Three Years of Ukigumo
Here is my Japanese Maple ‘Ukigumo’ over the last three years. This year it’s beginning to widen and lose that skinny-new-tree look. I really like shapes that Japanese Maples create as they branch out and grow. A design that only a tree can imagine. The variegation is increasing as well, I love the color this spring, so light and bright and just like the namesake … Continue reading Three Years of Ukigumo
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As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill. Helen Keller Continue reading Quote
Hot Lips Salvia
This annual perennial that keeps flying off the tables at every nursery has something that others don’t. What is the secret? How has it bewitched so many level-headed gardeners? They keep coming back year after year. They say “I love this plant, hummingbirds love this plant, plants love this plant. But it died. It didn’t come back, It’s gone!” It doesn’t matter, the people keep … Continue reading Hot Lips Salvia
Laughing by TS
The trees are laughing Leaves rustling in soft giggles Branches tremble in loud snorts of laughter Falling helplessly on the ground in funny cackles Rolling in quiet merriment Continue reading Laughing by TS
Kid Stuff—Recycled Planting Containers
It’s fun to see how many types of containers can be used for planting. Just look around your home and you’ll get some great ideas. In the pictures above we used cans, baskets, plastic buckets, a clam shell and even other plants (pumpkins)! Other things I’ve noticed: old boots, wheelbarrows, stones and bricks, tree stumps or pieces of driftwood, wooden crates, teapots, etc…. Just use … Continue reading Kid Stuff—Recycled Planting Containers
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