Gardener’s Bloom Day: March 15
There is a Meme (a blogging theme) for Gardener’s Bloom Day. It is always the 15th of the month. I am not sure who started it or why. However, I always enjoy seeing everyone else’s blooms. I am never organized enough to write a bloom day post of my own. There’s a lot in bloom in my garden right now, though, and it all seems to have a theme. Here is my bloom day collage:…
What IS that Tree Blooming?
If you live in the frozen wasteland that is Canada (LOVE you Chris! 
, you probably don’t have a lot of trees blooming yet. You will soon, though. I thought I would give you a little picture-dictionary to help you identify your trees. Every year around this time, I almost get into many car wrecks because I am rubbernecking at the trees blooming along my way to and from work, etc. Here …
Garden Tour: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Whenever I travel, I always enjoy visiting Public Gardens. I used to manage public gardens, so I got lots of great ideas for the garden where I worked at the time. Now, I just enjoy the superb horticulture, and the opportunity to get lots of pictures to share with people. I interned at the Marie Selby Botanical Garden in the spring of 2000, and I had not been back since. I was thrilled to see …
Beefing up the Winter Garden
Last week, I thought about how I can make my garden a little more interesting in the winter. The picture in the last post is highly unusual. We do not normally have snow at all-not even a few flakes. That means we have a very long winter without much snow and lots of brown and dormant lawns. If I get organized in time for next winter, I will be planting more of these plants to …
Hello Holly!
The Christmas Holidays are almost upon us. I have been procrastinating terribly, in terms of decorating my house. No tree yet, no decorations up, no wreath on the door. I will probably end up poaching from my neighbors’ yards at the last minute to “Deck the Halls.” If I end up needing some “help” from my neighbors, I will be going in search of holly trees. …
Camellias: Organic Garden Workhorses
The first time I saw a Camellia, I had no idea what it was. In the beginning of February, with a light dusting of snow on the ground, I strolled through the conservatories of Longwood Gardens, in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. The Camellias were blooming in the as-yet-unrenovated East Convervatory. To me, they were a miracle. A rose blossom on a tree without thorns. A magnolia in …
Organic Landscaping
Am I seriously going to write a post about Organic Landscaping? Yes. Why? Well, because there is a lot of talk about Organic Gardening, and rightfully so (that is what this site is about, yes?), but not so much talk about organic landscaping. Why might we care? Well, because “landscaping” is kind of another term for the plants …
Spring Flowering Trees
Fall is the best time to plant trees. Get your trees in the ground before it freezes solid, and your trees will have an excellent chance of growing new roots and establishing themselves before winter. That will give them a head start in the spring. Today, I’ll give you the rundown on some great trees to plant now for spectacular spring color. Thursday, I’ll explain how to plant your trees so …
