• Home
  • ABOUT
  • VIDEOS
  • Contact
  • SHOP

The Impatient Gardener

glowing dahlias
Garden, Plants

Growing dahlias as garden plants

September 15, 2021

Thanks to Longfield Gardens for partnering with me on this post.  You don’t need to look far on this blog or in my garden to know that I am mildly obsessed with dahlias and have… [Continue Reading]

by Erin @ The Impatient Gardener 
13 Comments
allium christophii
Garden, Plants

It might be summer, but it’s time to think about spring

July 29, 2021

A quick note: This post is done in partnership with Longfield Gardens, where I’ve been getting my fall-planted bulbs from for probably a decade (well before they knew I existed). Thanks to Longfield for the… [Continue Reading]

by Erin @ The Impatient Gardener 
26 Comments
dahlias planted in border
Garden, Plants

Dahlias love garden friends

April 8, 2021

Thank you to Longfield Gardens for sponsoring this post and feeding my love of dahlias. Over the next couple weeks I will go through all the dahlia tubers I overwintered and plant them up in… [Continue Reading]

by Erin @ The Impatient Gardener 
18 Comments
Plants

A summer of bouquets

February 24, 2021

I found myself with a bit of extra time at home last summer (imagine that) and, inspired by the amazing floral designers who I see sharing their work on Instagram, I decided I would try… [Continue Reading]

by Erin @ The Impatient Gardener 
14 Comments
Plants

Plants helping plants: A companion-planting guide rooted in science

January 17, 2021

Gardeners love a good story and they are particularly drawn to anything that they believe will make their plants happy. This is where companion planting comes in: gardeners want their plants to have neighbors they… [Continue Reading]

by Erin @ The Impatient Gardener 
8 Comments
Breakout dahlia
Garden, Plants

The dahlias you need for however you’re growing

December 22, 2020

Hello flower lovers! I’m partnering with Longfield Gardens on this post, but you know the drill: all words and dahlia obsessions are my own. We interrupt your regularly scheduled holiday activities to talk about something… [Continue Reading]

by Erin @ The Impatient Gardener 
25 Comments
pumpkin
Edibles, Plants

My first pumpkin was just a touch smaller than 2020’s biggest

October 30, 2020

My first foray into pumpkin growing has been slightly less successful than that of Ian and Stuart Paton, 59-year-old British twins who obviously know more gourd growing than I do. The brothers just broke their… [Continue Reading]

by Erin @ The Impatient Gardener 
4 Comments
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • …
  • 18
  • Next Page »

About

The Impatient Gardener

Do you love gardening? Me too! I'm Erin and I garden in Southeastern Wisconsin, zone 5. The Impatient Gardener is all about real-life gardening: the good parts, the bad bits and even the funny stuff. It's part information, part inspiration and a little bit commiseration. Thanks for visiting.

Here's some more about me.

CONNECT

Winner

Garden Comm award

MY FAVORITE GEAR

https://www.amazon.com/shop/impatientgardener

Instagram

A glorious sunny start to the holiday week. I am taking the weekend off from work, so the gardening I do this weekend will be just for me. I’m looking forward to a bit of time with my audiobook (currently listening to Code Name Helene and I love it) and the soil, along with family time, rhubarb pie, sailing and more.
Did you know that you can semi-control the size of ornamental grasses in containers depending on how much water 💦 you give them? AD 

Give grasses like purple fountain grass a good amount of water and they’ll just keep on growing. If you limit water, they’ll stay smaller. If you want big, flowy grasses in your containers, consider using a drip irrigation system with a @rainpointirrigation timer so you never have to think about it. Check out my stories for info on the two types of timers I use. 

📷 by me, container design by @heydensgardens
The Impatient Gardener: Your stop for late-season daffodil content that you’re probably already sick of seeing. Also known as “Wait for me!”
European ginger is one of my favorite ground covers. I just love those shiny leaves.

Follow me

SEARCH

Popular posts

  • 2 ways to plant dahlias
  • No Mow May could backfire: Here’s why
  • HOW TO DEADHEAD DAHLIAS FOR BLOOMS ALL SEASON LONG
  • Plant to know: Geranium macrorrhizum

Find us on Facebook

Archives

  • ABOUT
  • TALK TO ME
  • TERMS & DISCLAIMERS
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • Home

STAY UPDATED

Copyright © 2022 · Prima Donna theme by Georgia Lou Studios

Copyright 2009-2021 ©The Impatient Gardener