My new botanical obsession has got to be Tiarella. I’m a little late to the tiarella (a.k.a. foam flower) party, having really just discovered them last year. That’s when, in my search for shade-tolerant ground covers, I planted both T. cordifolia ‘Running Tapestry’ and T. cordifolia ‘Black Snowflake’ in shady spots in my garden. Outta My Way My obsession [...]
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Tiarella cordifolia – Native Groundcover for Shade
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Natives, tagged foam flower, native groundcover for shade, Plants Noveau, Tiarella cordifolia on February 6, 2012 | 3 Comments »
‘Winter King’ Hawthorn ~ The King of Your Winter Garden
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Habitat Gardening, tagged Crataegus viridis, small trees for Connecticut Gardens, trees to add interest to winter garden, trees with berries, trees with interest, Winter King hawthorn on February 3, 2012 | 6 Comments »
The winter garden can be a dreary place. Typically we think of conifers to add color to a winter garden but there are some other options. Deciduous trees, especially those with interesting shapes, bark or berries, are also appealing additions to your winter garden. One of my favorite small trees for adding clor and interest with beautiful bark is [...]
Wordless Wednesday ~ Naked
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Wordless Wednesday, tagged Japanese maple on February 1, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Re-Thinking Connecticut’s Street Trees
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, tagged Connecticut street trees, Connecticut's Street Trees report, gardening in Conneticut, Jeffrey Ward, small trees for Connecticut Gardens, Two Storm Panel on January 27, 2012 | 7 Comments »
If you lived in Connecticut in 2011, chances are trees had a major impact on your life, in one way or another. Between Tropical Storm Irene and the freak October snowstorm, if you didn’t lose a tree in your garden, you probably lost power when a tree, or part of a tree, fell on the power lines. If a Tree [...]
At the Birdfeeder
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Habitat Gardening, tagged birds in Stamford, Connecticut garden, CT, wildlife garden on January 21, 2012 | 12 Comments »
It was a snowy day here in Stamford, CT so most people stayed inside and took it easy. But the bird feeder was like Grand Central Station all day long. By the way, this is the view of my wildlife-friendly garden from my office window…it’s a wonder I get any work done at all. Don’t you [...]
6 Plants for Attracting Beneficial Insects
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Habitat Gardening, Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens, tagged Connecticut garden, plants for attracting beneficial insects on January 20, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Over on Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens , I published a post about six great plants, some are annuals and some are perennials in my Connecticut garden (zone 6), for attracting beneficial insects to your garden. Creating more habitat for birds, butterflies and bees is really easy. You can even combine these plants and create your very own habitat [...]
Native Plants for Connecticut Gardens
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Natives, tagged gardening in Connecticut, native plants for Connecticut gardens on December 31, 2011 | 15 Comments »
Adding more native plants to your garden, regardless of whether you garden in Connecticut, Florida, Texas, California or somewhere in between, is a great way to make your garden more sustainable, eco-friendly and attractive to local wildlife. At first blush, it can seem overwhelming to choose between all the available native plants. My advice is to focus on adding [...]
Garden Designers Roundtable ~ Gardening with Deer
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, GDRT, tagged design strategies for deer-resistane. maintenance for deer-resistant garden, designing a deer-resistant garden, Garden Designers Roundtable on December 12, 2011 | 27 Comments »
This month on Garden Designers Roundtable, we explore the topic of Gardening with Deer. Rather than discuss deer-resistant plants, types of fencing or books that deal with the subject, all worthwhile topics, I thought I’d look at design strategies you can use — regardless of where you garden — to help make your garden less [...]
Container Gardening for the Birds
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, tagged native berries and evergreens, recipe for bird seed ornaments, recycled planter, wildlife-friendly containers for winter on December 11, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Dressing up your outdoor planters and urns for the winter season is an easy way to add color to your garden and to provide a little more food for the birds and other small wildlife that make your garden home during the winter. I made this container in only a few minutes, mostly with items I already had on hand. The [...]
Wordless Wednesday ~ Winter Red
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Wordless Wednesday, tagged Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rainbow', winter foliage color in Connecticut garden on November 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
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