Miniature Daffodils and the Joy of a Yellow Spring
I love all things miniature, and tiny flowers are no exception. Most of the small-scaled plants and alpines are soon overwhelmed in this rough-and-tough landscape, losing the fight against the…
Lavender Wreath
Okay, now here's exactly why it so ticks me off that lavender plants are just barely hardy in my zone 4 (windy) garden — a pretty wreath of lavender blossoms,…
5 Ways To Fake A Show-Off Garden
Friends are very forgiving about small garden imperfections (that's why they're friends!) but this year, we've got A Big Wedding Anniversary coming up in the extended family and everyone's keen…
The Poetry of Plant Names
In a treasured old copy of The English Garden magazine I re-visited recently, Helen Gunn wrote: There is a general feeling, mostly unspoken, that English names are low brow and…
Pets and Poisonous Plants
In the various pet-owners groups where I hang out, a common topic of discussion is dangerous plants, and whether a favorite garden plant might be harmful to dogs, cats, horses,…