Unboxing and potting up band roses from A Reverence for Roses In my quest for more roses for the rose garden, I ordered bands from …
What are band roses?
The Five Thirstiest Plants in My Yard
Fresh water has become a precious commodity in many parts of the world. According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, “Florida’s current fresh water …
Unexpected Visitors to My Garden
Living out on a farm, other people’s animals typically wander in and hang for a while. If we know who they belong to, we text …
Extending another bed and planting soft touch hollies
There’s one part of my yard, behind the loropetalum hedge and under the beautiful Bismarck palm that is in a tight space that is tough …
Training my Hurricane Katrina rose to climb a post
I just purchased a new Peggy Martin (a.k.a. Hurricane Katrina) climbing rose. I have plenty of room for bush roses, but not a lot of …
Taming the Jungle and Replacing it with Oakleaf Hollies
Well, I have another area of my yard that needs a drastic revision. I have been working on my sun garden island, and now my …
Designing a new rose garden from scratch
I have been obsessed with wanting a rose garden with other cut flowers. There is a large grass (aka weed) former horse pasture where I …
The Critical Importance of Mulch
If you search this website for the word “brutal,” I’m pretty sure it will net you a plethora of results. I use the word frequently, …
Planting daylilies in a mixed border
Neither snow, nor rain… nor hurricane Ian. The postal service delivered my mail order daylilies from Ladybug Daylily farm in central Florida faster than I …
Mistletoe Madness from Hurricane Ian
Pasco county, in the northern part of the greater Tampa metro area, was spared the brunt of the near cat 5 hurricane Ian. We were …