Finding The Gardens Of Ohio I thought that people visiting or new to Ohio might like a gardener’s recommendations of the sights to see. It also occurred to me that I might like to discover some new ones and record the experience. I garden and have lived most of my life in Ohio- because I […]
Armchair Gardening
Compilation of Past Mini-Posts of 2003
In the bygone days of blogging (yes, we can now talk about the bygone days of blogging), it was normal to have numerous mini-posts comprised of only links or quotes, etc. That is greatly frowned upon by Google today (not yet known in those days when “Altavista” was the search engine we used. ) So this post […]
Thoughts from the Deep Freezer
It is a normal weather pattern for central Ohio to plumb the depths of single digit temperatures with little or no snow. It is equally expected for gardeners to go into planning mode during the deep freeze of January. Reviewing the last year has made me realize that I’m more prone than ever to the […]
Time In A Garden, Using Garden Blogs, And Museum Quality
I could use more time enjoying my garden, and I have an inkling that is true for most of us that love a garden. Modern life has a way of pushing in with what seems like a long list of urgent, yet trivial, demands that eat up the day… and sometimes grab part of the […]
Old Fashioned Gardening
Cottage gardens and English borders are examples of “Old Fashioned Gardening”. Why say that? I think it has to do with the amount of work one is prepared to do, the need for intensive gardening techniques, and the result of an abundant all season show. It is common in more modern landscapes and lifestyles to […]
Flowers that Monet Grew In Giverny
Which Flowers Did Monet Grow? Many of us are familiar with Claude Monet’s luminous paintings of his garden, but what of the gardener that created the scenes that capture our admiration? How did his garden grow? In his famous garden at Giverny we might know that Monet grew waterlilies, of which he made a number […]
