It is not too early to think about your coming bulb choices. Fall planting might seem far away, but the catalogues will arrive and the orders will need to be in before too long, so you might want to think about bulbs for your garden. I am coming across some of these posts as I […]
Plants
Pelargoniums- or “geraniums” to you
I have a long standing love affair with Geraniums. And I know I am not alone. They are eye-catching and easy to grow; available almost everywhere with reasonable prices. The flowers we commonly call geraniums are actually Pelargoniums by name, but we stubbornly continue to call them what we want to, and that is how they […]
Making New Plants: Lavender
This post is for Kim, aka Black Swamp Girl, blogging @ “A Study in Contrasts” who, by the way, has some of the loveliest photography- I am green with envy over that! Not so good way to be green;). She indicated an interest in the how-to of making starts of lavender. There is the “best […]
Tulip Trials
Every fall gardeners buy tulips, and every spring I read blog posts complaining about tulips. -so says Kathy of Cold Climate Gardening. It is time to read the fine print on tulip growing, and Kathy gives some pointers to think about. I’ve written about tulips and I’m one of those people that loves them and […]
July and the days are steamy….
Inniswood Garden I made another template and in parallel I am trying to renovate the garden, as well. I started nearest the house, weeding out the lavender-rue hedge along the walk. and the bed around the pole lamp. Then I started on the approach to the back door. Out here in the country most people […]
Spring Glory of Crabapples
In Central Ohio the flowering trees are in all their glory now. Especially full and heavy with bloom are the crabapples. I can’t believe how many different shapes there are, all within their white to pink to purple red shades of bloom. I have some of the deep red and purple leaf types up along […]
