Gardening

yougrowgirl posted a photo: Brought her outside where she proceeded to flop down onto the mulch and roll around in it like catnip!

I came upon this gorgeous Passiflora trifasciata on my first day in Thailand and was completely floored by it. I had no idea that such a gem existed. The leaves look like big bird feet! Passiflora is known primarily for its gorgeous flowers and deliciousl

First up I need to clarify the meaning of the last post. A lot of people thought I was talking about gardening hardship, when I was actually talking about work deadlines. I was REALLY tired and not too with it when I wrote that post. Please excuse my lack

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yougrowgirl posted a photo: Concrete urns that I will paint. Thanks Uli!

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This season I will be featuring a fun little adventure – a gnome search and find on this blog. On nearly every post I create I will do my best to incorporate a hidden “gnome” in at least one of the photos in the blog post. There are no prizes or monies t

P. Allen Smith and Shawna Coronado talking garden and green in Allen’s kitchen. Interviewing P. Allen Smith on camera while standing smack in the middle of his kitchen was an absolute joy. Allen is charming, intelligent, and has a nearly encyclopedic leve

Last Saturday I was invited down to Carolee’s Herb Farm to speak on front lawn vegetable gardening. It was an adventure. I needed to arrive at Carolee’s at precisely 11:00 AM Indiana time to speak. I left at 6 AM knowing I would get there just in time. S

On Day 2 of our awesome Garden2Blog Event at P. Allen Smith’s beautiful Moss Mountain Home Garden Retreat, we were shown how Laguna Ponds built a new pond on Allen’s property. Above you see tv crew, P. Allen Smith, and the Laguna staff discussing the ben

While our Garden2Blog Event group rode a trolley bus to P. Allen Smith’s amazing Moss Mountain Home Garden Retreat for Day 2 of the event, I had some time to reflect on Day 1 and imagine what the second day would be like. None of my imaginings could come

Discovering gorgeous Little Rock, Arkansas gardens designed by P. Allen Smith with P. Allen Smith as your personal guide – PRICELESS!! The Garden2Blog Event with P. Allen Smith and his incredible team began with a tour of the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion

As a result of reading my book review, Deborah of Garden Theatre wound up visiting Brian Bixley and touring his garden. Since her visit was in early spring, her photographs clearly illustrate the underlying design of Lilactree Farm. If you have been enjoy

Mud season is over and your soil is finally drying out, and you’re contemplating adding soil amendments to your vegetable bed or mulch to your ornamental beds. The question is: how much do you need? Probably more than you think. To get an even remot

I‘ve been trying to go for a walk up in our woods every day that it isn’t raining. (We got 8.55 inches of rain this April and our normal is 3.49 inches, so there haven’t been as many opportunities as in past springs.) During this time of

For Wildflower Wednesday, I try to feature a native plant growing wild on our property. I took a walk on Monday to see what was blooming, and found only one plant blooming, a shrub which looked to me like a pussy willow. I looked through my books and disc

This slow, cold, cloudy spring is sorely trying my patience. It’s taking forever for anything to bloom. But then, looking over past GBBD posts, it’s really not that far behind other springs. It’s just that last year, spring came earlier

I was just helping out a gardener who moved from California to upstate NY. (I think she’s over the shock.) It made me realize that not everyone who stops by thinks to look at the top menu bar to see what else is here. So come along and take a tour w

AFTER WINTER SPENT UNCEREMONIOUSLY IN HEFTY BAGS IN THE BASEMENT, the non-hardy bulbs at my place are striking up a chorus of Elvis’s “Love Me Tender,” trying to get through to me that they want a kinder, gentler life than the one I offe

IDIDN’T KNOW A PINTLE FROM A GUDGEON, but I knew I had dragged home some rusty, clunky iron tag-sale finds over the years that I’d grown tired of moving around the garage ever since. And so were born my trash-to-treasure style garden gates last week, than

I THINK MY VARIEGATED KERRIA (along with various other flowering shrubs) has decided that 2011 is the Year of Everything in Excess, covering itself in gaudy gold flowers the likes of which I’ve never seen, and spilling out into the path like never b

Love my garden! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry said the message that had come halfway around the world from Mamaroneck with a picture (above right) of the quarter moon rock garden. It was the very last thing I had worked on in the Mamaroneck gar

A recent outing with my brother in law the orchid geek  has got me  a little more interested in this species. Although I admire the exotic alien beauty of the blooms and how photogenic they are, they seem strangely awkward to me in a garden

A decade ago I read Andrew Weil's book Spontaneous Healing and it resonated with me having grown up exposed to other cultural systems of wellness that aren't 'alternative' here, a better word might be - parallel. Although we went to an allopathic doc

Trend guru Li Edelkoort's horticultural magazine Bloom recently looked at color from nature as a source of inspiration. Color from flowers and plants was also part of her trend presentation for Summer 2012 called Earth Matters. If you're no

Finally, I can report some actual gardening. It's taken a while for me to get going. First I had to just take in what grows here - the links below will describe the source of some of my decisions. Then, I needed to figure out what I wanted to 'do' without

I was late for the garden tour at Rimbun Dahan which started at 9 am, in fact I pretty much missed all but the last 30 minutes or so. I joined it just as they were about to enter the Rumah Uda Manap which had gorgeous botanical decorative art - worth

So what would you do? Let me tell you about the problem and then you can solve it for me. I understood the best thing any writer could do was to create a “channel” to promote their work and extend the readership. I did this pre-Net with a synd

I’m a big fan of Stephen Pressfield and his recent book Do The Work makes a great point that I don’t think too many folks really understand. And that is you don’t start at the beginning, you start at the end. I note that his earlier book

One of the delights of watching the Net is looking at how folks are using this fascinating medium. And unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know about the importance of mobile applications. Not only that, but you are probably being told you h

* Not every writer is an entrepreneur. Many (if not most) are content to write/create – and accept whatever money the make. All the while complaining they don’t make enough. (and that’s ok if they’re happy) * Most writers still don

Just when you think it was safe to go back in the water. Sigh. Spammers and scrapers have a new target – ebooks on Amazon. It seems the newest game in town is to scrape a bunch of websites, assemble some (essentially useless) content, package it up

Garden Writers Today is a website set up by Cool Springs Press to serve “a hub of learning and conversation” in the words of new editor Hazel Jennings. I’ve never met Hazel and I’m sure she’s well qualified (she’s also

There have been years in which I spent 20 hours a week weeding, planting, watering and pruning in my garden. The garden was ablaze with color, the kitchen sink was filled with vegetables and I would proudly lead guests on...

What makes American gardens ‘American’?That is the question author Tim Richardson seeks to answer in his stunning new book Great Gardens of America.Richardson’s tour of America’s great gardens includes historic properties...

If your gardening chores are winding down but you're still missing the great outdoors, get your fix while contributing to science by signing up for Project Feederwatch.The purpose of the FeederWatch program is to gather data from thousands...

Don’t mistake Shawna Coronado of Gardening Nude with a naked gardener. A naked gardener isn’t someone you would necessarily want living next door. Shawna Coronado, of Gardening Nude, on the other hand, would be...

Even professional gardeners discover sickening diseases and pests in their gardens with alarming regularity. But practicing sound horticultural practices and taking prompt action, when needed, can reduce the chances that your garden will suffer...

Cucumbers are simple to grow as long as you respect their need for full sun, well-enriched soil and plenty of water. Although cucumber plants are widely available at garden centers, big box stores and even grocery stores, the...

A fence is still your best defense, but I know that many people can't put up a deer fence and some of you don't even have space for a vegetable garden - you're mixing vegetables in with the flowers or growing them in pots. If you can't exclude deer, you h

Several years ago, a fellow Master Gardener showed up to work in our display garden with a dryer sheet tucked in his hat brim. He said it kept away insects, specifically those incredibly annoying, tiny gnats that cluster and swirl around your head. I've t

Is it that time already? I feel like I just got my plants in the ground and yet they're begging to be pinched back and deadheaded. Perennials really are little attention seekers, aren't they? And after all these years, you would think basil plants woul

I went on my first Open Days gardening tour of the season, on Saturday. I can think of few things I enjoy more than getting a peak into other people's gardens. It's such a generous gesture, welcoming total strangers into your private paradise. I've never

I know a lot of you grow strawberries, because it's one of my most popular articles. Strawberries are one of the most rewarding edibles to grow, because the flavor is so much more intense when they are freshly picked. So I'm wondering what you do with all

Ah, spring. You didn't disappoint. The peas are up, the asparagus is plentiful, the apple blossoms are blossoming and the flowers... Well the flowers are positively jubilant. I think spring flowers are my favorites. The colors are bright and clear and hav

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My neighbor Bob Sillers recently made the pronouncement that the Knock Out Rose has done more for Nashville's landscape than anything he'd ever heard of.

Whether on a small terrace or in a sweeping landscape, lighting creates a welcoming, often dramatic atmosphere.

Tourists have long flocked to Mexico's historic village of San Miguel de Allende.

Some before and after samples of the government's writing, many used in training employees to communicate more clearly: ___ BEFORE "The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends a half hour or more of moderate physical activity on most days, preferably

About 60 women filled a dozen tables in the reception hall at the Link Centre on Tuesday to hear six hours' worth of gardening talk.

2011 growing season

A beginner in gardening, from rural PA.

Organic recipes for pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers. Make your own.

Kids gardening site full of pictures and resources. From courgette muffins to keeping butterflies.

Tips on how to make the most of your garden with accessories and furniture so you can relax outside whatever the weather.

Just a few photos from the garden this week….. It seems the garden grows on– with or without my TLC! The Comfrey is now in full bloom. I never get tired of those sweet little pink flowers. The Lemon Balm is just beautiful right now! I have bee

Here I stand, at this moment, thinking back on the life of this blog and how much things have changed since I began it three years ago. I do not even recognize my life from when I started treading down this road. I have faced many challenges and have had

The dandelions are in full swing and happily blooming away here in my Oregonian garden. I do not consider them a weed and neither does my daughter. She has been plucking off the blossoms with abandon while making them into cute little bouquets for everyon

The old woman showed up in my garden, coming up behind me as I knelt on the ground pulling weeds. I was startled momentarily, not recognizing her at first. Then I realized she was the old woman at the door who had come to visit me in early April. She

Allium karatavienseDear Hortense Hoelove, How does the Pauli Exclusion Principle relate to gardening? Signed,Phil PhysicsDear Phil,I am so glad you didn’t ask “does the Pauli Exclusion Principle relate to gardening” because then I would have had to answer

Welcome to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for May 2011. When it's May in Indianapolis, all (many) eyes turn to the west side of town where the Indianapolis 500 race will take place at the end of this month. All month long, it’s one race event after the nex

Good evening, Carol. Hello, Dr. Hortfreud. Carol, are you ready for our session this evening? Yes, and I’ve got a topic to discuss with you, something I’ve been mulling over for quite some time. Well, then, let’s start with that. What’s your topic? O

Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. I state your name, am a gardener. I pledge and promise that: I will not panic if one week off work in May is not enough time to complete all the projects I want to have to do in the garden. (It isn't.)

Over the weekend, I used wooden stakes and string to mark where the new beds will be in the vegetable garden. I measured, staked, and strung, then stepped back to view the layout.It was then that I realized I had unwittingly laid out the vegetable garden