My friend, Janet, has a wonderfully complex garden full of interesting plants she has acquired from years as a garden writer and plant docent. She recently told me she and her Mom make an annual New Year’s Day plant count and have found in a mild winter she has many as 60 plants in bloom.[...]
Fences and walls are two features that add vertical elements to your garden, but they’re not always the most practical or aesthetically pleasing option. Where you’d like to add height without enclosure, arbors and pergolas can be a better way to go. A free-standing arbor may frame a beautiful view, mark a transition between two[...]
Despite the many demands of this busy month, we had a great turnout for December’s Design Workshop on the subject of garden fences and walls. From classic white pickets and rustic split rail to stunning sheet metal, we got to see some amazing garden enclosures and pick up some great ideas too. Below is a[...]
Many years ago, when I worked as an editor at Rodale Press Garden Books, part of my job was looking at pretty pictures of gardens. Lots of pictures. Many thousands of pictures. You see, each of us worked on the photo selections for the books we were individually responsible for, and we often pitched in to[...]
Office work has been unrelenting recently, but last Saturday, with an impending storm I could no longer put off fertilizing my rhododendron garden. It began as a chore and instantly became ecstatic. O the joy! Thanks Walt Whitman. As I walked down to the garden in the cool cloudy morning with 2 bags of fertilizer[...]