As you know, I love planting containers. Of the containers I plant I think I put the most emphasis on the window box. It is probably the first thing you see when you pull up… [Continue Reading]
The evolving window box
I followed my own advice this weekend and spent a good amount of time in the garden, although all I accomplished was a lot of weeding and a little bit of planting. There is still… [Continue Reading]
Window box success?
For the three summers that we’ve had the window box I’ve been challenged to find the right balance in it. The first year was fairly experimental. Last year I ended up with a texture issue… [Continue Reading]
2012 Containers
I have a little obsession with container gardening. I don’t know what it is about container gardening that gets me so fired up, but I can say that it my favorite thing to do in… [Continue Reading]
Well that's just peachy
One of my favorite parts of being part of Proven Winners testing program is that I have the opportunity to grow plants I might not otherwise pick up. I’ll admit that when I pulled Superbena… [Continue Reading]
A window box abbondanza
I cannot believe it’s August already. That fact is particularly sad given that I haven’t even weeded one section of garden for spring yet, nor edged any of the beds. Whoops. When I was gone… [Continue Reading]
Meh now, wow later? Let's hope
You know I’m all about keeping it real here, which is why I sometimes show the bad and the ugly as well as the good. As I mentioned last week, here in the Midwest we… [Continue Reading]