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Why do own-root roses sold in pots seem to take longer to get established?
With more and more roses being sold as own-root roses in pots, gardeners are noticing they seem to take longer to get established than budded bareroots. Why is that?
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READER PHOTOS! More from Brenda's garden in Georgia
8 commentsMore photos today from Brenda Addington's garden in Suwanee, Georgia. Don't you think she's really good at incorporating ornaments into her garden in a tasteful way? Love it! Thanks, Brenda, for...
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READER PHOTOS! Brenda's garden in Georgia
15 commentsToday's photos are from Brenda Addington's Zone 7B garden in Georgia. Gorgeous bridge, Brenda, and the lantana is beautiful! We'll see a few more photos from Brenda's garden tomorrow. Stay tunedAnd...
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READER PHOTOS! Julie's garden in Pennsylvania
14 commentsToday's photos are from Julie Witmer from her Zone 5 Pennsylvania garden. She says, "I am quite surprised and pleased with myself at how good everything is still looking in October. Our first freeze...
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Little thatched cottage & garden
8 commentsOne more shot from Old Westbury Gardens, but a much smaller-scale scene! Today's image is of an adorable thatched cottage and cottage garden. Unfortunately, Hurricane Irene had dropped a tree quite near this garden (it didn't hit the cottage, luckily!), so I couldn't get any closer. I would have liked to peek inside the windows and get some close-up shots of those plants!
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Plant Tags: So Much to Say, So Little Space
4 commentsThere's not a lot of room on a nursery tag, but sometimes it’s all the information we have when the “ME NEED PLANT” neurons commence to firing. So, what if you could fire up your smart phone, scan a QR code, and tap a deep mine of information?
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Tis the season...
11 comments...of grasses! This time of year, most of the excitement you'll find in northern gardens comes from blooming ornamental grasses blowing in the breeze. Here are a few shots that illustrate that...
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A Sure Sign Of Fall. Blackspot On Your Roses.
Do your roses get blackspot every fall. Relax, it's not just you!
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Lounging in the lady's mantle
8 commentsIn Barbara Blossom Ashmun's garden in Portland, Oregon, lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis, USDA Hardiness Zones 4-7) makes the perfect billowy bed for a reclining duo. Barbara is a garden designer in...
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READER PHOTOS! Leslie's garden in Colorado Springs
12 commentsToday's photos are from Leslie Ornelas in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She says, " The old adage in my area is that if you can garden in Colorado, you can garden anywhere!! Between wind, drought...
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READER PHOTO! Pauline's garden in Carmichael, California
11 commentsIrvin Faria emailed me last week to share this photo of his wife's garden. I had to know more. He says, "Pauline is my wife of 58 years. She will turn 79 in December and continues to care for...
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The Ghost Walk
7 commentsThis shady corridor at Old Westbury Gardens in Old Westbury, New York, ends at two clever peacocks, their plumage represented by evergreen...
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A Few Fall Rose Chores
A little extra work in fall will really help your roses get through winter in great shape. Here are few tips.
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The flower gardens at Old Westbury
10 commentsThe flower gardens at Old Westbury Gardens are a study in symmetry and formality. Here are a few scenes of the late summer beds and their surrounding...
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I guess this makes me an Old Wife
1 commentFor as long as I can remember, I've been told that climbing vines, like Boston Ivy and Virginia Creeper, didn't really damage masonry... Well...
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Beware the full moon....
2 commentsI've wanted to visit Old Westbury Gardens ever since I saw the 1994 movie Wolf with Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer. Can't you just imagine these scenes under a full moon with a werewolf...
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The conservatory at Planting Fields
4 commentsThe conservatory at Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, New York, is lovely, with lots of benches so that you can sit for a while and take in the gorgeous tropical plantings. It would be a great...
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A momumental evergreen tunnel
7 commentsI can't begin to imagine how many years it took to grow this evergreen tunnel at Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, New York. Any guesses? Here's a helpful tip: As far as I can tell, it's all...
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Bonsai at night
2 commentsIf you're lucky enough to find yourself at the Chicago Botanic Garden at night, you'll see a whole new dimension to their courtyard bonsai display. Sure, during the day, the frosted glass panels are...
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Time Machine Tales Part II: Long Strange Trip To The Garden
I kick myself knowing that while I was living out my rock and roll fantasy, I'd come within flower plucking distance of places like Longwood Gardens, the JC Raulston Arboretum, the Memphis Botanical Garden, and scores of places I'd love to visit today. As George Bernard Shaw reminds us, "Youth is wasted on the young."
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