Happy Easter!
Posted on April 21st, 2011
I won’t be posting a Seed Sowing Saturday post this weekend since it’s Easter weekend. I’ve included a dogwood picture and if you would like to read more about dogwoods I wrote post for the Tennessee Gardener online that you may enjoy. Also for an update on the plants in my garden shed feel free to take a look at the video below.
I hope you have a Happy Easter!
This video was made with my Sony HDRCX130 HD Video Camera.
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Daffodilophilia
Posted on April 16th, 2011
- Daffodils at Acorn Bank garden, Cumbria, UK, mostly wild Narcissus pseudonarcissus crossed with some old varieties genetically close to the original wild species. Photo:NK.
Daffodils are somehow the quintessential spring flower. The appearance of their distinctive yellow flowers is a sure sign that winter has either ended or is about to soon. Unlike the tulip, which appears to be dependent on us for its continued re-emergence in the garden, daffodils re-appear faithfully every year; and not just in the garden but in places such as roadsides, churchyards and parks where they have been planted, often decades ago – in some cases over a century ago. T
Book review: Plants for Atlantic Gardens
Posted on April 15th, 2011
Plants for Atlantic Gardens
Handsome and Hard-Working Shrubs, Trees and Perennials
By Jodi Delong
Atlantic Canada has its garden challenges and few know better than Nova Scotia writer and garden columnist Jodi DeLong. Written in a conversational, can-do style, Plants for Atlantic Gardens provides solid advice on the shrubs, trees and perennials that can take what the East Coast delivers.
Divided into two main sections—Shrubs and Trees, and Perennials—Plants for Atlantic Gardens covers more than 100 plants suited to the unique Maritime climate. Not sure where to start? Perhaps one of the five appendices will help you hone in on the best picks. Whether you’re looking to discourage deer or encourage bees, are contending with a backyard bog or East coast desert, these carefully selected options have got your back as you face the most common garden challenges.
With more than 200 photos, detailed planting information, cultivar recommendations and hard-earned warnings, the Atlantic gardener is sure to have success with these buy-once plants.
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Dreamy garden ornaments you can BUY!
Posted on April 14th, 2011
I visited Bedrock Gardens, Jill Nooney’s garden in Lee, New Hampshire, last year and fell in love with these gem stems. They’re made from glass deck prisms, and look amazing in Jill’s woodland. Jill’s an amazingly talented sculptor, and her creations are some of the most imaginitive garden ornaments I’ve ever seen. Click through the other photos to see some of her work.
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Wildflower Time In Israel
Posted on April 11th, 2011
Gardening in Israel: By the time June comes along, you might as well call it a wrap….except for the once in a while deadheading, pruning (which I’m always a bit shocked at how vigorously it’s done throughout the summer here) and making sure that watering systems are intact.
From mid-winter until mid-spring, the blooms are lush, the grass is green and the rains are gifts from the Gods’. Cities and suburbs are flush with flowers while the wildflowers sweep the landscape with utter simplicity and magnificence.
Because of Israel’s geographical location at the junction of three continents, it has a wide diversity of plants; 2600 plus types and over 135 varieties of butterflies. Alpine species sweep the northern mountain slopes while Saharan species thrive in the south. Some common wint
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