RIGHT PLANT: RIGHT RECIPIENT There are days when life is so laden with complications that my head feels like Humpty Dumpy after he took the great fall. Instead of wallowing in the pain, I do what any plant enthusiast would do–go to the garden center. At this time of the year, plant merchandisers’ … Read more
LOST AND FOUND GARDENS Almost three weeks after the late October snowstorm that created havoc all up and down the East Coast and cost the region thousands of trees, my garden is still a mess. We are waiting for the tree company to come and remove a very large, downed limb that hovers over … Read more
FOSTER GERANIUMS The houseplants that summered outside are now under cover once more. If they were sentient beings, they would probably be relieved. After all, they have been through a lot. Their tranquil summer vacation was interrupted dramatically when they were piled at random in the garage just before Hurricane Irene. Due to the … Read more
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS Everyone has his or her own vision of heaven. I have several, but one of them looks a lot like a greenhouse full of perfectly grown tuberous begonias, or Begonia x tuberhybrida, in every color of the rainbow. The flowers would be huge and perfect and unobtrusively staked to prevent floppiness. In … Read more
ROYAL ROSES The arrival of garden catalogs in the winter is like snowfall or popping popcorn. The process starts with a few flakes, kernels or catalogs and gradually accelerates until it eventually gets to the point where you have more than you know what to do with. This is going on right now in … Read more
