Posts Tagged ‘annuals’
Fall Containers Boot Camp
Are you ready to refresh your containers for fall? When your coleus turns to mush you know it's time! Yet many of us have a complete brain freeze at the start of a new season and can't remember what fun things we have used in the past to create the 'wow' factor. I call it…
Read MoreA Garden Wedding; bouquets of love
I can barely put a bunch of flowers in a vase let alone make a boutonniere or bouquet so to say I was nervous about doing the flowers for our daughters wedding was an understatement! Thankfully friends came through and showered us with love, flowers and foliage – you can read about all the wonderful…
Read MoreExciting New Plants for 2014!
Yes you read that correctly – these are new introductions to watch out for next year. As a garden writer I have the opportunity to test plants in my own garden and containers before they are released to the retail nurseries. I suspect passing quality control at the grower's greenhouses may actually be easier than…
Read MoreSeeds of Love
There is a saying, usually ascribed as an African proverb which says "It takes a village to raise a child". Well I'd like to take some poetic license with that and say "It takes a village to prepare for your child's wedding". Anyone who has ever been involved in planning for a wedding knows there…
Read MoreGarden Oops – The Outakes
I prefer you to think that I know what I’m doing and that I don’t make major gardening faux pas. Sadly that is not entirely true although the two facts are related. You see I make lots of mistakes then learn what went wrong and how to avoid them next time round! So in the…
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