I’d like to talk about dahlias, beautiful dahlias. I have been gardening for a long time now and somehow dahlias have not been on my radar. That may be because they are best bought in tuber form, well in advance of planting season, and I often don’t get my perennials until the start of the […]
Gardening in the Time of the Coronavirus
There is no doubt that this has been a strange spring and summer for us all. COVID-19 has affected everyone in so many ways.For me personally, it started on March 13th when I received an email from my younger daughter’s school that that day would be the last day of school.The children would be emptying […]
A Work in Progress
Back in the spring of 2017, I was contacted by clients who wanted to do some work on their backyard. They had lived in this lovely house for approximately 30 years if I’m not mistaken and had wanted to work on the back area for some time. The homeowners were a lovely couple who were […]
More on the Beloved Hydrangea
I wrote about Hydrangeas in September and barely scratched the surface on all there is to say about these beautiful flowering shrubs. There are a number of different types of Hydrangea, both flowering as shrubs and vines, a genus of some 100 species. This month I am focusing on Hydrangea Paniculata, commonly called Panicle Hydrangea. […]
For the Love of Hydrangeas
I would have to say that 9 out of 10 clients tell me they want hydrangeas in their garden. Everyone LOVES hydrangeas. Some who have done their research may even go as far as telling what variety of Hydrangea they want. And then there are the people who just say, “I want the blue ones”. […]
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