This summer’s weather has had everyone scurrying all over the place. For those of you on the East coast, who would have ever thought that you would end up with such torrential rains and a cool summer? And for all of us who are living in drought riddern territories, we yearn for even a light, [...]
As a dedicated container gardener, my approach to gardening in pots is always evolving. I wrote about my thriller, filler and spiller recipe last season, and while I’m sticking with that basic approach, I find myself more inclined to create those kinds of combinations by using a grouping comprised of individual plants in their own [...]
Last month I started my seasonal orange bender. It being the color of all kinds of wonderful things, from mangoes to sunsets to campfire embers. I can’t get enough of it–in the garden or elsewhere. So I shared some of my favorite flowers and promised a return to the topic with a post on good [...]
Steve’s recent post, Deeper Into Orange, did a magnificent job of showing how to use the color orange in the garden to create certain moods and bring some punch and ‘exoticism’ to a planting scheme, especially in the summer months. His article motivated me to browse through some of my photos to see where orange had been used to create an [...]
As several of you already know, May’s Picture This Photo Contest is Containers. Our May judge and Regular Contributor for GGW, Steve Silk, has told you what he’s going to be looking for in a winning photograph. The contest ends at 12 midnight on Friday, May 22nd. So, for those of you who haven’t gotten your photo in yet, [...]