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My goodness Anne, what a transformation! Sure can tell these are plants used in California....lots are unfamiliar to me.
Commented May 2, 2009 on DESIGN RECIPE OF THE WEEK: A COASTAL DROUGHT TOLERANT GARDEN at GARDENWRIGHT
DESIGN RECIPE OF THE WEEK: A COASTAL DROUGHT TOLERANT GARDEN
BEFORE: 1600 square feet of dead lawn. Photo of job site in Carmel, California AFTER: A DELIGHTFUL, LOW MAINTENANCE AND DROUGHT TOLERANT STROLL GARDEN Photo mockup by Gardenwright. INGREDIENTS: (per 200 square feet) 1 cubic yard of decomposed granite 1 Ceanothus 'Concha' or 'Car...
Very true Anne, I like having the birds eat the bugs that are bothering my plants. I can't remember the last time I used pesticides.
Commented Apr 12, 2009 on YET ANOTHER REMINDER WHY NOT TO SPRAY POISONS at GARDENWRIGHT
YET ANOTHER REMINDER WHY NOT TO SPRAY POISONS
The bush tits in my lime tree reminded me why I don't spray poison in my garden. I've been battling scale on my baby citrus trees. However, I like to garden "bare", meaning that I don't use many products in my garden other than GroPower fertilizer (which contains humus, love the stuff!) and ...
Anne, I really like David Austin roses, I can't get enough of the fragrance of an old fashioned rose. The honey color one is really nice.
Commented Apr 5, 2009 on EASY TO GROW ROSES at GARDENWRIGHT
EASY TO GROW ROSES
The roses in my garden are thriving in this cooler sunny weather (the dose of GroPower I gave them before the rains came didn't hurt either...) Here's Baron Edmond de Rothschild (intensely fragrant) And my favorite, the David Austen rose Golden Celebration just budding out (smells like honey...
Mulch dresses the gardens so nicely. I always need to do more. With some groundcovers I have issue with when to put the mulch down. It never seems like the right time to do it. Oh well, better to be done than not.
Commented Mar 29, 2009 on MULCH! at GARDENWRIGHT
MULCH!
Mulch for weed control. Mulch for moisture retention. Mulch for soil enrichment. Mulch for just plain old looking good! Simply adding a layer of rich dark brown shredded bark will instantly transform the garden from scruffy to well manicured. The dark color sets off the plants and erases imperf...
Great things to remember Ann. Thanks. I heard once that if you put a rock in the landscape you should bury 2/3 of it.
Commented Mar 17, 2009 on WRITTEN IN STONE: A FEW THOUGHTS ON USING ROCK IN THE GARDEN at GARDENWRIGHT
WRITTEN IN STONE: A FEW THOUGHTS ON USING ROCK IN THE GARDEN
Stones are the bones of a garden. And, as the fashion magazines show us, good bone structure is everything. Dramatic, but natural, is the way to go. There are volumes written about stone in the garden, so I won't try to cover everything. I just want to point out a few obvious DON'TS. DON'T O...
So very clever. I am glad I found these. Great!!
Commented Mar 15, 2009 on Announcing the First-Ever GardenRant Short Fiction Contest at Garden Rant
Announcing the First-Ever GardenRant Short Fiction Contest
The paper I write for just held a short fiction contest. 99 words or less. I didn't enter the contest--not only do I work for the paper, I'm sleeping with one of the judges. But I did try my hand at a few pieces of short horticultural fiction, and it was so much fun that I've decided you should...
Very clever! Heading over to read some more posts. Congrats.
Commented Mar 15, 2009 on Ninety-nine words or less - and the winner is... at Blue Planet Garden Blog
Ninety-nine words or less - and the winner is...
You like me, you really like me! Two weeks ago I entered a fun contest held by gardenrant and ended up being one of the winners! The contest was to write a short piece of horticultural fiction - and I mean really short, not to exceed ninety-nine words. For those of you who Twitter, I'm sur...
Another beauty. Thanks for sharing.
Commented Feb 5, 2009 on ~another camellia for another cold morning~ at Tales from the Microbial Laboratory
~another camellia for another cold morning~
~Camellia japonica 'Professor Charles Sargent', Hampton Park~ ~~~~~ Released in 1925, a peony form, from Magnolia Gardens (Did you know there was a Magnolia Gardens blog?) ~~~~~ From the Gainesville Camellia Society website: The man, Professor Charles S. Sargent, was born in 1841 and died in...
Absolutely gorgeous!
Commented Feb 4, 2009 on ~a camellia for a cold morning~ at Tales from the Microbial Laboratory
~a camellia for a cold morning~
~camellia (with bee), Hampton Park~ ~~~~~ It's an exceptionally chilly morning here, windy and cold and clear - beautiful, but cold. The blankets blew off of the kumquats this morning - and even Annabelle Lee came inside of her own accord. It's a morning where, perhaps, a beautiful camellia ...
We have Live Oaks here in Tidewater. They are majestic trees.
Commented Feb 2, 2009 on ~a walk~ at Tales from the Microbial Laboratory
~a walk~
~Live Oak, Hampton Park~ ~~~~~ Mid-morning I met a friend for a walk at Hampton Park - it seems that Sundays have become 'training days' for me, since I agreed to join a graduate school friend in Myrtle Beach in two weeks to walk a half marathon with her. Today we walked about 7 miles - many ...
Wow, I like this!! Will have to play around with my paint program and see if I can do some better planning.
Thanks!
Janet
Commented Feb 1, 2009 on VIRTUAL GARDEN DESIGN WITH PHOTO MOCKUPS at GARDENWRIGHT
VIRTUAL GARDEN DESIGN WITH PHOTO MOCKUPS
"Seeing is believing." I will adapt that adage to say, when it comes to garden design, "seeing is understanding." I like to give my design clients a choice between different styles for their garden. Its fun to engage them in the design process and it ensures their ultimate satisfaction. Howeve...
I love your Camellias. Have been enjoying reading some of your recent blogs. I want to find out more about the Unryu-tsubaki, very interesting. Janet
Commented Jan 29, 2009 on ~stimulating camellias~ at Tales from the Microbial Laboratory
~stimulating camellias~
The camellias continue to bloom - while to the north, everyone and everything seems covered in ice and snow. We've been unusually gloomy here - erratic temperatures, clouds and fog - heavy, heavy fog. I'd best not complain: my brother oftens reads this, and he lives in northern Vermont. Ou...
We have that one here in Virginia, just as an annual, wish it were a perennial. I love it. One of my friends calls it "Redneck Baby's Breath".
Janet
Commented Jan 11, 2009 on COOL PLANT OF THE WEEK: DIAMOND FROST EUPHORBIA at GARDENWRIGHT
COOL PLANT OF THE WEEK: DIAMOND FROST EUPHORBIA
The director of the Smithsonian Gardens said this about Diamond Frost Euphorbia. "AMAZING!! I never really believe publicity hype around a plant until I have grown it... but this one lived up to everything positive you could say about it and MORE!! LOVE IT!!" Well! That's quite an endorse...
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