What are Ornamental Trees? These trees are usually small with special features like interesting bark, showy flowers, or eye-catching foliage. An ornamental also has a pleasing shape and fits easily … [Read More...] about 3 Tips For Landscaping Successfully With Ornamental Trees
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The Requirements of Age: Updating
The photo I add when I have nothing else to add (placeholder photo?) This is an old blog, as blogs go. I find it has been in dire need of updating, as I try to replace missing photos for the related links feature. Many of the older links had no pictures, an early complaint of some of my readers, and this has proven to be a great liability in modern blogging practice. So updating has … [Read more...] about The Requirements of Age: Updating
New Year, New Look, New Plans
What's Ahead Christmas Roses More Video in 2015 The blog has a new look. In keeping with the changes of the internet,i.e. more mobile users, I attempt to create a more functional design. You may notice the emphasis on including a video gallery. That is the direction I hope to go this year- always choosing the most challenging option possible, I guess. The important thing … [Read more...] about New Year, New Look, New Plans
New Sources For Garden Journals
It is time to create a journal for your garden if you don't have one already. I came across some sources for you, in case you haven't found them yet: printable from your own computer. Underwood Gardens PDF Gives combo of information and record-keeping. Example sheet: Garden Journal Printables Example sheet: A Pretty and Free Download-able Journal Journal … [Read more...] about New Sources For Garden Journals
How a Homeowner Can Use a Garden Journal
After reading a review of a gardener's journal, I came across a description of how one resourceful homeowner had put her garden journal to good use in an innovative way. It could be one way that a seller would gain a bit of advantage in a tough housing market. It is a well known piece of advice that sprucing up the landscape adds a great deal of value to your home, and is an important part … [Read more...] about How a Homeowner Can Use a Garden Journal
A Garden Journal
When I created this blog it was with the idea that I would make a journal of my own garden and the experiences throughout the growing season. I have done that, to a certain extent, but because blogging has turned out to be more community-oriented for me, rather than introspectively writing down my garden's facts and follies, I think I need more of a hard copy journal. Why? Because I am now … [Read more...] about A Garden Journal
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 think, but more important for me, help with accomplishment. They keep the direction and focus. Some … [Read more...] about Garden Journal Lists