Sometimes when I talk to my landscape design or garden coaching clients about choices of shrubs for their gardens, they want something new and exciting. Something all their neighbors don’t have. something that will stop them in their tracks because it’s so beautiful. I can certainly understand that sentiment but I always tell them there [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Sometimes Ordinary is Extraordinary
Posted in Garden Coaching, Gardening in Connecticut, Landscape Design, Plant Possibilities, Sustainable Gardening, Zone 6 gardening on May 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Highlights from the Sustainability Expo
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Green Roofs, Landscape Design, Natives, Sustainable Gardening on May 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday I wrote about the first Sustainability Expo that was being held in Stamford that evening. I attended the event, along with scores of other people, and thought I would share some of the highlights from the evening. In the lobby of the Government Center there were a few dozen booths from sustainability-minded companies and/or [...]
Sustainability Expo in Stamford, CT
Posted in Sustainable Gardening on May 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m so excited that my hometown of Stamford, CT is hosting it’s first Sustainability Expo tonight at the Government Center. Here’s all the info about the event and the agenda for all the guest speakers: Free, fun resources and educational events for gardeners of all ages and skill levels. Learn how city leaders, environmental [...]
Making A Smart Investment in Your Garden
Posted in Landscape Design, Plant Possibilities, Zone 6 gardening, tagged achillea, artemesia, aster, astilbe, convallaria, coreopsis, daylily, dividing perennials, euphorbia, heuchera, hosta, investing in your garden, monarda, nepeta, penstemon, phlox, quick-growing perennials, rudbeckia, solidago, veronica on May 25, 2009 | 8 Comments »
As every gardener knows, we have an expensive obsession! I don’t even want to tally up how much money I spend each year just adding to my existing garden. But if you are a gardener who is designing an entirely new bed or starting a project from scratch, the cost of purchasing plants can be mind-boggling. One [...]
What Exactly Are Native Plants?
Posted in Landscape Design, Natives, Sustainable Gardening, Zone 6 gardening, tagged Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, nurseries that carry native plants, Plant Native on May 21, 2009 | 9 Comments »
As a professional landscape designer I am an advocate for using native plants in designed landscapes whenever appropriate. I am also a member of Association of Professional Landscape Designer’s Sustainability Committee and at this time we are drafting guidelines on using native plants in designed landscapes which will be used by landscape design professionals and will also be available [...]
Double-file Viburnum…Twice As Nice In Your Spring Garden
Posted in Landscape Design, Plant Possibilities, Zone 6 gardening on May 18, 2009 | 18 Comments »
It’s a dreary day here in southwestern Connecticut (zone 6), but still my garden is shining. Thanks in part to one (actually two) of my favorite shrubs, Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum. That’s a botanical mouthful for double-file viburnum. I love the way their bright white flowers brighten my border. Even on a brilliant sunny day [...]
May Bloom Day…
Posted in Bloom Day, Gardening in Connecticut, Gardening Inspiration, Plant Possibilities on May 15, 2009 | 8 Comments »
It’s hard to believe another month has passed and it’s time to post pictures for Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day (GBBD) again. As many of you know, the inspiration for GBBD comes from Carol the author of May Dreams Gardens blog. Last month, 144 garden bloggers posted photos of plants that were blooming in their gardens and [...]
A Hummingbird Cafe
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Plant Possibilities on May 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I just finished reading the May/June 2009 edition of Connecticut Gardener magazine and while there are lots of interesting articles , I was especially intrigued by a small section of the ‘What To Do in the May/June Garden’ article about how to attract hummingbirds to your garden. It seems that every year, fellow garden designer Kathrine Neville [...]
Find A Place For This Tree In Your Garden
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Landscape Design, Natives on May 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a photo taken a few days ago of my Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis). It is one of my favorite trees since it is a true multi-season performer. It’s one of those small garden trees that should be planted close enough for you to really be able to observe it up close because for much of [...]
To Peat or Not To Peat…
Posted in Sustainable Gardening on May 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I just read an interesting post at Garden Rant, by guest ranter Ken Druse about the use of peat moss in our gardens. I’ve been following the growing debate about the effectiveness of peat moss as a soil amendment and must admit I used to use it years ago when planting or transplanting trees and shrubs [...]
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