If you have a vegetable garden, you've got dinner! A group of fresh veggies, some lightly cooked and others raw, are tasty when tossed with olive...
Garden Rooms
Last night it was great fun to be the guest host of #gardenchat on Twitter. If you're not familiar with it, this is a world-wide conversation about...
Flower Report Mid-August
I love the Sunday night #FlowerReport that is hosted by @alyssaharad. Sometimes there are so many people posting pictures of what's in bloom in...
Cocktail Hour Garden Recipe #1
A Container Garden for Balconies or Small Patios Not everyone has room for extensive flower, herb and veggie gardens but that doesn't mean that you...
Grandma’s Favorite Annuals
I once read that when you see a plant described as "Grandma's Favorite!" in a catalog or on a seed packet, you should know that what this really...
I Love Rudbeckia triloba
Name: Rudbeckia triloba Type of Plant: A tall, biennial, or short-lived perennial black-eyed Susan with small, cheerful flowers. This plant may...
A Beautiful Veggie Garden? You Can Grow That!
As I wandered through the vegetable garden at Tower Hill Botanical Garden last night, I was thinking about how satisfying it is to be in a lovely...
What is Deadheading?
How do I deadhead my plants? And why? I discussed deadheading last week on The Garden Lady and later in the program a caller remarked that it was...
Proven Winners Porch Update
Here is a photo to show how my front porch, planted this year with annuals courtesy of Proven Winners, is flowering. Every year I try something a...
Words to Live By
How to Remember What You’ve Planted
I've had several queries by email recently from gardeners who have forgotten what they planted. Some of these are from people who are new to veggie...
Growing Hydrangeas in Containers
You say you live where it's cold, so the blue hydrangeas you plant never flower? Do you want to grow mophead or lacecap hydrangeas but you're just a...
Why Isn’t My Blue Hydrangea Flowering?
This is the most frequent question I'm asked on my radio programs, and lately I've been getting several emails a day as well. We love the blue...
Gardener Vs. Chipmunk
I grow several annual poppies that self-seed around the garden. Since I want them to return each year, I leave the pods in place so that the seeds...
Gardens On Tour
On Friday the second annual Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival opens. This year there are over 80 gardens on tour Cape Wide, for the benefit of local...
In Praise of Alliums
Last May I had the pleasure of being in P. Allen Smith's gardens at Moss Mountain. (Bucket list advice: attend a workshop or go on one of his open...
My Veggie Garden Problem Solvers
This is the time of year when many of my callers/clients are asking "What's wrong with my_______?" Fill in the blank with the vegetable plant of...
Early June In Bloom
Here are the plants that are catching my eye at Poison Ivy Acres the first week of June. In June a garden...