Old Country Gardens

Sometimes, after you've had some plants in the same spot for years, they intertwine. In this photo are a few plants in what is only a fo...

Sanguinaria canadenses, that's quite a mouthful for this small, elegant perennial. The nickname is a bit easier although not very attrac...

Today I was frustrated by not one, but two mystery plants in my garden. The first plant is a charming Primula (primrose) that has naturalize...

Labels, blah, I so dislike looking out at my garden and seeing all those labels. And yet, during the growing season, it's so nice when s...

When you pot up plants to share or just to plant your containers, do you mix your own potting soil? I do. A number of years ago I listened t...

After two days of perfect gardening weather there are only two words to describe the way I feel, Sheer Exhaustion. If you look closely at th...

Dear Mom, Today we went on a class trip to the Bronx Zoo. We saw Lions... and ladybugs... and bears... oh my! What a wonderful, glorious day...

This morning I only have a few minutes to put up a post. We are having our first perennial division work shop of the season here at 10:30. I...

One of my most favorite photos taken in a garden is this opening shot. It shows my daughter Lauren (now 19) quite a few years ago. We were t...

I think it must be great to work for UPS or one of the major delivery services. People must always be so happy to get packages. I almost hug...

Well, my 15 minutes of fame has come and gone. Ppffffftttt...there it was and there it went. Unfortunately I don't think it even lasted ...

How are your Hosta? Are they hole-y? Although this is Easter weekend, this is not a religious post. While many people certainly feel that Ho...

Well, today I planned on writing about seating areas in the garden but all that went out of my head. It's all because of those darn weat...

Do you keep "To-Do" lists? Sometimes I need to write list after list and other times I just don't bother. Right now I've g...

Yesterday I spent all day outside but just felt like I didn't accomplish very much. The weather hasn't been very cooperative and all...

Thanks to the rain we are getting, my morning plans have been cancelled. Today was to be the first perennial division workshop in my garden....