Our gardens, our guest ranters’ gardens, and other people’s home gardens.
What does a great September garden look like? I received multiple, resoundingly convincing answers to that question last weekend. You might call them definitive. The annual garden bloggers/grammers/tubers get-together was [...]
I love what this garden represents, what it's doing, and all it will do. Good people working the soil, growing healthy food, feeding the pollinators, meeting each other, and playing. Yes, playing.
This year’s Fling - a yearly get-together for garden bloggers, grammers and tubers - is the first to take place during the fall, from September 21 - 24. Or close [...]
Some rants nearly write themselves. If you garden in a blended household, I know you understand, and I just want you to know you’re not alone. I see you. My [...]
You may recognize this photo of podcaster Leslie Harris's garden in Charlottesville, VA from my visit in early April. Well, it wasn't long after that that Leslie announced that she [...]
I'll be brief. I just want to have a short rant. This could be the place for that?! We just went to a local art and craft exhibition. And there, [...]
Readers are likely used to my talking about Garden Walk Buffalo at this time of year. The big walk is this weekend (7/29-30); it is the grand finale to [...]
Folks around here have taken to calling it the “Boxwood Winter.” Named for that fabled Dec. 23, 2022 day when we were all waiting for Santa Claus and an artic [...]
Classic Beach Hydrangeas THIS is the classic beach landscape of my childhood memories, formed while visiting the charming, family-friendly Buckroe Beach in Virginia. The cottages there were much smaller but [...]
Last week I shared photos of Colston Burrell's garden near Charlottesville, Va. and promised to show off two amazing gardens in that historic city. Here ya go! The Garden of [...]
Readers may recognize Colston Burrell as the garden designer, writer and speaker, perhaps best known for his knowledge of plants that are native to Bird Hill, his garden on a [...]
There are things you've done right out there. Enjoy them. Sure, they were--in years past--probably done late, in haste, and at the expense of an enjoyable garden experience, but we can't keep banking gardening joy for some far off time. Spend some of it today.
