Have any of you ever heard the story of Yvonne’s Salvia? This is one of those stories that exemplifies how generous and thoughtful gardeners are.
Yvonne’s Salvia, which actually seems to be a strain of Salvia splendens, grow up to seven feet ta…
Read more →I’ve been happily following the discussions on Cold Climate Gardening and over at Mr. Brown Thumb about younger (early 30′s and younger) and older (over 70) garden bloggers, and the lack thereof. Because I am one of those “younger” bloggers, I’m n…
Read more →Not yet anyway. Not until they’re past the tossing them on the floor, leafing through it with sticky fingers phase. Nuh-uh, no way.
I wasn’t able to find “Dear Friend and Gardener” (this month’s selection for the Garden Bloggers Book Club) throug…
Read more →Ive said before that I was not raised in a gardening family. My mother kept a long, narrow bed of roses along two sides of our back yard, but she never seemed to take any joy in them. In fact, it was a yearly ritual for her to cut every bush ba…
Read more →The Gardenblogger Seed Exchange has been growing steadily. I’ve had the pleasure of trading with several exchange members, and I can’t wait to see the seeds we traded growing in each other’s gardens. We have an awesome core group of traders who …
Read more →My copy of Green Thoughts finally arrived from my library co-op two weeks ago. It’s a modest looking little book. You get the sense from the cover (I had a 2002 edition) with its demure-looking botanical drawing, that this is a gentle, pleasant li…
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