Top Ten Plants for a Cottage Garden
What is it about top ten lists? We go crazy for the list. It is as if we will feel we have conquered the world if we but knew the names on that list. Not all top ten lists of…
Poetry Inspired Nineteenth Century Gardens
What inspires a gardener can take many forms. Often we depend on garden writers to tell us how the garden needs to look. Nineteenth century poetry inspired two of the most famous English garden writers of that period, Shirley Hibberd…
Dahlias and Me
We all love some flowers in the garden more than others. That is the case with dahlias and me. I love dahlias. Here is 'Creme de Casis' which I grew this summer in a container along the driveway. [below] Dahlia…
Nasturtium – Popular Flower for Centuries
Every year I grow nasturtiums. They are an easy flower to grow from seed. Just press the seed into the soil. I had no idea that it had been a popular garden flower for hundreds of years. Over that time…
Leaving My Garden after 33 Years
The last couple of weeks have provided me with all sorts of feelings. We are selling our New England house after thirty-three years. The land around our house, three quarers of an acre, has been my garden and has taught…