While working on my most recent book, Fallscaping, I developed a particular interest in finding perennials with great autumn foliage color. Before that, I could name only a half-dozen or so; now, it seems they’re everywhere I look. At left above are some sunny yellow stalks of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), showing off beautifully against [...]
Do you ever have one of those gardening moments when you wonder “Why do I bother?” I get them often when I spend time walking through my meadow, especially at this time of year. Everywhere I look, there are beautiful vistas, stunning combinations, and exquisite tiny details that make the time and energy I invest [...]
It is this time of year when hues of brown, yellow and gold begin to overtake the landscape that I am more appreciative of the pockets of color that are still intact in my garden. As the days become shorter, the air crisper and the sky (at least this past week) as blue as it [...]
I’ve been wanting to try growing Queen Anne’s pocket melon (also known as plum granny, vine pomegranate, dudaim melon, apple melon, and vine peach or peach vine) for several years. So when I noticed that Seed Savers Exchange had the seeds for sale, I quickly added them to my spring order. The description there echoed [...]
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