This is my next ‘must have’ shrub and I do know where to find it. The edgeworthia is an open shrub that seems to be quite small and not unlike a callicarpa in form. The flowers though are quite something. We are all familiar with witch hazels that bloom in winter, and the casual but [...]
This has been an interesting week. A garden club requested my knot garden talk. This is one of my favorite talks that sadly, rarely gets requested. We do a quick romp through medieval English history and gardens.
I have always had problem with the term ‘open’ and ‘closed’ knots. There are several definitions that I have [...]
Last weekend I went to the Southeastern Flower Show in Atlanta – I even joined the Southeastern Horticultural Society after meaning to for several months!
The show was a great place to meet great landscape designers and innovative products. I hope that some will come onto the radio with me over the next few months.
Here are [...]
I took a little tour around the garden today. We had another round of all day rain and cool temperatures. Everything is looking soggy but the lavender has definately suffered. The rosemary is not looking much better though. It will take a month or more before I really know whether the rosemary is going to [...]
Last year I planted the cool weather vegetables way too late. I was still in northern thinking maybe, but planting cabbage in April led to whitefly by mid May. Not a very successful year cabbage-wise. So this year I am starting just a few seeds – no I do not need 10 seeds per cell [...]
There is something about the first flower in the garden that is special. It gives just a hint of what is to come in the next few months. The crocus seem to be nowhere one day and in bloom the next. They brave dark cloudy days, deluges of early spring storms, not to mention icy [...]