Help the Songbirds! Clean their Feeders.
If you’re getting a little bored in this hot weather and don’t have garden work to do except water, a good task to perform is to clean your bird feeders.
Here Comes the Sun and Heat
As I watch the weather for this week with 90+ degrees all week, I visualize what my perennials and hydrangeas will look like by Friday. The answer is leaves will be crispy and some perennials may be dead, especially they ones I just planted in late Spring.
Plants for the Woodland Garden
When I first started gardening as a profession, my mentor Martha (read the Forgotten Landscaper in a previous blog) told me there were 5 gardens people had to have namely, The Cutting Garden, The Rose Garden,
Talking to the Vines
Out of all the plants I have worked with I make the most comments while working vines. My words are usually full of apologies for breaking off delicate tendrils, or trying to get vines to twine around too tight a wire.
Make Yourself Happy- Pick a Bouquet!
Years ago I was working in a lovely garden. I went inside to speak to my client and saw a beautiful huge bouquet on the kitchen table. I said, “ Where did you get those?” She looked at me in dismay and said “Christie, from your garden!” (Meaning her garden.)