I was not a huge fan of climbing plants until we moved into this house and became acquainted with Jack. Jack, of course, is the beautiful Clematis ‘jackmanii’ that reigns over our back yard. He is beautiful, and is the reason I fell in love with vining and climbing plants. Since getting to know Jack, [...]
Read more →Herbal Remedy Gardens: 38 Plans for Your Health & Well-Being By Dorie Byers Storey Publishing, 1999 I read a book a while back called Herbal Tea Gardens, and I noticed that there was another book in that series about growing herbs for homemade remedies. It took a while to get my hands on a copy, [...]
Read more →One of my favorite spring flowering plants is in full bloom right now — Dicentra spectabilis, AKA old fashioned bleeding heart. (Note: Kate mentions in the comments that the name has recently been changed from Dicentra spectabilis to Lamprocapnos spectabilis — I love it when botanists change the name on me, don’t you? Thanks, Kate!) [...]
Read more →When you’re starting hundreds (or even tens) of little seedlings, you quickly come to grasp the importance of careful labeling. While some seedlings are easy to identify (morning glories, nasturtiums, and borage, for example) many of the others all look an awful lot alike. And if you’re kind of crazy (ahem) you may have started [...]
Read more →After getting my nasturtium ‘Spitfire’ seeds last month, courtesy of the wonderful Renee’s Garden, I’ve been trying to decide exactly how I want to grow them. I grow nasturtiums almost every year. Most years, I add some along the edges of my vegetable garden. I’ll do that again this year with ‘Empress of India,’ an [...]
Read more →Just a quick post today to let everyone know that the nomination phase for the 2010 Mouse & Trowel Awards starts today! A few quick points, because there are always at least a few questions: 1. Yes, please include your email address at the end. Your nominations won’t be counted otherwise. I’m not going to [...]
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