Category: Garden Writers
Spring Garden Tasks for a Happy Garden
Spring is here! Officially it was March 20th, but I knew it was spring as soon as I saw the […]
My Favorite Garden Lilies
In honor of the National Garden Bureau’s Year of the Lily, I decided to write about my garden favorites. Big, […]
Garden Flowers of Victorian Floriography
Since childhood, I have liked the styles and gardens of the Victorian Period (i.e., 1837-1901, the time of Queen Victoria’s […]
Easy-to-Grow Garden Tomatoes
Fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) are a seasonal delicacy every gardener should try to grow at home. Thirty-five years of tomat...
Lovely Winter Jewels®Hellebores
In mid-January, the Portland, Oregon metro area endured a horrid wind, ice, and snowstorm. Temperatures dipped below 15 degrees F […]
Tips for Planning a New Garden
February firmly settles us into the new year and is the ideal month for garden planning. The weather is too […]