Seems like Bonsai West is Bonsai Best January 10, 2010 A grove of tree’s in the Bonsai style, is amazing, and now, this is all I want to make for our garden. I am… Continue Reading
Bad Dog. No more Brussels Sprouts until you eat your cookies. January 10, 2010 It all started a few weeks ago. Fergus, and then Margaret, our two Irish Terriers, would seem to disappear near the eleven o”clock news…. Continue Reading
Better Boy or Bubble Boy- Is there a Future for the Home Grown Tomato? January 4, 2010 Image from La Tomatina in Spain fro webEcoist, perhaps this is what we will end up doing with our tomatoes next year? Of all… Continue Reading
A New Year, a New Decade, and a New Life Plan January 4, 2010 It’s been snowing here in New England for, like…..five days! This pot of the alpine Narcissus from Morocco, N. romieuxii ssp. cantabricus is full… Continue Reading
Winter Stars, winter sax’s December 31, 2009 Saxifraga longifolia Many non gardeners may think that the winter garden offers little in the way of interest or display. But many plants offer… Continue Reading
Holiday topiary get a trim for the new year December 29, 2009 The art of training shrubs and trees into standard topiary shapes, comes and goes with the fashion of the moment, just as bonsai become… Continue Reading
Going Hay Crazy for Ruth Stout. how could I ever forget! December 28, 2009 You must see the newly discovered videos of Ruth Stout. Who is Ruth Stout you may ask? Well, thanks to fellow blogger Margaret Roach,… Continue Reading
An overcast winter day reveals colorful evergreens December 27, 2009 A Cedrus atlanticus, or the common Atlantic Cedar, sparkles in the melting snow.These golden evergreens are often seen as houseplants or mini Christmas trees,… Continue Reading
December Flowers December 27, 2009 I’ve noticed over the past years, that there are flowers, and of course, greens available in my zone 5 garden every month of the… Continue Reading
Remembering ‘The Julia Child of Horticulture’, Thalassa Cruso December 26, 2009 Opening title card for PBS’s 1960’s gardening program “Making Things Grow” by Thalassa Cruso Now that the pace and energy of Christmas and the… Continue Reading
