SIX GREAT CUT FLOWER DAHLIAS TO GROW August 14, 2014 My love affair with the Dahlia is growing. So many dahlias are giant, dinner plate monstrosities, with blossoms larger than 10 inches in diameter,… Continue Reading
DISPLAYING A COLLECTION OF VARIOUS FUCHSIAS August 13, 2014 This summer I have been assembling and training a collection of about 25 upright fuchsia selections, some historical, others just curious, which I am… Continue Reading
RANDOM BOUQUETS FROM THE SUMMER GARDEN August 6, 2014 I thought that I would walk around the garden and pick a few hand-tied bouquets for the house. Here is what I found: rather… Continue Reading
MY TROY BILT SUPER BRONCO ROTOTILLER REVIEW & AWESOME GIVEAWAY July 29, 2014 ++++++CONTEST OVER+++++ Thanks! And congratulations to the winner! Caryl from A Growing Garden It’s that time of the summer again folks – when the back-to… Continue Reading
MY 2014 GARDEN PROJECTS – THE MID-SEASON CHECK-IN AND REVIEW July 28, 2014 Many folks asked me about how my ‘special projects’ were progressing, at the Sakonnet Symposium this past weekend – so here is an update…. Continue Reading
THE ORIENPETS – SUMMER’S BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER COMING TO A GARDEN NEAR YOU July 21, 2014 They are the gamechangers of the lily world – new interspecific hybrids are changing how we all think about lilies. So get this. This… Continue Reading
25 OF MY FAVORITE CONTAINER GARDEN IDEAS July 13, 2014 These lilies reminded me that sometimes, we forget that bulbs can do well in pots – particularly lilies (um…Easter lilies grow in pots, right?)… Continue Reading
GREY POPPIES, CLEVER STAKING TRICKS & CONFUSING BLACK SWALLOWTAILS July 8, 2014 It’s during these long days in Early July, just after the summer solstice, when many garden plants suddenly take off – and if one… Continue Reading
GOING FOR THE GOLD (AND THE BLUE) July 2, 2014 This year, even the containers on the deck and around our outside sitting area are planted with blue and gold annuals. Sure, I mixed… Continue Reading
Manboxes, Mangaves, Manfredas and that Angry Wood Pecker July 1, 2014 I love odd color combinations, and our window boxes this summer show just how great a container can look when one gets a little… Continue Reading