Flowering Hanging Planters Bring Unexpected Beauty To Your Home All the info you need to make your own: the pots, the plants, the tips. Hanging planters are so easy to put together, and the baskets here are just stunning. Brighten Up Your Spring and Summer Porch with Hanging Pots of Flowers There is something so inviting about a porch with pots of hanging flowers. Artistic hanging … [Read more...] about Flowering Hanging Planters
Plants in Pots
Garden Art- I Mean, Really.
Succulent Garden Art ExhibitMake Your Own ViewThis isn't a new idea- I've seen it showcased at garden shows in the past, but I think it is an example of exceptionally well done succulent planting. An idea taken to a level of an artist playing with their medium and exploring its qualities in a way that makes the observer take notice, and peer closer.Another photo view shows that this gardener … [Read more...] about Garden Art- I Mean, Really.
Summer Containers in Bloom
Took pictures of some of my containers, I especially liked the shady one with salmon impatiens, caladium, ivy and the strawberry begonia.As of today I had to cut back the sunny combination of blue salvia, yellow petunias, African daisies, and million bells. I always enjoy the container flowers. They are presently my annual gardens, adding bright color which I move around according to my whims. If … [Read more...] about Summer Containers in Bloom
Just A Note-05-09
It had rained and then the sun came out. Joanne had noted my garden is mainly shrubs and flowers, which it is, and I wrote back that I was only just getting back into vegetable gardening the past few years after a decade hiatus of fervent food gardening. I still have only a third of the old garden back in production. Anyway, the conversation goaded me (inspired me actually) off my backside and out … [Read more...] about Just A Note-05-09
Container Gardening All Year
Can your containers go from summer into fall without too much trouble?You might want to swap out annuals that look too tired for some flowering kale or a small pot of chrysanthemums. Tuck in some gourds or a mini pumpkin like heirloom gardener did.Here is an idea for an autumn season container with a link to the summer and winter containers for a front porch. How creative! clipped from … [Read more...] about Container Gardening All Year
Memories of June
A few pictures before I go on a short July Fourth hiatus. My overgrown pond area. I let feverfew bloom unhindered and the iris made it through the winter and bloomed beautifully- it surprised me. The waterlilies need division, you can't really see the water. These pictures show my present attraction to purple cream and gold combinations. The purple leaf tree is Prairie fire … [Read more...] about Memories of June
The Busy Season
That is how I think of this time of year: busy. The rare spring moments of enjoying tender sunny weather, with soft fragrant breezes and the shifting clouds pierced by shafts of light, while bearing the showers that keep ground moist and sprouts growing, is crowded by my race with the earth to gain mastery over my garden. Every year the earth wins.I make new strategies each year, while the … [Read more...] about The Busy Season
Flowering Kale
I couldn't help myself. I was at the former "Wild Oats", now "Whole Foods" store yesterday and there were the last of their flowering kale offerings on sale for 99 ยข each. You know me by now... if you read this garden journal. I am a frugal gardener, but also an addicted one. I could not pass up that tempting combination of good price-good plant that I had been wanting. So I bought two and … [Read more...] about Flowering Kale
Saturday Was Slave Day OR Ilona’s Terrible Awful No-Good Day
And the slave was me. I worked very hard from quite early in the morning potting up even more containers. I have more sunny flower containers than shady ones, but more part-sun spaces. Oh well. It was so hot, I could only do a little digging and weeding. I tried to get my husband to till for me, but the tiller was out of commission - so it is off to the repair shop. I will have to hand dig the … [Read more...] about Saturday Was Slave Day OR Ilona’s Terrible Awful No-Good Day
Containers That Caught My Eye
The first two pictures were taken @ Innis Garden last year, the third was from Easton Shopping Center.I very much like the choice of one magnificent plant with a graceful container and interesting support. This part of Innis garden is called a "secret garden", made to look like and old ruin and tucked away in a slightly hidden destination. It is a very successful garden plan.This is an example of … [Read more...] about Containers That Caught My Eye
State of the Garden: the lavender hedge
Lavender HedgeNew Lavender PlantsI've been working in the garden- thus little blogging. The first order of business has been the lavender hedge along the walk. This past year with the unduly warm January and then arctic blasts in Springtime have wrecked havoc with the lavender hedge and with the viburnums, especially. The viburnums will recover, but I had to remove about three quarters of the … [Read more...] about State of the Garden: the lavender hedge
Cold Damage
Want to know what actions to take concerning cold damage to your plants from the recent unseasonable freezing weather? I found a tip sheet for you.Cold damage======Today is gorgeous -just gorgeous and I am so happy... because I went to Sam's Club, as planned, and made my purchase of those hydrangeas I so wanted. And guess what? As I was walking out the door, having gladly paid the ten dollars each … [Read more...] about Cold Damage