How do I always forget how cold it gets when we head into winter? I always imagine I'll do this task and that--after the weather is finished with being too hot. Hah! Rumor has it we're getting our first freeze over the next couple days. Soon, I can put away any notion...
They say all good things must come to an end, right? No, I don’t accept that, but “change is inevitable – change is constant” that one I believe. After 6 amazing years the time has come for me to move on from plantlust.com. Time for a change – but even when the change...
I’m curious, have you ever been tasked with writing a description of your garden? On the surface it sounds simple, but then emotion gets in the way. All those things you see (they’re out there in the future, you can see them clearly), that others might not. You need...
Is it just me, or is everyone surprised beyond pieces that the garden resurrects each year? It's so exciting to see there are actually plants growing out there. I planted several Tetrapanx papyrifer this past fall that came from Ron Wagner before he moved to...
It's here, you guys! The plants are coming. Enough with that gardeners' patience we're supposed to possess. It's time for the plants to grow, and it's happening! It may be a while still until the garden is big and lush and photogenic, but small things are changing...
Here's a plant we should see a lot more of: Datisca cannabina, or false hemp. What's so great about it? For one thing, it quickly shoots up to 10 feet tall in spring, covered in soft, feathery serrated leaves. Then in summer it dangles its elegant chains of chartreuse...