a metalwork bell hangs over a flower border

Wet and Wild in the Garden, Six on Saturday 9-15-18

The raindrops looked like crystals sprinkled on the garden.

Sweetshrub "Aphrodite" has large cerise blooms that smell like apples

Summer Garden Heats Up

One of the best shows so far has been a one year-old sweetshrub that I sensibly protected with deer net.  It has been sending out these beautiful cerise blooms on last year’s growth.

pink petals with cream triangles in the center, and rust-colored freckles decorate the lily

Lily, We Love You! Six on Saturday, 6-23-18

Yes, I have been teased about my urn planters sporting cherry tomato plants.  That’s okay, though. I’ll enjoy popping those sweet, sun-warmed tomatoes right into my mouth while I sit on the deck reading the latest thriller.

a large boxwood bush in a wheelbarrow to be transplanted

The Rescue Shrubs

Today, I couldn’t resist hauling the plant back to my yard and planting it in a front bed.  I wonder if the neighbors will recognize their orphan.

Blue pulmonaria, rhubarb and forsythia fill the garden with texture and color

Making Every Garden Border a Potager: Six on Saturday 5-19-18

I’ve got basil growing in the front, along with rose bushes.  Why not? Basil looks good all season long.

Honeysuckle "Hawkeye" bloom is pink, with bright and prominent yellow stamen.

April in the Garden, Six-on-Saturday 4-21-18

The daffodils waited to bloom, and still are being stung by repeated snowfall.  I share their “droopy-headed” resignation. 

a daffodil with a ruffled yellow corona and white perianth

Daffodils Survive the Deer and Snow; Six on Saturday 4-14-18

There are two reasons deer don’t like daffodils.