Jan 21, 2017 | Love This!
Imagine: You’re sitting with friends and family around the fire pit, laughing and telling stories. Dinner and drinks have been consumed and everyone is enjoying the fact that a steady breeze is keeping the mosquitoes away. The kids have finished roasting marshmallows...
Jan 14, 2017 | Love This!
Imagine: A low-growing plant for shady places that gently spreads in open areas without becoming a nuisance. And the flowers are a pure sky blue. After a long winter when much of your yard has been brown and barren, spring has finally arrived. Every day brings new...
Jan 5, 2017 | You Can Grow That
I think that one way to make a house instantly more cheerful is to have as many pots of indoor greenery, aka houseplants, as possible. If you’ve been shy about growing or over-wintering plants indoors, or if you believe that you kill every houseplant you own,...
Dec 31, 2016 | Love This!
Imagine: You have a spot in the landscape where a large splash of color is needed. Preferably brilliant, show stopping color. It might be in the yard, around a veggie plot or in boxes and pots on your patio or deck, but it needs to be dramatic. In such circumstances...
Dec 23, 2016 | Love This!
Imagine: You’re in the mood for something that’s organic and garden-fresh. You want the intense flavor only found in freshly picked produce. Yard-to-table is the tastiest food on earth, after all. But in the late fall and early winter such flavorful vegetables aren’t...
Dec 16, 2016 | Love This!
Imagine: In this world where you can buy strawberries in the supermarkets all year round, and purchase roses or mums for an occasion no matter what the calendar says, it’s refreshing to have a plant that only appears at a certain time of year. Plants that are seasonal...
