Last year the sporadically fertile soil of my garden gave birth to a giant foxglove. Bearing extremely large rose-purple flowers, it soared to six feet tall. I looked up at it with awe and wonder, since I neither planted nor tended it during its formative months. Foxgloves, or digitalis species, are so easy to grow … Read more
Some days you feel as creative as a lump of wet clay. Other days, the creative juices flow. For unaccountable reasons, mine have been flowing, though the days have been hot and sticky. The present creative burst is a good thing, because my garden is in need of a considerable amount of attention. I have … Read more
My husband used to get alarmed by the detailed plant lists that I make at this time of the year. It’s no wonder, really. Lengthy, detailed and involving huge expenditures, the lists are a two-dimensional harbinger of bankruptcy. I compile them while in the throes of catalog fever, an affliction that I catch on contact … Read more
