Gardening
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Not Gardening
It has been a long time since I’ve posted anything, I didn’t want people to think this blog is abandoned or anything, but, by nature, gardening blogs are largely seasonal. I’m not so lucky to live in Florida where I can garden year round, or near enough as makes no difference. I haven’t been able […]
A Pruning Tool for Every Job
It has been awhile since I’ve blogged, but the end of the gardening season (due to earlier than normal harsh cold weather) and a new baby will do that to you. When I was getting my garden ready for fall I had to do some pruning and cutting back of various plants and it occurred […]
Trees as Time Capsule
I romanticize about gardening and landscaping sometimes, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. I often fantasize about what impact I can leave on this world, what I can build that will exist after I am gone. Trees live for hundreds or thousands of years, and since they reseed, your actions in planting a […]
How to Grow Hardy Hibiscus or Rose Mallow
This is a plant with many names, hardy hibiscus, rose mallow, swamp mallow, etc. It is a wonderful plant and should be in almost every garden. A North American native it can be found growing wild in the south, but it has been hybridized and many beautiful cultivars are available for the entire country. It […]
Front Yard Farming
I’ve seen articles recently about global food shortages and feeding our populations and whatnot, bunch of scare tactics mostly, but when you sit down and think about it, there is a lot of land that could be used to grow food, but isn’t. Highway medians, roadsides, parks, but mostly, front yards. Some backwards and oppressive […]
My Favorite Tree Died, A Lesson in Plant Biology
My favorite tree has died. I have blogged about it a lot, and the posts will be mentioned below in the related posts section. It was a Forest Pansy Redbud. I’ve had bad luck with the spot that I planted it. It is very full sun, from dawn to dusk, I had two weeping cherries […]
Use Compost, Save Money
Behold! My new Pinus Contorta “Taylor’s Sunburst”! I know it doesn’t look anything special now, but this is one rare and amazing plant. In the spring the new growth lights up to a bright yellow (in contrast with the dark green older growth) in an amazing display. In Spring it will look like this: So, […]
Selling my Favorite Daylily
“Purple Maze” is my favorite daylily bloom, I saw it, I had to buy it, I paid a lot of money for it. I bought it when it first came available directly from the hybridizer, I think I paid $200. Kind of embarassing really, but I really like it. Apparently others do too, I’ve seen […]
Pressure Pond Filter Saves the Day, Green Water Goes Away
In Spring 2008 I made a water feature in my garden. It has mostly been a huge success, I love the looks of it, I love the sound the fountains make, the fish are fun. It overall adds a certain something to the garden that I didn’t know was missing until I had it. However […]
Thuja (standishii x plicata) “Green Giant”
Green Giant Thuja’s are fast becoming one of the most popular plants for the landscape, and for good reason. They are one of the fastest growing known evergreen trees. They can grow as much as 5 feet per year or more. The result from a supposed cross between a Japanese thuja and the US native […]