One day a few years ago, while I was busy preparing a meal for dinner guests, I walked out into the yard to see what flowers were blooming. When we have company for dinner, I usually just pick flowers from the garden for the table centerpiece. Well, it was July and, as you may know, […]
Garden Notes
Capillary Action Magic
If you have ever had to go away for a while, but were afraid your plants would die in your absence, here is one way to avoid coming back to face a bunch of withered sticks. I had heard about this watering method, but then actually tried it for our last two-week vacation. The process […]
My Japanese Beetle War
We have all heard about Japanese Beetles and the damage they do to a garden. There is a lot of information about Japanese beetles available explaining how they feed on about 300 species of plants, devouring leaves, flowers, and overripe or wounded fruit. They usually feed in groups, starting at the top of a plant […]
Sitting in Clover
I am not really a fan of grass lawns, they are a lot of work and weeds are always a problem. A few years ago when we moved to our home in the suburbs we inherited a large green lawn. The former owner had used a lawn service who maintained that weed free look by […]
Adam’s Needle — Easy Care Yucca
My sister Mutsie loves to travel and particularly likes the Southwest. She and her husband take vacations in Arizona, New Mexico and southern California and take a lot of photos of the native plants. One year she brought me a Yucca plant or Adam’s Needle for my garden. Now, according to my plant book, Adam’s […]
The Very Beautiful Rozanne
I have a lot of different cranesbill or wild geranium plants in my yard but my very favorite is Rozanne. Her blooming starts in early summer, but then Rozanne continues until frost. This may not sound like a big deal, but in August when many of the early perennials are finished and the garden is […]