Mr. Much More Patient recently made an observation that painfully spot on. There was a time in this gardening journey when I used to aim to be more or less finished planting by shortly after… [Continue Reading]
A feast for the eyes and inspiration file at Longwood
Last spring a trip to Pennsylvania provided inspiration that I continue to draw on now, especially on these cold winter days. I consider my visit at Chanticleer Garden to be the most influential garden tour… [Continue Reading]
The complete clematis growing guide
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]
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