Swung by a nursery yesterday and as I was perusing the annuals, I came across this little guy with no tag. The saleswoman told me that it maintains its purple foliage, has no flowers to… [Continue Reading]
Archives for June 2009
A cool flower
The garden feels like it’s at that moment when everything is on the cusp of exploding into bloom. Right now this is one of the cooler flowers I have blooming. It’s one that should really… [Continue Reading]
Bunny resistant, not bunny proof
In the past, I’ve put a few yummier plants in the circle garden, at least if you ask the local wildlife. A few years ago I put up a willow fence, which deterred the critters… [Continue Reading]
Spring has really come
I know a lot of you are already well into summer but here in Wisconsin, we’re lucky if summer comes with the solstice. Fortunately there are signs that spring is indeed here.Clockwise from top left:… [Continue Reading]
It is done
The tragedy continues …. So rather than delay this unpleasant task, I decided to just go for it tonight. The sooner we get rid of the bad stuff, the sooner the healing can begin, right?… [Continue Reading]
Oh for a watering wand that doesn’t leak!
Welcome to my biggest of all gardening pet peeves: Leaky hose nozzles. I’m so irritated with having water dripping down my air every time I try to water. Every year I buy one or more… [Continue Reading]
An update to the tragedy (see below)
Just heard back from Lucile. Here’s what she said: “Cut hard. Down into the green wood and pray.” Gulp.