Come to the Dark Side In gardening, as in life, a little quirkiness is a good thing. I love visiting a well planned French garden where everything is laid out in geometric perfection, but even as a spectator they make me nervous. There’s way too much pressure to keep things a certain height, shape, and…
Getting Stoned If you like to garden, February is more of a planning month than an active planting month, but if the weather cooperates it can be a good time to hardscape. Hardscaping is pretty much anything man-made that is incorporated in your garden, ranging from paths to patios, and birdbaths to barbeques. I’ve alway…
Marching Orders Ah February, my calendrical nemesis, we meet yet again. Once more you stand between me and the first Spring month of the year, and you just had to be a leap year this time. Like that extra day makes you so special. We all know who you got it from…June is far too…
Azalea Paraphernalia Azaleas are one of my favorite flowering bushes since their bloom time runs from April into July depending on the type, and even longer now with Encore varieties that bloom up until frost. They are nature’s version of a surprise party, one minute they are hiding in the background, the next they pop…
