A perfect, early fall day bathed in blue. The sun is shining. Only a few marshmallow clouds gliding across the sky. Standing in …
Great Garden Standbys
Orignally published in the Spring 2008 OHS Horticulture Horizons newsletter. As avid gardeners, we search out the newest and …
Going for the Gold
I've reached a new level of garden craziness from which I may never return. This morning, before the sun completely broke the …
This Little Red Dirt Girl Went to Market
And here is what I bought. I'm crazy to plant anything in this heat. We're at 100° now with a projected high of 102° …
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The Color Green
I remember reading in a publication somewhere long ago that the most important color in the garden was green. I remember because, …
Saving Elizabeth Lawrence’s Garden
Have you ever wanted to own a historic garden, one created by someone who'd made it and herself famous? What would it be like? If …
Color: Garden Navigator
In the newest Garden Bloggers Design Workshop, Gardening Gone Wild gave us a color challenge. Specifically, what color …
Winter Scavenger Hunt
After I left a rather gloomy comment on his blog, my photographer friend, David, whom I met at the Garden Writers Symposium, gave …