How to Grow Zaluzianskya capensis, the Night Phlox August 19, 2020 I can remember the first time I read about Zaluziantkya – trying to pronounce it in my head before daring to speak it out… Continue Reading
Site Re-design Underway! August 14, 2020 I’m finally updating my site and blog. Hopefully it will be a better experience for you as well as for me! All I ask… Continue Reading
Bill Noble’s Spirit of Place Paints a Grand yet Personal Portrait June 29, 2020 Spirit of Place is the ideal book for any plant lover or even, the serious plantsperson. While 2020 is turning out to be, at… Continue Reading
Springing Forth Against All Odds: Rare Annuals, and A Garden Update May 20, 2020 My new border garden is about 60% complete, but like all good garden designs, development takes time. This urn is temporary until I find… Continue Reading
Book Giveaway – Jennifer Jewell’s ‘The Earth is in Her Hands’ May 5, 2020 Jennifer Jewell’s ‘The Earth is in Her Hands’ offers readers insight into the backstories and inspiration behind 75 of the most extraordinary women in… Continue Reading
CULTIVATING OPTIMISM AND RESILIENCE WITH A VICTORY GARDEN March 24, 2020 When I look at our storeroom in the cellar (cork-lined and full of canned goods that my mother who would have been 100 this… Continue Reading
Just Out: My New Flower Book March 20, 2020 Annual poppies are not easy to grow, at least not for most people. Oriental poppies? Much easier, as they are a long lived perenial…. Continue Reading
Two Outstanding Gardening Books for those Long, Winter Nights January 21, 2020 Two rock stars of the gardening world have recently release significant works worthy of any gardeners bookshelf. Ken Druse’s ‘The Scentual Garden’ and Amy… Continue Reading
Tulips, Alliums and thoughts about spring Bulbs October 1, 2019 Dare yourself to try tulips in colors you normally would not plant. A red tulip may be more complex in color than you might… Continue Reading
It’s Just Art. Curating Botanic Harmony and Some Common Sense Gardening August 18, 2019 Just as an artist creates a composition, what we choose to grow and how we combine it with others in the garden is As… Continue Reading
