Big Brother, Little Brother
“I’m going to be as big as you, someday!” says little Picea pungens ‘Ruby Teardrops’ to ‘big bro’ across the …
Category Archives: Gardening
On the Naming of Garden Beds
Sooner or later, most gardeners who have more than a couple of planting areas will reach a point where referring …
The Allium from Mars
My son is growing alliums in his garden for the first time, and apparently two of the ‘Globemaster’ bulbs were …
Gardening Between a Rock and a Hard Place
I am now convinced that the adage “You never know what you’ve got until it’s gone” must have been originally …
‘Blank Slates’: Too Much of a Good Thing??
Pick up most gardening books and you are likely to see the proverbial ‘blank slate’ touted somewhere in its pages …
Waste Not, Want Not?
Gardeners are nothing if not resourceful, and unless one has money to burn (hint: Not me!) we always have that …
Catching Up with the Baby Tree Peonies
It’s been more than a year since I last reported on my seed-grown baby tree peonies that made their surprise …
I Just Canna’ Grow Cannas
I have now officially added cannas to my list of Plants That Will Never Grow For Me Anywhere. This is …
