Some gardeners feel relaxed at this time of the year. There are several reasons for that. People with regular lawn services have had or will have fall clean-up taken care of, with every stray leaf blown away, shrubs pruned, and gardens tidied. Those gangly annuals that looked splendid all summer thanks to in-ground irrigation, have … Read more
It is hot and sticky and many of my plants, in-ground and in containers, are sulking. They sulk even though I water them and feed them. It is like having teenagers with foliage. As with teenagers, there is really nothing to be done except to continue the good work, and hope that all that loving … Read more
Back in 1837, when England’s Queen Victoria was a sweet young thing, new to the throne, and not even officially crowned, one of her diplomats sent a new plant back to England. The diplomat was Henry Mandeville, who was serving Her Majesty as Minister in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mandeville, like so many of his … Read more
