I love gardening in raised beds. In fact I’d argue that everything about gardening in raised beds is easier than growing in the ground. Well, everything except for the part where you make them. But… [read more]
Can we just talk about faux plants?
Before I launch into what is probably the closest I’ve ever gotten to a rant on this blog I want to just say that I firmly believe in the idea of doing what you like… [read more]
How to grow great sweet peas
According to my seed-starting spreadsheet seed-starting spreadsheet, which I make every year to tell me when and how I’m supposed to be starting seeds, March 14 was the day to start my sweet peas. But… [read more]
You won’t believe the big seed-saving mistake I made
A few years ago I grew ‘Dalmation Peach’ Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) for the first time. It’s a gorgeous foxglove, carrying peach to pink flowers atop 2-1/2 foot tall stems. But its best feature is that… [read more]
The blight that may be threatening your boxwoods
Because I watch a lot of British gardening television programming, I’ve been thinking about boxwood blight for a long time. The disease has been a problem across the pond for many years and recently has… [read more]
A seed starting plan for hoarders
This started as a post to share what I’m growing from seed this year. What it evolved into is a sordid tale of seed hoarding, a gardener so traumatized by a never-ending winter that she… [read more]
How to grow hundreds of plants from seed
I’m always amazed at how my fanaticism for gardening has grown exponentially, but it’s most apparent in my seed starting efforts. When I first got serious about gardening I didn’t grow anything from seed. Who… [read more]
