Monthly Archives: September 2010

How to plant the coolest, most dazzling arrangements of bulbs for spring blossom displays: It’s simple. Study these photos. No, I mean, study them. Make a list of what is used. Make a sketch. Take NOTES! All photos courtesy of … Continue reading →

I love taking cloud pictures from the airplane. I probably make people crazy doing the clickety click again and again from my window seat. Ain’t stoppin’ now. I understand the basics of cloud structure, how they build, what they are … Continue reading →

If you have the chance, or the opportunity to get to Denver between now and January, go to the Denver Botanical Gardens. They have a glorious exhibit of Henry Moore sculptures installed throughout the gardens. Massive, evocative, beautifully placed, gorgeous … Continue reading →

Lawsy mercy. I just made some great plum jam and the house is smelling sooooooooo good. Borrowed the recipe from the Tigress in a Jam, Plum Jam Noir. Up next, nectarine preserves. I didn’t even realize that was the Tigress’s … Continue reading →

Callicarpa ‘Profusion’ is a real looker this time of year. Check out these totally purple berries, and not dark purple, but purple bordering on hot pink: I keep mine pruned pretty tight, it is just 4 feet tall and almost … Continue reading →

Gentle reader, My apologies. I’ve been MIA again, this time in Dallas for the annual Garden Writers soiree and meetup/tweetup. Aside from dripping in perspiration (glowing) it was a fine time. We saw gardens of the rich and famous and … Continue reading →

Katie EP of Cool Springs Press asked me to check in with them and tell them what I wanted, what I “NEED” as a garden writer today. Hmmm. Oh boy oh boy oh boy. I know exactly what I need. … Continue reading →

Hey. End of the season. More or less. Less. More? Dee and Carol, This has been one pathetic garden season for me. Not only was I too busy to tend my garden, it was also a crappy crappy season weather-wise. … Continue reading →

Here’s a tough perennial for the hot high desert garden: gaillardia. I can’t recall which cultivar is in the photo, but along with ‘Burgundy’ , if you stop watering them, they actually perform. No? Oh yee of little faith. I … Continue reading →