Philadelphia Flower Show
Tips on visiting this iconic garden show
The Earth in Her Hands
July is hot, isn’t it? On hot summer days, it is best to garden in the early mornings, when the air is cooler and there
Landscape history can be seen in ‘Marie Antoinette’ movie
Versailles landscape history in many scenes of Marie Antoinette movie
Four reasons knitters grow lavender in their garden
1- To repel pests from the yarn stash.2- To make charming homemade sachets that add to a hand-knit gift and make it smell so
‘Goodnight Moon’ Iris – endearing name, deer resistant flower
‘Goodnight Moon’ is a bearded iris that brightens a sun border.
I would call Lenten Rose a deer-proof perennial
Deer resist this beautiful, evergre shade garden groundcover.
Winter is a good time to start your garden journal
There are books and books out now about organizing but, seriously, organizing my garden too? Yeah, that sounds like work, but do consider these organizing tips that
Eze and Le Jardin D’Eze
A stay at Chateau Eze allows you to roam the charming streets before the tourist busses arrive.
Middleton Place, Charleston, South Carolina
This historic garden can feel like it is all yours if you walk from your hotel room down the wooded path before the crowds come.
Deer Resistant Plants in my Georgia Garden
This is adapted from a syndicated column I wrote in 2006 for Morris News. My garden in Georgia is suffering through a drought. Every weekend
Great Dixter, an English garden filled with whimsy and delight
How can one garden be so fun and so intelligent at the same time? This is one of my favorite gardens in England.
A Dream Vacation for Garden Geeks – near Charleston, South Carolina
A woodland path from your hotel leads to an iconic, historic garden. Charleston and another garden are just down the road.