Another daffodil foliage rule-breaker – me!
My GardenRant partner Scott wrote about his hundreds of daffodils now "writhing about in their death throes, getting all Shakespearean and shit," and I bet we can all relate. Though [...]
My GardenRant partner Scott wrote about his hundreds of daffodils now "writhing about in their death throes, getting all Shakespearean and shit," and I bet we can all relate. Though [...]
From model to chicken-raising houseplant expert. If our readers know anything about Summer Rayne Oakes, it's probably from her popular blog about growing 1,100 houseplants in her apartment. [...]
Crossvine creating screening around my front yard; and the ugly Arborvitae hedge that failed at the job. I reported back in 2020 that I was "replacing my hated [...]
Prince Charles visiting Common Good City Farm in Washington, DC. It's coronation time in Britain and some of you may be getting up at 5 tomorrow morning (or [...]
Last week I shared photos of Colston Burrell's garden near Charlottesville, Va. and promised to show off two amazing gardens in that historic city. Here ya go! The Garden of [...]
Readers may recognize Colston Burrell as the garden designer, writer and speaker, perhaps best known for his knowledge of plants that are native to Bird Hill, his garden on a [...]
Who doesn't love a plant sale on a stunning historic estate overlooking the river on a perfect spring day? So this morning I was there at the opening of the [...]
UPDATE: More assessments on the no-mow-month campaign since publication of this post: This article in Real Simple includes a quote from Dr. Doug Tallamy: "Dr. Tallamy sees little logic in [...]
Recently I was surprised to hear a friend refer to daffodils as native here in Maryland, an assumption she'd made because they do so well in this region. And that's [...]
Including the traditional art of supporting weeping cherry trees As weeping cherry tree, planted in the 1950s, with new supports. Who knew that the building of supports to [...]
A cover story in the Local Living Section of the Washington Post about garden gnomes? I say why not, if it's as interesting as this one, teasing us with a [...]
Screen shot from the "Flowers" video Have you heard Miley Cyrus's hit song "Flowers"? So many millions of us have, it's reached #1 on the charts in 13 [...]