Karen Platt Received an email from this lady, and her books look tempting. Anyone who wishes to build black/purple or golden foliaged plants into their garden vocabulary might take a look for her books. I am curious , myself. For those in Seattle, she says she has a book signing: “I am at the Seattle…
Gardener In Winter
Been awhile. I have spent most of my time inside, since the temperatures plunged and there is either snow or freezing rain. There was a day with freezing fog, that is always pretty as it laces all the twigs and bushes with a frosted sugar coating. I have one catalog so far, the Bluestone one….
Garden Catalogs
I did end up sending for some catalogs. I used my garden page on catalogs to go to the sites of my favorites. And while I was at it , checked on the availability of reseda odorata -aka mignonette. That particular page of mine is coded in the old style, I really should update it…
Thoughts About Garden Catalogs
To Order Or Not To Order, That Is The Question It is time to decide whether to use catalog purchasing or wait to find things at the local nurseries. I often have opted for the nurseries for several reasons: larger sizes and more control over choosing my own plants for healthiness. But catalogs sometimes…
Garden Journal Lists
Freezing cold. This is typical beginning for January in Ohio, a little later than usual, but now it feels like winter. It looks like one of those years when whether one mulched the roses will make a difference. Though I am not much for diaries, I have always been a list person. Lists help me…
Making A Garden Journal
Making a Garden Journal Years ago I read some advice on making a garden journal, which I subsequently ignored in my chutzpah assurance that I would always be as involved with the process as I was at that time. The advice was to write the names of the plants which I had planted, and to…
Rain Outside And Houseplants Inside
Rain and more rain. Huge amounts of ponding throughout the area. It is supposed to turn to snow tonight… but whatever it turns to I do not want to go out. I don’t want to think about problems from all this water, either. I have a Bromeliad from my father’s house. Will need to read…
Happy New Year
Mary Howitt Yes, in the poor man’s garden grow Far more than herbs and flowers – Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And Joy for weary hours. Happy New Year to all….. I have been looking at garden books in my in-between time. I will definitely need to renew them at the library so…
White Christmas
A White Christmas. Snug inside the house, I have enjoyed the white sifting of snow for Christmas. The other day I was surprised by bird song, perhaps a song sparrow? Very sweet. This time of year the hydrangea heads always look interesting with the evergreen bushes and the contorted filberts are doing what they do…
The Small Stuff
First snow of the season. A couple inches. I noticed the other day that I had left my large red geranium outside. Totally frozen. It had been on the screen porch and I have no idea why I simply forgot about it…. oh well. It wasn’t a special sort, just big. I had carried it…