First the talk: I am going to be giving a talk at the Chestertown Garden Club January meeting, and it is open to the public. Here are the details When: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Where: Church hall of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 101 North Cross Street, Chestertown, MD 21620 Topic: Befriending the Bay: Creating [...]
Archive for December, 2011
A Talk and a Tip
Posted in Upcoming Events, tagged Bay-friendly gardening, Chesapeake Bay Gardening on December 28, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Tried and True Perennials
Posted in New Plants for the Garden, tagged companion plants, electronic gardening books, gifts for gardeners, GoodReader, Great garden plants, Hayefield, perennials on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My friend, Nancy Ondra, has a great new book, Tried and True Perennials, and I wanted to make a quick pre-Christmas post about it. It may be a perfect gift for someone on your list. (I got it for myself!) Anyway, if I’m completely on board with any plant that Nancy recommends, and this book [...]
Handy in All Seasons
Posted in Favorite Tools, tagged garden cleanup, garden tools, handy garden tools, tools on December 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I spent an hour or so cleaning up the garden this afternoon. As I was pulling up the first of the winter weeds and cutting back chrysanthemums, I heaved all the debris onto an ordinary green tarp that I have used again and again this year. Since it has become one of my favorite tools [...]
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