Who ever thought that we gardeners would be offered such a plethora of choices when it comes to containers for the garden? I’m not even talking about unusual, one of a kind, types of containers, something you might find at a flea market, like an old kitchen sink, a trough or an antique pedestal. Nope, I’m talking about the newly manufactured ones, [...]
I see all my fellow bloggers here seem caught up in color. Hmmm, still winter in some parts of the country ? <g> Now for me, well into spring here in Northern California, at the peak of daffodil season, I need a break to see winter. Bare trees, snow, and monotones to remind me of [...]
My HOCD-horticultural obsessive compulsive disorder–kicks into high gear when it comes to containers. I use more than 100 in my garden. I have hordes of mixed containers -those planted with a riotous array of plants, and many more outfitted with a single specimen. Even empty pots play a role (but more about that in a [...]
Do you ever look at pictures of perfectly groomed container plantings and wonder what they look like a few weeks or months later? I guess I’m a little cynical about the whole container-gardening thing, because I tend to put in too many plants to make them look good at first, then they’re already out of balance a [...]