Reaching for the sky
Posted on August 15th, 2010
OK, so this garden might not be intentional, but isn’t it spectacular? This ambitious plant was spotted on a riverside building in Newburgh, New York. Just think about how far water has to travel to reach the top!
Go West Young Rose
Posted on August 12th, 2010
Mme. Isaac Pereire
As Americans moved west across their new country, many a rose traveled along in those Conestoga Wagons tucked somewhere between the family clock and frying pan used to make “Hoppin John”. Upon arrival at the new homestead they were planted, watered and left to grow under the same conditions those early settlers encountered. Over time their true names were forgotten and they became known simply as “Grandma’s Red Rose” or “Aunt Sally’s Pink Climber”. Many survive today as “Found Roses” rustled by dedicated rosarians. Names like “Charleston Graveyard”, “Angles Camp White Tea” and “Natchitoches Noisette” are as much a testament to the conditions they thrived under as to the locations where they were rediscovered.
Over time roses found their way into almost every garden. Some were grown for their b
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Why I Garden
Posted on August 12th, 2010
One of the delights in my life is my morning ritual of sitting outside – barefoot – with pen and notebook – drinking my morning coffee – in the garden.
I can watch the sun change shadows from deep purple to gold to bright sunlight. I can hear the loons and gulls out in the channel. The cidada are humming away and the hummingbirds attack each other in territorial wars.
Life unfolds out there. Day by day, season by season and by paying attention, I get to know my world better. I connect in some way; my inner world meets that outer space and it’s in those moments all the craft and technique of creating a garden fade into the joy of being in one.
There’s no way I can begin to tell you of the changing tones of the light as it slashes and unravels the night’s work. Those small hints of light pushing through trees to streak the long grass. To lengthen,
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Backyard Panic Ensues
Posted on August 7th, 2010
In happier times….
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It was noticed quite easy this morning there was a crisis in the back garden of garden writer Doug Green. Outraged birds from near and nearer clicked and twittered, buzzing with indignation at Doug while he was making his morning notes.
Green tried to explain to these very unhappy birds that this simply wasn’t his department but the hovering hordes weren’t having any of it.
In a statement to this reporter, Green said the birds were clearly irate and on the edge of losing control of their tail feathers. The o
Milk glass lights up the garden
Posted on August 7th, 2010
Sure, you could spend buckets of money on fancy lanterns for your garden. Or you could drive on down to the local thrift store and pick up a few milk glass vases and teacups for a couple dollars each. They make the nicest glow when you add votive candles. Place them on top of fence posts or create a grouping of different styles on your picnic table. They’re sturdy and easy to clean (I just pop mine in the dishwasher when they start to get grungy), and they look fantastic.
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