Who ever thought that we gardeners would be offered such a plethora of choices when it comes to containers for the garden? I’m not even talking about unusual, one of a kind, types of containers, something you might find at a flea market, like an old kitchen sink, a trough or an antique pedestal. Nope, I’m talking about the newly manufactured ones, [...]
My HOCD-horticultural obsessive compulsive disorder–kicks into high gear when it comes to containers. I use more than 100 in my garden. I have hordes of mixed containers -those planted with a riotous array of plants, and many more outfitted with a single specimen. Even empty pots play a role (but more about that in a [...]
Do you ever look at pictures of perfectly groomed container plantings and wonder what they look like a few weeks or months later? I guess I’m a little cynical about the whole container-gardening thing, because I tend to put in too many plants to make them look good at first, then they’re already out of balance a [...]
Even though February was a short month, we managed to squeeze in a whole lot of posts on color! I think I’ve included everyone who left links here, and I found a few more of you in my travels around the garden-blogging community, but I’m sure I’ve missed some other great offerings. If you have any color-related [...]
It was the great Christopher Lloyd, who upon my first visit to Great Dixter, facilitated me in opening my eyes to the fact that startling, contrasting color could make for an exuberant, edgy garden. When I took my first stroll down his long border and saw crisp red and orange cannas a few feet away from some sweet, deep [...]