Ouch!
Posted on July 21st, 2011
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When I went to visit Bob and Christa Stamper’s garden in Zionsville, Pennsylvania, a few weeks ago, Bob pointed out this tree, and I was horrified… Holy cow! He says, “This is the common native honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos, USDA Hardiness Zones 3-7). A long time ago I ordered 10 plants of a thornless variety to create a small, airy grove, but this one has reverted.The conspicuous thorns on the trunk are modified branches. Apparently this is an adaptation against large herbivores in the geologic past. I like the thorns for their prehistoric appearance, but one day Christa, my wife, was weeding on the slope by the tree and lost her balance. She reached out to the tree for support and painfully stabbed herself. Needless to say, she has no great love for this tree.
Drastic Cuts
Posted on July 20th, 2011
I’m into my fourth summer at Poison Ivy Acres, and this means dealing with plants that have put in the wrong place. Planting that ‘Morning Light’ Miscanthus in the entry garden seemed like a good idea at the time. Now that it’s larger, however, I see that this placement was a mistake.
First of all, the grass blocks the view of the stone steps and the rest of the garden. Secondly, the color of the foliage isn’t that much different from the Russian sage next to it, so one blends into the other instead of supplying some contrast. Every time I see this part of the garden all I can think about is getting rid of that grass!
I offered it up on the local Master Gardener facebook page but there weren’t any takers. It’s an attractive plant but I have five other clumps of this grass on the property so I don’t see moving it elsewhere. I’ve decided, therefore, to cut it down to the ground. In the fall I’ll
Small Size Bedroom with Maximize Furniture Design
Posted on July 20th, 2011
Unique Small Size Bedroom with Maximize Furniture Design
Here are a small bedroom with maximize furniture design for you. A creative ideas to maximize space in your small space bedroom. No matter what you have a small and cozy apartment or a spacious home. If you want to maximize as much space as possible, there are many solutions, even for limited spaces. The space is certainly cleverly decorated. He has everything a room needs: a comfortable bed with drawers, some seats that contribute to the warm and enthusiastic welcome to their friends, a whole or a single bed and the most important and attractive, chill out space under the loft bed that makes you feel comfortable.
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Morning Eye Candy: Bed in Summer
Posted on July 19th, 2011
And does it not seem hard to you, When all the sky is clear and blue, And I should like so much to play, To have to go to bed by day?
Bed in Summer ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Sky Over the Conservatory
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What would you do?
Posted on July 19th, 2011
I’m not sure how I feel about this little patio at the Cross Estate Gardens in Bernardsville, New Jersey. I like the globe/circle theme, but perhaps they should have embraced it a little more whole-heartedly and put another globe-shaped shrub in the central pot. Or maybe a massive fountain of miscanthus, perhaps ‘Morning Light’ (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’, USDA Hardiness Zones 5-9) to create a stronger focal point. What do you think?