Best Giveaway Ever! – Win a New Troy-Bilt Cultivator August 21, 2012 LYDIA WATCHES ME ( UNDER MY WATCHFUL EYE!) CULTIVATE ONE OF THE RAISED BEDS WHERE THE SWEET PEAS WERE GROWING, AS I TURN-IN A… Continue Reading
Curating Vintage Palettes – Containers Inspired by 1940’s tablecloths August 20, 2012 MUSSAENDA HYBRID ‘DOUBLE RED’ LOOKS VIRTUALLY HORRIFYING WITH THESE RED VELVET-LIKE BRACTS AND PINK FLOWERS, BUT IN SOME OF MY CRAZY COMBO’S, IT ADDS… Continue Reading
My Convincing Argument – Grafted Tomatoes Prove That Their Worth It August 20, 2012 MASSIVE FLOWER TRUSSES ON A GRAFTED SWEET 100 TOMATO PLANT – 7 FEET TALL, AND NO SIGN OF FALL BLIGHT – ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I… Continue Reading
Home Back East to Rain, Chores and, oh yeah – Crab Grass August 18, 2012 Morning glories planting on the back porch, are starting to cover the windows. What’s up with the crab grass this year? Sometimes I think… Continue Reading
Curate an Art Collection in Your Home Garden August 17, 2012 In Dan Johnson’s Denver garden, art work is everywhere – surprising, unconventional and always unique. I promise – really my last post from Denver… Continue Reading
Re-imagining the Dry Garden – Xeric Gardens in Denver August 16, 2012 At the Kendrick Lake Park and Gardens, the design proves that even in August color and texture can reign, making even a late summer… Continue Reading
The Alpine Rock Garden at the Denver Botanic Gardens August 16, 2012 The Alpine Rock Garden at the Denver Botanic Gardens is world-renowned for its diversity and collections of high-elevation alpine plants, and western US native… Continue Reading
Botanizing at 14,000 feet – Mount Evans Summit, Colorado August 14, 2012 The 14, 000 ft. summit of Colorado’s Mount Evans can be reached easily by car, it is America’s highest paved road. Any Colorado trip… Continue Reading
The Unsinkable Denver Botanic Gardens Rises High August 13, 2012 Kizuna-West Meets East, is the current exhibition at the Denver Botanic Gardens, featuring two installation artists who work in bamboo, yet in very different… Continue Reading
Off to Denver, and a Visit with Panayoti Keladis August 10, 2012 AN OPUNTIA AT SUNRISE, IN DENVER THE GARDEN OF PANAYOTI KELAIDIS, WHERE I AM STAYING AS A GUEST THIS WEEK. This week has been… Continue Reading