I’m sure you all have heard discussions over the past couple of years about native plants. Rick Darke’s book, The American Woodland Garden, made a convincing case for creating a deciduous native woodland garden. And alot of us have read articles on the reasons for planting natives: they create biodiversity and good air quality, use less water[...]
Several of you are familiar with Chanticleer Garden because of its reputation as one of the greatest and ‘edgiest’ gardens in the U.S. Others of you have learned about Chanticleer due to our posting about it on GGW: and in recent months with Dan Benarcik joining our community. That is why I feel compelled to[...]
Rainy days and Mondays, according to an old Carpenters’ song, always get folks down. Guess it’s even worse when you get a twofer, and it rains on a Monday. But my friend Chrissie D’Esopo makes the most of it. Her amazing Avon, CT garden–a color-drenched collection of many thousands of annuals–is on tour this weekend, so she’s pampering petunias[...]
Oh yeah, I got it. Geegaws, doodads, tchotchkes–yeah, I got whimsy. I think whimsy should be a part of every garden. Gardens are about many things, but they are certainly about delight, about fun, about creating a treat for the eyes. Actually, they should transcend those simple goals and be a treat for all the[...]
I had a wonderful conversation with a dear friend of mine early this morning. He told me about an experience he had last night at his temple, which happens to be a chapel in the woods (how terrific is that?) In her sermon, the rabbi said that as we go through our day, we have the opportunity[...]