Orignally published in the Spring 2008 OHS Horticulture Horizons newsletter. As avid gardeners, we search out the newest and best each spring, and we are tantalized by those …
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 horizon into pink and blue hues, I was up and outside …
Garden Visit Anxiety Disorder
All week, I've been afflicted with Garden Visit Anxiety Disorder, otherwise known as GVAD. Symptoms include, but are not limited to: Hives, and I don't mean the ones filled …
First Garden Mentor: Edith Juanita
People with Dirty Hands: The Passion for Gardening, by Robin Chotzinoff is one of my favorite garden memoirs. Last night, for the third time, I read the rose rustling story with a …
And Now, Green Tea with Carol
Carol from May Dreams Gardens and I decided to write dual posts. I thought it would be fun to get to know Carol better, so come in out of the heat, put down your grub hoe, grab a …
My ‘Belinda’s Dream’ Rose Isn’t Happy
I think I know why, but figuring it out took most of the summer. Once I did, the solution was so simple that I owe her my most humble apologies. 'Belinda's Dream' is one of the …
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Summers Like These
Warm southern breezes touched by the sun. Just enough rainfall to make the perennial border sing with color; the vegetables abundant and crisp; and the Bermuda grass still green …
Five Good Reasons To Deadhead
We have reached that pinnacle of the gardening season when we need to deadhead many of our perennials and shrubs. The spring and summer flush is over, and we're faced with …
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, at that moment, the brakes in my mind came to a …
Ten Daylilies For Ten Dollars
Ten daylilies for ten dollars or less. Each. You didn't think this was one of those crazy ads at the back of a gardening magazine did you? "Grow luscious peaches on your …
How About A Sunday Stroll?
Good morning. Grab your coffee or tea and and please join me for a stroll through my little corner of paradise. I've always pictured heaven as a garden, and I hope that the good …
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 the gardener were deceased, would any of the …