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A different perspective, just as good
10 commentsWe featured Laura Crockett's garden in the magazine way back in the August 2005 issue, and ever since, I think of her garden as one of my all-time favorites. Laura has a quirky style that makes her...
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Taking On Lawn Alternatives With The Garden Designers Roundtable
5 commentsOther than a place to teach your dog to play lacrosse, I don't see much use for conventional turf lawns. So I knew just what I'd write about when the Garden Designers Roundtable asked me to write an article about lawn alternatives. And the perfect topic for getting the discussion in gear is Reimagining the California Lawn, even if you garden 3000 miles away.
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Luscious leaves
1 commentThis understaed combo is all about foliage. It almost begs you to lean down and touch the leaves. Who needs flowers with textures like these? Included is 'Catlin's Giant' carpet bugleweed Ajuga...
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Plant Fever Cured By Heart Attack
4 commentsFrom the second I saw it, I just knew I was going to do something stupid to get it...
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Fall Planting. Is It Right For Roses?
5 commentsConventional wisdom says spring is "rose planting" time. Oh really? I beg to differ!
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Yellow lambs' ears done right
6 commentsThe thought of a yellow lambs' ears (Stachys byzantina 'Primrose Heron', USDA Hardiness Zones 4-8) could make you cringe if you haven't seen one before. But this combo designed by Freeland and...
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Topped off with plants
9 commentsToday we feature a staircase at Chanticleer where the sloping handrail walls are planted with a lush combo of tropicals, perennials, and annuals. I would love to know what that beefy vine...
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A gardeny spot to enjoy a bite
5 commentsWhile in Pennsylvania a couple of weeks ago, our new assistant editor, Tony, and I had a chance to stop in at Terrain, the nursery run by the same stylish folks as Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters...
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Chardonnay and Herbs Meet in Sonoma Wine County
2 commentsSaxon Holt and Tammi Hartung's book about herbs is the perfect excuse to share my recent speaking trip to the Bay Area. And I got a whole day to just play.
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A heavy rainfall transforms plants
8 commentsA heavy rainfall in the northeast yesterday was a boon to our bedraggled and parched, late summer gardens, and while many of the plants in the area looked beaten down temporarily, it was interesting...
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More from the ruins garden at Chanticleer
10 commentsWe finished off last week with some shots from the ruins garden at Chanticleer, and this week we have just a few more. Let me know if this is getting boring! (I doubt it...) I'm not sure what this...
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How Easy Is It To Grow Tomatoes? Easy As Number 2!
2 commentsYou start your tomato seedlings every spring with great care, coaxing them and coddling them. Well as it turns out, you're planting tomatoes more often than you think- just not in your backyard. And it all starts with a flush...
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Playing with fire
2 commentsHere's another section of the ruins garden at Chanticleer, where the gardeners have turned an old fireplace into a playful place for succulents and plays on words. I love how the plants drip from...
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A Few Late Summer Rose Chores Brings On The Fall Show
5 commentsWhile roses always look great in spring by doing a few later summer chores you can make sure your fall bloom is just as good!
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Perfection in reflection
7 commentsI know I've featured this little area of Chanticleer Garden before, but I just visited it again (it's in the ruins garden) last week, and yet again, I could barely tear myself away. It's as about a...
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Two mystery plants at Longwood Gardens
11 commentsI fell in love with two plants I'd never seen before when I was at Longwood Gardens last week. Unfortunately, neither was labeled. Sure, I could email Longwood to beg for IDs, but I thought I'd ask...
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The coolest public restrooms on the planet...
9 commentsI visited Longwood Gardens down in Pennsylvania late last week, and one of the things I was most excited to see was, believe it or not, their new public bathrooms. When I was there late last summer...
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A grand mid-summer display
7 commentsThis was the garden bed that greeted us at one of the gardens we visited a couple of weeks ago for the Garden Conservancy Open Days Program in northwestern Connecticut. It ran alond the entire...
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A pool that belongs
8 commentsHere's an example of a pool that truly fits its surroundings. In this rural, natural setting, a bright turqoise patch of water with a wide, bright patio would have looked jarring and harsh. Instead...
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Rose Rosette Disease. What is it and What Can You Do About It
Have you ever noticed an odd growth on your roses that looks like witches broom. If so, we may have your answer.
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