I have a confession to make. My garden hasn’t had a soil test in 10 years. There are plenty of things in the garden, like the chlorosis on the little lime hydrangea and the groundcovers that never seem to cover any ground, that have been telling me now’s the time. I’m finally prepared to listen…
Sometimes I wish there weren’t so many plant choices. It really complicates things. Just when I think I have it figured out and I’m forming a plan of attack, man this sounds like I’m waging war, I crack a new magazine or see someone’s Instagram post and all hell breaks loose again in my mind….
I’ve been thinking about the powder room for a few years and decided that it was now or never. Something had to be done about the most used room in the house. It’s on the first floor and has seen plenty of kids as well as many a filthy gardener. It’s directly across from the…
The “F” word is popular around here. Bet you were thinking the queen mother, and lately with the wicked cold and 36″ of snow we’ve had for February, I’ve muttered it a few times. All kidding aside though, my favorite “F” word is “Fig.” It’s an amazing plant and one that announces like clockwork every…
In February, my coffee table suddenly becomes incredibly interesting with the addition of several terrariums. It’s a winter thing. Remotes, pretzel crumbs, and the everpresent hint of dust are still there, of course. But the table is situated such that the morning sun hits it so perfectly that I can’t resist the urge to grow…
My entrance into the world of dahlias began last year with a few Instagram posts from various gardeners I follow and it took off from there. Big bodacious blooms filled their feeds, some in subdued pinks and yellows, others in saturated reds and purples. Isn’t that how most things come to be in the garden?…
