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Planticide!
A couple of days ago, I did in a plant, a sprawling, hideous monstrosity of a rubber “tree” that had lived in a low-ceilinged, south facing basement room for years. It was deformed by the unsuitable...
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Thugs, Prima Donnas… and Mulleins
When I began making this garden in 1992, I didn’t have a lot to spend on the project, so I was happy to fill up the space with pass-along plants from other gardeners, waifs and strays of unknown...
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Hitchhikers and Freeloaders
I grow a lot of plants in pots, because the dry, rooty soil of my garden (about which I complain frequently) is not hospitable to the delicate and needy. So delphiniums, lilies and even tomatoes live...
View ArticleLily Month
We are in high summer now, if you reckon by the meteorological calendar, in which the summer months are June, July, and August. July is lily month in this garden. Spring and early summer bloomers are...
View ArticleSummer’s Finale: Rose, Lily, Dahlia
Fall (autumn) is almost here. We have had actual rain in the past week, and more is predicted. I am no longer a slave to the hose and watering can. Here are some photos from August, which is usually a...
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