John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843) was the garden writer and landscaper who opened the door for nineteenth-century middle class England to the joys of gardening. He encouraged gardening for everyone, not just the aristocrat. On a trip to London New York…
How well I remember the Smith College annual Fall Chrysanthemum Show in Northampton, Massachusetts. It runs for a few weeks in November. The show is certainly worth a visit. The number of plants in various arrangements and the colors of the flower…
Rochester, New York seedsman James Vick (1818-1882) sometimes received letters from his customers about how to handle troubling insects in the garden. The problem is not new. Garden writer Susan Mulvihill just came out with a new book in which…
When I travel to Reno to visit familily, I always make sure I spend time at the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden. In a city that gets pretty hot in the summer the May Garden creates an oasis.…
Recently my sister on the West coast has begun container gardening with hostas. She has several varieties of hostas, each in a container. I gave her the beautiful Hosta 'Liberty' [above] for her birthday. I grew it in my garden…