Gardening and kids seem to go hand in hand. Many avid gardeners have fond memories of gardening side by side with a parent or grandparent. I got my first transplants, some Lily of the Valley pips, from my grandmother’s garden. To this day, they are still one of my favorite flowers. New friend, fellow garden [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Growing Memories With A Storybook Garden
Posted in Gardening Inspiration, Plant Possibilities on July 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Deer-Resistant Perennials
Posted in Deer-resistant, Gardening in Connecticut on July 10, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Here in southwestern Connecticut, I wage a constant battle with deer in my garden. Sometimes I feel like no matter what I plant, the deer eat it. Like many gardeners who battle some type of pest in their garden it can seem like the pest in question – in my case, deer – wait and [...]
What To Do About Loss of Plant Variegation
Posted in Gardening Inspiration, Plant Possibilities on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many new plants that can be found in nurseries or garden centers have variegated or oddly shaped leaves, flowers, stems or fruit. Without getting into the science behind these oddities, suffice it to say they are the result of cell mutations. Breeders spend years trying to determine how stable these mutations are before releasing these new [...]
Vegetable Doctor
Posted in Edibles, Gardening in Connecticut on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here in Connecticut, as in many other areas of the country, it has been a long, cold, rainy June. While all the rain has certainly had many positive effects on our gardens it has also brought with it a whole range of insect and fungal diseases which are attacking many edible gardens. I read a [...]
Pinky Winky…Cutesy Name For A Beautiful Shrub
Posted in Gardening Inspiration on July 6, 2009 | 22 Comments »
It seems like hydrangeas are all the rage in gardening lately. It used to be a gardener could grow the basic mophead – blue or pink depending on your soil pH – or if you were lucky you might be able to find a lacecap hydrangea in your local nursery but that was about it. Now [...]
Plant Possibilities: Geranium ‘Rozanne’
Posted in Landscape Design, Plant Possibilities on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re looking for a carefree perennial that blooms all summer long, look no further than Geranium ‘Gerwat’ Rozanne. Rozanne is a low growing, front-of-the-border stunner that shines whether she’s in bloom or not. Rozanne is a mounding and spreading, but never invasive, beauty. Purple saucer-shaped flowers cover this plant all summer long. Rozanne thrives [...]
GOOPs…Timing is Everything
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the first of the month and so that means it’s time to share another garden OOPs moment or GOOPs. GOOPs is the brainchild of Joene Hendy, a garden blogger, master gardener and fellow CT-based garden coach. Joene’s idea is that we all make mistakes in our gardens so why not share them and learn [...]
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