Gardeners are perfectionists. We give ourselves high marks for weed free, mulched, pruned, and manicured gardens. Now, don’t get me wrong. I love to flip through the pages of a glossy magazine gazing at magnificently coiffed gardens as much as anyone. Who doesn’t?
From Here To There
– Posted in: Garden Design, Garden Musings October 13, 2011I’m thrilled to have Rebecca Sweet writing a guest post for GGW. She is a highly regarded garden designer, a respected blogger, and co-author of a wildly popular book on vertical gardening, Garden Up. Besides all of these accomplishments, Rebecca is what I think of as a ‘soulful gardener’. Read this article and you’ll understand[...]
Dogs and Gardens …… And Mental Health
– Posted in: Garden Design August 26, 2011***** After a summer hiatus, Picture This Photo Contest will be returning in September with a great judge. Keep a look out!! Would you mind taking a moment to go onto Picture This’ Facebook page and ‘like it’? Thanks….Fran A few weeks ago, Dogs Provide Owners Greater Mental Well-Being, an article in the Living Section of The Wall[...]
2 Outstanding FloweringTrees at Hidden City Garden
– Posted in: Garden Design, Garden Design August 4, 2011Written by Harry Pierik I’m always delighted to receive a post from Harry on the seasonal changes in his HIdden City Garden. In this article, he ‘wows’ us with 2 magnificent spring flowering trees …Davidia involucrata and Cornus nutallii. To read Harry’s last post about his garden in early spring, click on here. Check out [...]
Lily Gluttony
– Posted in: Bulbs, Garden Design July 20, 2011I got “the look” tonight. It was delivered by the lady who walks here somethingorother-poo and it’s given to all of us who have too many lilies in life. You know “the look.” It combines a stare of disbelief, a roll of the eyes, a covetous sigh, and the growl of sheer, unabashed envy (the[...]