Risk-taking in the garden, part II

The foliage is growing old;

Plus a bizarre tale of “gardening” violence.

While the garden’s foundation rests on hardy perennials and shrubs, including some that aren’t supposed to be hardy here but haven’t read the manuals, tropical and subtropical plants add flair and hel...

Another season has come and gone

Steamy temperatures and red-hot ornamentals

In case anyone’s gotten the idea that dreadful stenches are the sort of fragrances we most enjoy, the reality is that sweet, spicy and otherwise pleasant aromas are what are most craved in our garden.

It's only the hardiest bloom

Lo, behold the carrion flowers of May.

Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge

An Echinacea update

...until I've killed it at least three times.

Joys and challenges.