Things Gardening Has Taught Me

Things Gardening Has Taught Me

Jun 18, 2018 | Gardening

It’s both thrilling and unsettling to start something new.  If I give myself enough time I can usually talk myself out of it.  Train to run a 5K?  Nah, I’ll probably break an ankle or something.  Join a Facebook group with thousands of strangers?  Nope.  I’m an...
Early June Garden Walk

Early June Garden Walk

Jun 12, 2018 | Gardening

We’ve been whirling around in our gardens for the past several weeks in a scramble to get everything planted, weeded, mulched, staked, and fertilized.   May was madness, with its sultry temperatures and astonishing glut of peonies and ranunculus that came...
Cue the Ranunculus

Cue the Ranunculus

May 29, 2018 | Gardening

Some of you may remember that sobbing post where we confessed that, due to skipping Spring 2018, there would be no ranunculus this year.   The experts say that when ground temp reaches 60 and daytime temp reaches a consistent 80, that ranunculus will stop putting...
Spring Garden Walk

Spring Garden Walk

May 15, 2018 | Gardening

One of my favorite things to do is to take a stroll around the garden to see what’s happening.  Things change so quickly that it’s easy to miss the first coral charm peony finally blooming or to suddenly discover that the sweet peas should have been staked...
A Ten Mile Bouquet

A Ten Mile Bouquet

May 8, 2018 | Floral Design, Gardening

Have you heard of the 50 mile bouquet?  It’s a term used to describe the local, seasonal flower movement and is the title of a book written by Debra Prinzing on the subject.  Because many flowers sold by wholesalers today have an untraceable supply chain...
The Art of Flowers

The Art of Flowers

May 1, 2018 | Floral Design, Gardening

My art teacher once gave me a bit of advice about making art.  I remember I was working in oils on a coastal scene, so intent on getting part of the water right that I didn’t realize my brush strokes were creating a fog on the shoreline.  I was a little dismayed...