first, i must explain that i don’t have a digital camera. i use myold minolta 35mm with complete satisfaction, and have beenphotographing my farm,and its many residents of all kinds for years. i don’t have have ascanner either, nor the inclination to go through the manydusty boxes of photos, looking for that perfect picture…i guess […]
perennial plants
Old-Fashioned Nuisance Plants
magnolia, althea, yarrow and money-plant….i decided to take a walk around the old house today observing my world. i live in a typical old, sprawling, one-story southern farmhouse, with wide porches to the south and west. when i moved here, the landscaping told me someone once lived here who loved flowers and shrubbery. a hundred […]
When Should I Divide Daylilies?
Multiply Your Daylilies Early fall, in the months of September and October are excellent times to divide your daylily plants. Hemerocallis, the official Latin name for this tough, but beautiful perennial, may also be divided in early spring. But I favor fall planting, since they bloom from early to mid summer. Dividing daylilies is the […]
What are your ten top choices for perennial plantings?
If I was reduced to ten plants around which to plan the gardening season, which would I choose?
