Some rants nearly write themselves. If you garden in a blended household, I know you understand, and I just want you to know you’re not alone. I see you. My darling husband of forever years is not a gardener. For years I used to quip that his idea of working in the garden was cleaning…
This year’s Fling – a yearly get-together for garden bloggers, grammers and tubers – is the first to take place during the fall, from September 21 – 24. Or close enough, with the autumnal equinox happening on September 23. It’s based around the Philadelphia area, including Longwood Gardens (the host), Chanticleer and a slew of…
I started gardening about 25 or 30 years ago growing vegetables but a new house brought new horizons and, zip, off the ornamental cliff I went. A few years ago, I got the itch again. Tried some tomatoes at home but just not enough light and so I eventually made contact with someone who knew…
What does a great September garden look like? I received multiple, resoundingly convincing answers to that question last weekend. You might call them definitive. The annual garden bloggers/grammers/tubers get-together was held in the Philadelphia area September 21-24. It’s known simply as Fling. We toured private and public gardens for three full days – in addition…
It was the end of the tour. We had seen magnificent fall foliage throughout the Niagara Falls area, including near the cataract itself, on Goat Island, along the gorge at Whirlpool State Park (shown here) and in the charming villages of Youngstown and Lewiston. It was time for lunch. As we approached a restaurant known…
This week I’m here to show off visions of peak fall color in my tiny townhouse back garden. Hey, maybe it’ll inspire other gardeners in small spaces. The top photo is the view as you approach the garden from the interior sidewalk behind my lot. Showing their colors are a Purple Smokebush (Cotinus x Grace)…
I’ve bought a lot of plants just to learn them or to see how they compare with other, similar plants. So it is beyond frustrating when I lose the labels and can’t remember what they are. Is it Echinacea Sombrero something or Adobe something? Hibiscus ‘Hoy Malloy,’ ‘Holy Grail,’ or something else completely? And what…
Aerial view of Santa Monica Pier – actually two adjoining piers that have long had separate owners. My next post about the gardens of California (you didn’t think I’d fly 3,000 miles and come back with just one post, did you?) is the fruit of my favorite thing to do when I visit new places…
Marilyn Monroe in downtown Palm Springs, Calif This is my 4th and final post about my trip to California last month. That should satisfy the Western reader who complained that I don’t cover gardens in California nearly enough. (I live in the East.) I’d never been to Palm Springs, California and thought of it as…
We have been together for going on 4 years and thousands of miles.” Do you remember the first time you got on a bike as a kid and were able to ride away into the neighborhood and beyond? Away from the house …your parents and siblings? That feeling of freedom? Well, this aging gardener has…
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