Having a perennial garden that blooms from spring to fall is every gardener’s dream, but having continuous color can be a lifetime challenge for even the experienced gardener. One of the most difficult bloom time gaps in the parade of flowers is often in late spring, after tulips dropped their petals and peonies are at[...]
How to Unearth Your Creative And Wild Roots to Design the Garden of Your Dreams
– Posted in: Garden Design September 16, 2016I’m trying something a bit different on today’s post. I’ve created a power point video explaining the transformation of my Bryn Mawr, Pa. garden over the period of 10 years. I hope you enjoy!! If you decide to take advantage of the book and course giveaway, I’d appreciate it if, after reading the book, if[...]
A Creative Journey: Discovering What You Like, Dislike, and Really Desire
– Posted in: Garden Design September 2, 2016“To perceive freshly, with fresh senses, is to be inspired.” ~ Henry David Thoreau I spoke in my last post of going on a creative journey to discover my garden that has yet to show its face. I asked you to join along and participate in creating something that you deeply desire (it, of[...]
GGW Celebrates Its 9th Birthday: A Special Treat from Chanticleer
– Posted in: Garden Design July 15, 2016We’re having a celebration at Gardening Gone Wild: it’s our 9th birthday! When Nan Ondra and I started GGW in July 2007, we never thought about where we would be almost a decade later. We were just two Pennsylvania gardeners and authors with a passion for gardening and a love of perennials and lush overflowing,[...]
Creating A Cocktail Hour Garden
– Posted in: Garden Design May 15, 2016Flowers and foliage that are white are especially noticeable as the sun goes down. Written by Guest Contributor, C.L. Fornari “It has been a difficult week. Your boss has been extremely difficult, or your clients self-centered, and your mother/best friend/spouse is clueless about how to support you. Maybe your furnace or A.C. has suddenly quit,[...]