Garden along the road less traveled

On a Cold Winter’s Night: Indoor Bulbs

Posted in bulbs, Featured Articles, Gallery

It is so hard for a gardener to lock up the growing season for winter, even when the platoons of garden catalogs begin marching in...

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Small Spring Bulbs, Crocus

Posted in bulbs, Gallery, small bulbs

Crocus are among the first flowers I planted when I began planting a garden space at age twenty. I had long loved the early spring crocus...

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Gallery of Peonies in My Garden, Early June

Posted in Gallery, perennials

Early June just burst with bloom around here, in my Ohio garden. That is when the scent of the luscious peonies, with early roses such as...

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Habit #2 for Highly Successful Plantings

Posted in Gallery, garden tales

"Begin with the End in Mind". How often had I read that as a young gardener? I looked at this habit that 'Highly Successful' people have, and thought, "What a great habit to keep in mind when planting shrubs and trees, or any major gardening project!".

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Peaceful Fountains, Meandering Pathways

Posted in Gallery, garden design

...the combination of a path curving through a garden, a spot with a gently splashing fountain, and a garden seat are ideal in the creation of a garden

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Variegated Leaves

Posted in Gallery, garden design, plant lists

Variegation can produce some gorgeous effects in the garden and we instinctively know that by the way our eyes and hearts are drawn to...

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