One of the things I enjoy most about reading gardening blogs is that they’re so *now*. I’d be the last one to criticize books and magazines, but there’s just something more fun about reading blog posts. They’ve not been smoothed and processed by a series of editors, copyeditors, fact-checkers, and designers; the writing may be[...]
I’ve got hundreds if not thousands of plant species out back, but a few times a year one in particular captivates me. It’s exotic, hallucinogenic even. (Though I cannot personally vouch for that). It has giant flowers, and big, jagged-edged leaves. Best of all, it boasts a fragrance so intoxicating it’s nearly psychedelic. I’m talking about Brugmansias. I first[...]
Couldn’t resist adding my own smiling sunflower photo to the one Nan posted. I am making a publicity post card of this one. Anyone wanting a postcard for your fridge, please add your self to my mailing list – with your actual postal address of course. <g> [email protected] Saxon
The reinvention of my front yard is a continuing–and far from complete –endeavor. But I’m making progress. In Front Yard Fiasco, I wrote about my frudstrations in trying to create distinctive and welcoming yet low maintenance space in a narrow area bounded by a wooded slope. Now I’ve got part of it done. Part of[...]
A big congratulation goes out to our fellow GGW blogger, Nan Ondra, whose garden is written about by Anne Raver in today’s NY Times Home and Garden section. For those of us already familiar with the astounding beauty that Nan has created over the past 8 years, we are not surprised with what Anne Raver has written.[...]