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January 6, 2018

Somehow Friday Finds turned into Sunday finds, but better late than never, right?

Since we’re halfway through the weekend I can tell you that it’s one of those blissful weekends with nothing specific planned. We’re supposed to warm up tomorrow and hopefully all of you poor folks on the East Coast are not far behind. 

Anyway, here’s a bit of what I’m digging this week. 

Photograph by Beth Coller for Gardenista. See more at 10 Ways to Bring Nature Home with Sophia Moreno-Bunge.

Sophia Moreno-Bunge design, photographed by Beth Coller for Gardenista

Far be it for me to judge others’ art, but if these are the floral designers to follow in 2018, it’ll be a good year for my personal floral designs, which generally tend more toward “thrown in a vase” than actually arranged. 

Well what do you know? Apparently I’m a trendsetter. Or maybe it’s more one of those even-a-broken-clock-is-right-twice-a-day things. Vertical paneling is going to be all the rage, according to one designer. When we redid the house we actually had the existing vertical paneling in our living room replicated to fill in some new areas because we liked it so much. The construction guys thought we were nuts but we loved it then and we love it now. 

If you’re redoing a bathroom or powder room, check out these great ideas for low-budget bathrooms. 

Coleus is a great plant that I don’t use nearly enough. No excuses with this guide. 

Have you started buying seeds? Either way, check out the latest Joe Gardener podcast on savvy seed buying with Epic Tomatoes author Craig LeHoullier and Joe Lamp’l. 

I am convinced there is something magical about shasta daisies. Everyone who sees this picture (I recently shared it on Facebook) seems to fall in love with it. They certainly are a happy flower. 

Daisies through the fence

How’s your weekend going so far?

by Erin @ The Impatient Gardener 
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  1. Ellie's friend from Canada says: January 6, 2018 at 11:39 pm

    I love the photo of the Chickering piano. My grandparents had a Chickering upright grand.
    Unfortunately, we could not move it so it is just a memory now. It had the most beautiful tone.
    Lovely memories.
    Ann

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    • Erin @ The Impatient Gardener says: January 7, 2018 at 9:40 pm

      🙂

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. Kelsey says: January 6, 2018 at 11:51 pm

    I definitely agree about the daisies! I love that photo of them playing peek-a-boo through the fence! I’m terrible at arranging florals also, so it sounds like a good year to me too if that style is getting popular!

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    • Erin @ The Impatient Gardener says: January 7, 2018 at 9:41 pm

      Right (on the floral design)?

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  3. Kathy M. says: January 7, 2018 at 7:44 am

    I was married in Feb and daisies were my primary flower in my bouquets. We will be celebrating 50 yrs this year so I guess they were a good choice along with a great man! I have always thought them the happiest of flowers and especially love to put them in a blue pottery pitcher I have and put on my kitchen counter. I too like my arrangements to be casual and to bring a smile to my face.

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    • Erin @ The Impatient Gardener says: January 7, 2018 at 9:43 pm

      I bet that was just the most beautiful bouquet! And happy anniversary this year. What a happy message to read!

      Reply
  4. Lisa at Greenbow says: January 7, 2018 at 2:59 pm

    It is pretty nice right now. It has warmed up. I am sitting here after a morning of birding awaiting the rain that is supposed to fall. I have been waiting most of the year for rain that is supposed to fall. I wonder if this rain will appear.

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    • Erin @ The Impatient Gardener says: January 7, 2018 at 9:43 pm

      I wonder if waited for rain is like watched pot?

      Reply
  5. Linda from Each Little World says: January 8, 2018 at 7:52 am

    A lovely flower but once introduced you will never be rid of them and they will pop up miles aways, always in the middle of the lawn or somewhere annoying!

    Reply

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I had a rather unpleasant realization last night w I had a rather unpleasant realization last night when I remembered that I’d not yet ordered tomato seeds. And I’m not going to rectify that until I dig into my seed stash, because I don’t go through tomato seeds quickly so there are definitely some lurking down there. 

I never used to grow tomatoes from seed because there are great varieties to be had in garden centers (including many heirloom varieties). But it’s almost non-negotiable for me now that I’m a convert to dwarf tomatoes. If you’re not familiar with the #dwarftomatoproject championed by @nctomatoman and others, these are heirloom varieties that are crossed with dwarf varieties to create plant that produces all the flavor and interest of an heirloom in a short (usually less than 4 feet) plant. 

They are particularly great in my tall raised beds. Of course I leave room to try new non-dwarf varieties every year (I loved Sun Dipper from @panamseed last year and I’ll grow it again).

Last year was a good tomato year and the photo shows some of the varieties I harvested in one day. I hope this summer will be equally good for the tomato harvest. 

One of my favorite questions to ask gardeners is: What is your favorite tomato variety to grow? So have at it in the comments because inquiring minds want to know!
And this is why I leave my winter containers assem And this is why I leave my winter containers assembled until at least March. A dusting of snow gives them a whole new look (even if it’s shades of gray). Also, I think I love my Limelight hydrangea even more in winter. Fabulous winter interest!
I’m going to look for opportunities to add more I’m going to look for opportunities to add more ferns to my garden this year. They are such interesting plants and often real problem solvers, bringing texture and color to places that many plants aren’t interested in. Athyrium niponicum (Japanese painted fern) ‘Crested Surf’ grows well for me in part shade (even pushing a bit into part sun) and looks great next to Persicaria ‘Golden Arrow’.
Birds chirping, glorious fresh (i.e. not nibbled o Birds chirping, glorious fresh (i.e. not nibbled on) foliage, and texture galore. I can’t wait to have moments like this again. The star, by the way is Hakonechloa ‘All Gold’ which looks so good with the bold foliage of Ligularia dentata ‘Desdemona’ next to it. 

With the new path, this area will be getting a small revamp. It’s the next spot I’ll be focusing my planning on.
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