I love lilies. Hemerocallis or Lilium, daylily or lily—it doesn’t matter. If there were a plant I could see myself collecting a bunch of, it would be lilies. Maybe when we have a bigger yard.
What I love is that I do absolutely nothing to my…
Read more →Coreopsis ‘Early Sunrise’
So, it’s officially summer. I can’t think of a more appropriate plant to feature today than coreopsis ‘Early Sunrise.’ It just screams “sunshine,” doesn’t it?
I have three large clumps of this in my front garden, and …
Read more →Elementary teachers have an ingenious system for teaching a new skill. They start out the lesson by having their students do a task that it is practically impossible to fail at. It builds confidence, shows them that they know more than they think …
Read more →“Profanity is the weapon of the witless.” Anonymous
“If I cannot swear in heaven I shall not stay there.” Mark Twain
There has been a bit of discussion in the ol’ garden blogosphere following my post about being a potty mouth garden blogger. Sus…
Read more →I was reading Marty Hair’s article about garden tours last week in the Detroit Free Press, about all of the tours coming up in my area in the next month or so. Part of me is envious of those gardeners who are confident enough to put their gardens…
Read more →Jackmanii clematis bloom
Siberian irises, with arborvitae, doublefile viburnum, and artemesia.
Foxglove
Shasta daisies and scabiosa in the side yard.
And then we have yellow Evening primrose.
I never really noticed how much purple I have in …
Read more →I’ve written about my Jackmanii clematis and its history before. Suffice to say, I love this plant. Every year, it amazes me with its size and sheer volume of purple blossoms. But this year it is a real monster. Look at it. I think I need a big…
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