My first clematis was ‘Mrs. N. Thompson’, a spindly specimen from a local garden center, but I thought it was something spectacular because it was a clematis that wasn’t ‘Nelly Moser’. Up until that point,… [Continue Reading]
What I planted this long weekend
With all the plants still perched in temporary storage locations around the yard, you would think I’d gotten nothing planted over the long weekend. But I actually did get a fair amount of things planted… [Continue Reading]
ONE PLANT, TWO GARDENS
It is always interesting to see how the same plant can grow differently in two almost identical locations. And in this latest case it was even a little disheartening. Sweet Summer Love clematis is… [Continue Reading]
THE BEST CLEMATIS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
I have a bit of a love affair with clematis going. I can’t explain this, other than by saying I find them to be very satisfying plants to grow. And I’m not alone. As I… [Continue Reading]
FRIDAY FINDS
What a crazy week here. So much that was supposed to get done, didn’t. Work was nuts, the garden needs attention and there is this little voice in the back of my head that keeps… [Continue Reading]
PLANT DEATH HAPPENS; GARDENING GOES ON
Plant death happens. But it sort of stinks when it happens to you. Every spring I check in with all my plants. It doesn’t take but a minute: Dead or alive? Sometimes it takes some… [Continue Reading]
SURPRISES IN THE GARDEN
A few years ago I gave up even pretending that I would remember where I planted something or what I planted in a specific spot if I didn’t use a plant marker. For years before… [Continue Reading]
