After reading a recent post on Garden Rant about advertising on blogs, my fellow blogger, Nan, and I spent time chatting on the phone about what readers want in a garden blog, and what kind of content they expect. From my point of view, a blogger has a right to do or write whatever she or he wants, just as[...]
Fran Sorin
The Pushiness of Chrysanthemums-Part 2
After all of the discussion about my post on chrysanthemums, I told the bloggers on InTheGardenOnline.com that I would take photographs of places with chrysanthemums and then let all of you decide which photos you like and dislike. I am also going to give you descriptions of the people who live in these homes and[...]
Kale: Another Combination for the Fall
In strolling about my garden, with a new camera in tow, I focused on finding interesting fall plant combinations. When I came upon some ruffled, silver/greenish leaved kale with maroon ribbing and stems juxtapositioned against the chartreuse leaves of a salvia that Nan mentioned in an earlier post (mine didn’t bloom either), I thought, yes,[...]
Something New and Funky
Even though I have more vases than I care to admit, the last time when I was in Israel, I found something quite unusual at the Tel Aviv Museum’s gift shop. It is called VAZU, an expandable vase. It was wrapped in packaging similar to that of pantyhose. And since I couldn’t undo the wrapping[...]
The Pushiness of Chrysanthemums
I tend to be a bit peevish about certain plants in the garden. But I’ve got to tell you that the sight of chrysanthemums dotting the front yards of a lot of homes in my area to be distasteful: a bit like eating too many lollipops or cotton candy at an amusement park and ending[...]