Some of my favorite scenes at Planting Fields Arboretum on Long Island, taken June 7 of this year.
With just a mown strip along the driveway, this meadow could be the answer for public gardens and large landscape of all types – an acceptable and relatively low-maintenance way to replace acres of turfgrass.
Commented on Plant Ideas Needed for Biodiverse Lawn { The next occasion When i understand the weblog, Lets hope that it doesnt disappoint us just as much as this place. I am talking about,... } – May 23, 12:55 PM
Commented on Got Gnomes? { I'm with the gnomes. Those plastic chairs were especially ugly. Maybe they were reacting to the buying-plastic-stuff-made-in-China over actually gardening and communing with nature? } – May 23, 11:01 AM
Commented on Cats in the Garden - Solutions Only { Except for the expensive elctronic contraptions, I have tried all those suggestions and more (coyote and cougar urine, a dog), and none of them work.... } – May 23, 10:45 AM
Commented on Got Gnomes? { It is very funny, and also a bit of an inside joke. There is a very funny book "Yew and Non-Yew" by James Bartholomew that... } – May 22, 11:44 PM
Commented on In Defense of Plant Critics { It's not worth going back to quote it exactly, but the crack in the article about the man who loved his impatiens, but didn't know... } – May 22, 11:03 PMWe are:
perfect
magazine
gardens.
Gardening
our
asses
off.
Having a
hell of a lot
of fun.
Susan: This is a delightful 4th of July treat – true “independence” from the tyranny of lawns, which thrived in King George’s realm but has no business expanding into a whole lot of our nation.
That’s my dream house, that adorable little pink house with the beautiful garden!!!!!!!!!!!
What a beautiful cottage. I have never been to NY, but hope to soon. Thanks for sharing your part of the world with us.
I am now a fan of pale pink.
The pink cottage surrounded by its cottage garden is the original playhouse for the Coe’s children. Often, it is used for story telling for visitors.