Going away on vacation is one of the pleasures of summer and should be savored by those who are able to take time away from the day-to-day routine. Of course, it also means leaving your garden behind. Unless you are wealthy and have someone to tend the beds, borders and containers while you are away, … Read more
Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, is one of my favorite garden destinations. For the price of admission, you can spend a day wallowing in world class horticultural splendor and, unless you venture into the less cultivated areas, you will never see weeds. The beds are meticulously tended and if any weed dares to raise … Read more
If the abundant asters, Japanese anemones and the newly-revived roses didn’t convince me that it’s fall, the weeds certainly would. Suddenly the crabgrass—scourge of the summer lawn and garden—is gone and the onion grass is back. I took the first tentative strands of it out today, while I was dividing some tradescantia. More will certainly … Read more
