Why am I JUST Discovering Zinnias in Borders?
Zinnias at the Delaware Botanic Garden Zinnias - I'm reading everywhere about their fabulousness in attracting pollinators, especially butterflies. In fact, when I googled the topic I surprised [...]
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If my Gardens were All-Native, they’d be Missing these Favorites
Nonnative shrubs I've grown and loved. Recently, our English partner in GardenRanting - Anne Wareham - commented (on this post), "It would be useful for someone from the [...]
Delaware Botanic Garden Update, and How its Meadow is Managed
Five years after my first visit to the not-yet-open Delaware Botanic Garden (which I blogged about here) I returned recently to be utterly wow'd by its progress and the breadth [...]
My New Video of Lakeside Garden in Spring
I recently wrote about the Horticultural Society of Maryland visiting my garden and two others near me, and included the link to a video of one of them. Well, I'm [...]
More Beach-Town Garden Hits and Misses
We've come to Episode 3 of "Judging the Gardens of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware," apparently a regular feature since it started in 2013 and continued with more hits and misses in 2017. [...]
Rose Garden meets Politics and Misinformation on Twitter
First, this post about the redesign of the Rose Garden during the previous administration is not political - I promise. I've already supported the Rose Garden upgrade and called the [...]
Maryland Hort Society Comes to Visit. Now Check out their Virtual Talks.
Mary Jo, Diana and Nancy in my front garden In June of 2019 I reported on the Horticultural Society of Maryland's latest garden tours in Baltimore, including one [...]
How to have a Great-Looking Native Plant Garden
Adrian Higgins's Washington Post column this week turned readers on to a wise native-plant designer of such projects as the New Jersey Pine Barrens - Darrel Morrison, now a hearty [...]
Virtual GardenComm Conference was So Good, I have to Eat my Words
Conference-goers raise their glasses in a toast during the After Party. I'm in the center box wearing my GardenRant t-shirt and performing a weird thumbs-up with pen in hand. [...]
Black-eyed Susans and Morning Glories – the Worst Thugs I’ve Introduced to my Garden (Lately)
Here you see the swath of Black-eyed Susans that I once welcomed because they quickly filled in the longest sunny border in my front yard. So cheerful! Such long-lasting blooms! [...]
Legal Battle over a *Planter* in Robert Kennedy Garden
In this Washington Post article we learn of an expensive legal battle (because aren't they all?) between Kerry Kennedy, daughter of RFK, and the man who bought Hickory Hill, where [...]
Little Island and Brooklyn Bridge Park, Here I Come!
Earlier this year I posted that I "couldn't wait!" until the 2021 opening of the Little Island floating in the Hudson River on New York City's West Side. After seeing [...]