This is not a novel idea for many of you, but it's a fairly new concept for me. It happened almost by accident last year when I bought a lot of perennials, and because I wasn't ready to plant them in the landscape, I added them to my containers. In the fall, I transplanted them… Continue reading Perennials in containers…
Month: May 2024
Keep Calm and Carry On…
Really! And to be honest, this is not my gardening mantra, BUT, I have no choice. Ideally, I love an instant, mature garden...a garden that magically looks like the image I have in my mind. That pristine image has been horribly altered by the unusual weather over the past winter, which wreaked havoc on the… Continue reading Keep Calm and Carry On…
Is it time for a rain dance…
As I was working in my garden over the weekend, the song "Rain Dance" (1971) by The Guess Who spun round and round in my head. I'm not even sure what the lyrics mean, but it has a catchy tune, and I was taking it literally, ready to do a rain dance to end the… Continue reading Is it time for a rain dance…