FALL PLANTS AND PLANS I have always thought that most gardeners do not pay enough attention to the fall garden. Of course, things are not nearly as bad as they used to be in the nineteen sixties and seventies when the majority of people relied almost entirely on the so-called “hardy mums” to … Read more
REAL LIFE AND COUNTRY LIVING Sometimes, when it is too hot outside, or the garden chores seem onerous, I seek escape. My friends and family know that I am addicted to garden magazines and shelter magazines with garden sections. When I seek escape, I turn to my magazine pile and for a few minutes … Read more
REAL LIFE AND COUNTRY LIVING Sometimes, when it is too hot outside, or the garden chores seem onerous, I seek escape. My friends and family know that I am addicted to garden magazines and shelter magazines with garden sections. When I seek escape, I turn to my magazine pile and for a few minutes … Read more
PLANTAIN In many parts of America, it is possible to eat fried plantain while sitting near a bed of plantain lilies and wondering what product to use to rid the lawn of common plantain. How can the same word describe hostas, edible relatives of the common banana and garden weeds? The plantain phenomenon is … Read more
FILLING HOLES Right now in my garden the roses are in the midst of their August sulk, waiting for the Japanese beetles and the sticky heat to clear out. The Shasta daisies are a beautiful memory and even many of the coneflowers are looking a little long in the tooth. The non-fragrant purple flowers … Read more
