Organic Farmers Market- Amherst, MA August 11, 2008 The Organic Farmers Market on the common at Amherst, Massachusetts was a surprise find for us, this past Saturday. It may become a weekly… Continue Reading
Discovering Gardening Podcasts August 6, 2008 A new Podcast series available for free from Bulb experts Brent and Becky Bulbs on iTunesOn my last trip to Japan, I spent some… Continue Reading
Black and white flowers August 3, 2008 White Casablanca liliesI avoided growing this cultivar, since firstly, I prefer species forms of plants, yet if I was truly honest, I like all… Continue Reading
Sweet-My First Book is Out – BEYOND TREND July 31, 2008 OK, it’s not about plants, but it is about design. I thought I would share that my book is out, globally now, I think…. Continue Reading
Summer display July 31, 2008 I inherited these stairs that my friend had designed for her dog, so he could jump up onto the radiators to look out of… Continue Reading
English Sweet Peas July 23, 2008 ‘Tribute’, an intensely fragrant Spencer variety of Sweet Pea It’s only on the odd year that I try to grow the Spencer varieties of… Continue Reading
Mid Summer Flower Show July 22, 2008 Annuals and Daylilies on the back porchThe Daylily variety is ‘Vintage Wine’Some new Orienpet lilies, planted last fall. Orienpets are newer crosses made between… Continue Reading
Blue and Yellow Garden July 14, 2008 “Lilium ‘Moonlight Strain’, Lime-Intensely Fragrant Yellow Trumpet signal the peak of the July Lily season.My test plot, corner, for the blue and yellow garden… Continue Reading
Summer Lilies July 8, 2008 The week after Independence Day is the traditional weekend for Lily Show’s in the North East. When I was a kid, I would grow… Continue Reading