I know I go on and on about hydrangeas, and particularly Limelight, but I simply can’t help myself. I mean look at how many petals are simply packed into this flower. And the blooms… [Continue Reading]
Archives for August 2011
The white house with the blue door gets a paint job
I apologize for the lack of posts this week. Since most of what I blog about in summer is stuff that happens outside, and because I’m usually at work during the day when the light… [Continue Reading]
Moving Day
There are so many garden chores that escaped me earlier this season since I was busy basically redoing our entire backyard (including this path and these walls) so one of the many things that needed… [Continue Reading]
Well that's just peachy
One of my favorite parts of being part of Proven Winners testing program is that I have the opportunity to grow plants I might not otherwise pick up. I’ll admit that when I pulled Superbena… [Continue Reading]
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day
Since I’ve missed every single one of these so far this season, I thought I better hurry up and participate in one before there are no flowers blooming. So last night I set down my… [Continue Reading]
Four plants I'll (probably) never plant again
I’m sure we all have them: Those plants that the rest of the world finds innocuous or maybe even loves, but we can’t stand. I have a short list of plants that fall into that… [Continue Reading]
An expansive (and clandestine) garden crash
I’ve been so excited about the garden tour I had planned for the weekend. An expansive garden, just minutes from my house, was open as part of the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program. The 120-acre… [Continue Reading]