Designing a Perennial Garden to Bloom All Summer part 1

Without further ado, here’s the first video in the two-part series on designing a perennial flower bed to bloom all summer.

Three Simple Steps to Garden Writing Success

Here is the key concept in the “new” Internet business model for garden writing. 1) Become a serious garden expert. 2) Share everything you know about gardening. 3) Make money by selling something – be it space, premium services, repackaging of material you’ve already written, books, speeches etc etc. You pick. There – now what’s [...]

If you’re purchasing compost or manure

If you’re purchasing your compost or manures (or even top soil) do be aware that herbicide residues do exist and can create conditions that restrict the growth of plants. For example, aminopyralid is registered for a wide variety of crops and has created enough problems in the UK to have its registration pulled (technically Dow [...]

Perennial Flower Course

A quick note – here’s a link to the start of the perennial flower course This one is just starting with this link going to the main course-development page where readers ask questions and I organize and get ready to provide answers.

Semper Ubi Sub Ubi

There are some things in life that should not be tampered with. Period. I get up early in the morning most days – early dawn and it’s still dark in the bedroom. Too dark to see well and in the winter, too dark to see at all. (What I’m doing up at that ungawdly hour [...]

Links to Articles of the Week

Here are some links to useful info I dug up or wrote about this week. Virtual landscaping and free garden design software. This isn’t for everyone but if you’re a bit of a designer or graphics person (or don’t mind a learning curve) then the free software over here is for you. I have it [...]

Gardening and the Younger Generation

I read a few trade-type magazines and blogs and one of the regular angst-laden themes is how to involve younger people in gardening. This question by the way is asked every 20 years or so – it was ever thus. The technique now – as it has always been – is to talk to them [...]

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