I've always wanted a beautiful garden. In my vision I'm about ten or fifteen years older, maybe some gray hair streaks here and there, and I'm in my garden pruning, potting, digging, and watering. While I love traveling and seeing new places, I'm much more of a homebody. So if we're not road-trippin
I’ve shared before the unexpected garden treasure I received from my elderly neighbor next door, whose husband planted bamboo some years before his passing, hoping to furnish the growth to ou…
In the garden
house and garden circa 1939 to conde nast that is! i want to hate them but every time i’m about to write them off, i fall back in love. damn. circa 1940 i was just stopping by to wish you a h…
Earlier in the summer I shared this post about our backyard, and I'm happy to say we're making some progress. With the lower level of the backyard looking like this:
How do you know what kind of pruning a clematis needs? The key to success is figuring out which of the three pruning groups your clematis belongs to. By identifying the group and following the instructions, the task will seem much less daunting.
Ruth Stout , where have you been all my life? Money quote: "I don't do anything I don't want to do unless I have to. And I don't ...
Mosquitos LOVE me. I swear they do a fly by to assess the group of people I’m with, then single me out of the crowd and go in for the blood bath. No more! This…
With our truck and trailer constantly in motion on road trips to our growers over the last two weeks, our yard is beginning to fill nicely with a wide assortment … Continue reading "The Yard Filleth"
This is a continuation of my Spice Series. Welcome to my information on Vanilla! Vanilla is the world's most expensive crop after saffron and cardamom. This is because there is no alternative to hand pollination
My flax is blooming! Can’t wait to experiment. My cotton is sprouting! The white and tan anyway, the green is not doing so well. I’ve been told that our area is not hot enough for cotto…
Add beauty to your shady yard with the perennials seen in this Minnesota garden.
This is a continuation of my Spice Series. Welcome to my information on Vanilla! Vanilla is the world's most expensive crop after saffron and cardamom. This is because there is no alternative to hand pollination
Celebrated architect Ricardo Bofill has passed away aged 82. In tribute to his immense body of work, we revisit La Fábrica, an abandoned cement factory outside Barcelona. The colossal (and ever ongoing) project saw the architect transform the existing property into a pioneering studio, with his family’s living space nestled inside
These are the plants you should always avoid when determining the right companion plants for hydrangeas.
How I'm planning to rewild my Gold Coast backyard to create a pollinator friendly garden filled with Australian native plants.
Garnwerd is a small village near the city of Groningen (Netherlands) A beautiful village with many renovated houses built on a mount. This mount was necessary in earlier days to protect the people against the sea. Now they are protected by strong dikes.
We go another 10 inches of snow dumped on us last weekend, but that doesn't mean I'm giving up on my garden dreams and plans! Mother n...
Discover why coffee is a natural fertilizer for houseplants and by using drip coffee will be a viable fertilizer for your fiddle leaf fig!
Hey guys, I’m on this garden kick and have collected a vast volume of exquisite gardens. (link to last post if you missed it). There are so many ways a garden can be classified, but today, I’m focusing on the urban garden. some are on the roof (lucky devils) some are in a courtyard (if […]
Take your patio from tired to terrific with these inspired ideas.
Because every tiny apartment could use a levitating garden.
A jaw-dropping casual path winding across a superb mix of drought resistant and salt friendly plantings. This naturalistic, colorful and low maintenance scene has been brilliantly created by Lankford Associates Landscape Architects, using 3 drought resistant perennials, a long-lasting blooming shrub and a couple of ornamental grasses.
We've been scheming a visit to Babylonstoren in South Africa for a while now; here's one more reason to go: the newly opened Karen's Tea House.
The no dig flower garden bed method will help you create a beautiful garden right over the grass without all the extra work & unwanted weeds.
The aptly named Bloomerang lilac first blooms in the spring and continues flowering through fall. Learn to grow this fragrant beauty in your garden.
Awesome tips about gardening for beginners - for those wanting to start growing their own fruit and veggies.
My antique chair rescued from large trash pick-up. If they could see it now, they might want it back...lol
This, my friends, is Grevillea 'Long John'. I'm very excited to introduce you to him because there is nothing about this plant not to love. It is waterwise, easy to grow, and a real show-off whether it is in flower or not. It gets about 8' tall, so plan on making it a focal point in your…
