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Tropical Plants for Temperate Gardens
Tropical plants aren’t just for tropical gardens. Temperate gardens may also benefit from their bold beauty, especially where summers are hot and humid (like mine). Every year I include a few ho...more
The Gardens by the Side of the Road/follow up
This is sort of potpourri as I want to give a final report of the amaryllis project. The photo is of the last blooms of the last amaryllis to bloom at our house. The original information said that the...more
Square Foot Gardening - Raised Beds
Due to the poor soil conditions in my yard I decided to construct "Raised Beds" this year. Now I have four 4' X 8' beds 8" depth. As you can see from the slideshow my backyard garden has evolved ...more
Mo' Plants & Ideas - Unorthodox Containers
I recently had a chat with an editor from Better Homes & Gardens about the change in the way it views potential gardens for the pages of its magazines. The publication is interested in finding gardens...more
Highlights from 2010 Philadelphia Flower Show “Passport to the World”
The international theme of this year’s Philly Flower Show yielded some very exciting and inspired exhibits. The most memorable displays spanned the globe and defied the flower show exhibit norm ...more
The Beautiful Night Bloomig Cereus
This is my favorite plant. It's amazing how a plant that isn't pretty at all, can produce such a beautiful and fragrant offspring; even though it's short lived! It is wonderful watch the tr...more
Mo' Plants & Ideas - Moth Flowers
Eons ago, moths quit the daytime and found it safer to chase flowers after dark. Though they're often overlooked due to the bright and colorful butterfly, these muted insects lost in the shadows may h...more
walnut tolerant plants
I have been doing research on plants that can tolerate being near walnut trees. I'm wondering if any of you have had experience with planting near black walnut trees
I need some ideas for tall ...more
Way to wet!
OK, whether it be rain or snow, enough is enough already. I live in the Central Valley of California where our summers are long and hot and drought conditions are common so we need the rain now to hel...more
World Trade Center Memorial Disappointment
I’ve had three first hand experiences with the World Trade Center Site. I first visited it on the six month anniversary of the attacks. Clean up was still underway but that evening the city shon...more
Mo' Plants & Ideas
Color, texture, paint, paper, paintings, vases, sculptures and objects d'art are all so familiar to us. Maybe it's because Mom shared her love of homemaking with us, so we're literally raised in that ...more
It's still cold.
Yesterday afternoon the temperature rose enough that the cats were rolling on the warm concrete and today my window are open, yea! It seems like I haven’t been warm in two months. It was a tempt...more
The Gardens by the Side of the Road/ Flowers blooming
Earlier, I said that Amaryllis are supposed to bloom six weeks after they are potted and I would keep track to see if that happened.This is how they looked when potted. I put four little baby bulbs in...more
Mo' Plants & Ideas
As a natural born tight wad, I love free stuff, particularly free plants. That's why I'm hooked on succulents and their cousins the cacti. These are a unique group of plants that all share the same ki...more
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