On this day in 2002, I wrote my first blog post. I had a half-baked idea that I wanted to share what I had learned about gardening in a cold climate online, and my original plan was to create a website. I realized that a blog was far easier to set up, thanks to help [...]
August 2012
Great Blue Lobelia: Wildflower Wednesday
August 22, 2012 – Posted in: Native/Invasive, What's up/bloomingSometimes plants surprise you. I recently came across this plant growing in front of the stone retaining wall of the parking pad. Ordinarily I would have considered any plant growing at the base of this wall a weed, but this plant had presence. I certainly hadn't planted it, and none were growing in the soil [...]
The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns: Book Review and Giveaway
August 22, 2012 – Posted in: Book reviews, RosesI confess I haven't been reading much fiction lately, but when I was asked to review The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns I agreed for two reasons. One, there are precious few novels where a gardener is the protagonist and gardening is an integral element of the plot and theme. Two, I was [...]
New Shrubs to Identify: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day August 2012
August 16, 2012 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingPerhaps it was the hot, dry spell we had, but there didn't seem to be too much blooming the past month. Much of what is blooming is woody. Once again, identification help is welcome, as most of these were already here when I moved in. This shrub is in the bed that borders the parking [...]
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