Our gardens, our guest ranters’ gardens, and other people’s home gardens.
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 [...]
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 [...]
In the past, I tried different systems—various word files, spreadsheets, folders filled with dirty plant tags, and more. But none of these worked. They depended on following up after a day in the garden, or keeping tags or notes in some kind of order. File under "Never Had a Chance."
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I love what this garden represents, what it's doing, and all it will do. Good people working the soil, growing healthy food, feeding the pollinators, meeting each other, and playing. Yes, playing.
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 [...]
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 [...]
You may recognize this photo of podcaster Leslie Harris's garden in Charlottesville, VA from my visit in early April. Well, it wasn't long after that that Leslie announced that she [...]
I'll be brief. I just want to have a short rant. This could be the place for that?! We just went to a local art and craft exhibition. And there, [...]
Readers are likely used to my talking about Garden Walk Buffalo at this time of year. The big walk is this weekend (7/29-30); it is the grand finale to [...]
