There was a time when Renee Shepherd’s business was mostly about flowers. But these days she’s thinking about rutabaga and celeriac more than zinnias and cosmos. Shepherd has been in the seed business for more… [Continue Reading]
Archives for February 2015
FRIDAY FINDS: Bees, bulbs and books
Like much of the country we have been in a deep freeze this week. This kind of weather is such a challenge this time of year because by mid-February we fool ourselves into thinking that… [Continue Reading]
EXPERIMENTS IN HORTICULTURE (WINTER BOREDOM EDITION)
I have a few horticultural experiments going on in my house right now. This is unusual for me because I rarely have the patience for such things, but this time of year calls for finding… [Continue Reading]
BOOK REVIEW: FIND YOUR GARDEN STYLE
I had two thoughts when I first saw Rochelle Greayer’s book Cultivating Garden Style: that this book was completely different from every other gardening book I’ve seen, and that it must have been an incredible… [Continue Reading]
CONFESS YOUR PLANT-SHOPPING SINS NOW FOR SPRING ABSOLUTION
Yesterday Matt Mattus outlined his theory that there is a dahlia shortage on his blog Growing with Plants. (Sidenote: There are a very small number of gardening blogs that I consider to be the cream… [Continue Reading]
A GRAND SEED-STARTING SCHEME
It is mind boggling to me that last year was the first in my life that I have started seeds indoors to give the garden a jump start. I’ve done a lot of growing from… [Continue Reading]
FRIDAY FINDS
Well, in case you didn’t figure out it after the absence following my last post, I did make it to Florida, although by the time you read this I’ll be on my way home. It… [Continue Reading]