‘Common’ Mahonia Deserves Another Look
Mahonia × media ‘Charity’ 3-7-2014 Today we had a brief respite between rain and wind storms. As I was strolling the yard making the pre-spring assessment of what needs to be done… a sweet fragrance...
View ArticleBlackberry & Raspberry Success!
What a difference a year makes! Two years ago we put in the food garden including the berry bed. Berries gone wild! the first year they sleep – March 2012 – new berries are just little sticks The...
View ArticleFrom ‘Free’ to Fantanstic – Free Grating makes a Great Gabion Garden Bench
One Sunday last summer we were on our way to a friend’s house to pick something up. We passed a house with this grating by the side of the road and a sign that said FREE. Needless to say… we backed up...
View ArticleTopsy – Turveys – GREAT SPACE SAVER
Our heat pump just happens to be located in the best place on our property for the food garden. It takes up some prime real estate against the house with the best southern exposure that we have. It...
View ArticlePrunella ‘Summer Daze’– An Unusual Pretty Pink Perennial
Our garden is at it’s best in the early to mid spring. We have been needing to add summer color and have been focusing on adding plants with foliage interest and summer bloomers. Prunella ‘Summer Daze’...
View ArticleEskimo Sunset Maple Offers Dramatic Pink Foliage
Eskimo Sunset Sycamore Maple Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Esk Sunset’ Eskimo Sunset is one the showiest of maples in our yard. The variations of oranges and pinks in the leaves make this a striking...
View ArticleAmber Jubilee – Fantastic Foliage
physocarpus amber jubilee close up Our ‘amber jubilee’ has been in the garden for about a year now. It’s doing great – growing with beautiful color. Happy & healthy. I was exited at finding this...
View Articlefrom RE-CYCLE to UP-SCALE Useful Garden Art
metal barrier as I brought it home A few weeks ago I stopped at a garage sale and picked up this metal barrier. I was told that it was used as a barrier around a public sign at a park. At the time I...
View ArticleFragrant Pink Flowers Attract Butterflies To Your Garden
bead like flower buds Last year we were looking for an interesting tall perennial that would do well in a fairly sunny and pretty wet place. We found an 4 – 5 ft tall herbaceous perennial – Swampy...
View ArticleHellebores: A Great Choice for an Early Blooming Evergreen Ground Cover
http://www.postofficefarmnursery.com. au/about-hellebores/growing/ Hellebores: A Great Choice for an Early Blooming Evergreen Ground Cover HELLABORES: Can you ever have enough of them? At...
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