Transplanting Trees - or How We Did Not Manage to Kill Dave
As you may have noticed, I'm a bit of a tree geek.
The Architecture of Oaks
Few things are more magnificent than our native oak trees. Towering above us, some of these beauties are nearly 300 years old and have survived fire, flood and farmers.
Twining, Twining, Sweet Autumn Mine
Oh, fair one fragrant with white flowers! Oh, lovely beauty with swathes of ripening tufted seeds!
For the Love of Grasses
As our warm November continues, and the leaves have mostly fallen, I am thankful for grasses.
Pot 'Em Up - Containers
Container gardening is one of those super hot trends, and why not? It gives you a nice punch of color on the porch or patio and I grow strawberries and herbs in ours for easy snacking.
Embracing Snags
Some trees are perfect - perfect shape, perfect size, perfect color. They do their jobs very well and as people we enjoy them.
Bunnies, Bunnies Everywhere!
You may think they are cute, furry, innocent creatures of the garden and park romping in the clover. You are wrong. Rabbits are pure evil.
Reaping a Decorative Harvest
As we head further into fall, it's becoming time to gather a different kind of harvest. I collect a number of different plants for dried arrangements, but I like to see how Mother Nature dries and preserves them.
Taking Chances with Shrubbery
This looks like an innocent bundle of twigs - a harmless shrub! Right?
Fragrances of Autumn
Autumn to me is a season filled with fragrance. Beyond candy apples or wood smoke, I have fallen for the scents of plants as they mature and change. I have vivid memories of hiking at the Morton Arboretum and shuffling through the bitter tang of oak and hickory leaves or the pungent vinegary smell of honeylocust seed pods.