This was one of my first digital photos, from July 7, 2004. It’s taken at a private garden situated on the Hudson River, in New York. I toured the garden with a busload of folks from the Perennial Plant…
Zoe’s Riding Summer Riding Lessons My granddaughter, Zoe, (8) invited me to watch her horseback riding lesson at Talbot Run in Mt. Airy this week—Zoe has been attending classes for the past few months. New Places To See In Mt…
When we lived in Maryland, I had a pond in the backyard, with goldfish. In the early spring before the trees leafed out, we would get an occasional visit from a great blue heron that probably saw the sun glinting…
Here at my sunny Wisconsin garden, the summer season really starts when the Penstemon begins to bloom in early June, about the same time as false indigo and the ever-present Stella Doro daylilies. I have a couple of patches of Penstemon…
Each June, when our daylilies start to bloom, it begins. The never-ending struggle between the dear deer that passes through each night and my husband. Each morning, he goes out to snap off the spent blooms and comes in to…
I had to laugh this week when I was visiting my step-father and he was showing me all of his plants. Sitting on the edge of the pot, there was the cutest fat little chipmunk, happily eating a ripe blueberry…
When In Rome…sometimes you just need to get out of town for a day. We did that during a hot summer trip in July of 2005. Our goal was to see the water gardens of Villa d’Este, in the…
Watching hummingbirds flit around my garden is a daily delight. But did you know these little wonders do more than just look pretty?
Because I am first and foremost a perennial guy, at least when it comes to gardening, I usually think of perennials when I am thinking about “bee-pleasing” plants. So when I passed by this Southern Magnolia that was for…
Lately I have been seeing a lot of unique and unusual plants on social media. The problem is, however, that they are FAKE. In recent years, the rise of AI-generated images has introduced a new challenge: Garden Center customers are bringing in…
This photo was taken on May 15, 2024, in Middleton, Wisconsin about a block from my home. This beautiful flowering perennial with bold foliage is generally grown for food rather than beauty–it’s rhubarb.
Sometimes sitting down with your grandchild to watch a special show that they say is just great, ends up being just that.