Hacking away
Roots forming on the lower trunk
Today's post documents some of the winter pruning I have been doing on my dwarf Jerusalem sage, Phlomis fruticosa 'nana'. First off, was cutting out…
When the universe decides that your garden deserves punishment…
Is winter over?
Veronica (Hebe) pinguifolia 'Sutherlandii'
That's what I am wondering as I write this post. We've just made it through almost a whole month without any rain, which is weird,…
Thaw
Our snow was pretty short-lived. Starting on Wednesday, December 29th, the rains returned. I was curious how things had faired through some pretty dramatic weather…
Bend and snap
Snow. Nothing stirs quite so many mixed emotions for me as snow. On the one hand, it is beautiful and brings back fond childhood memories.…
A weird response
Harkening back to the last post, I'd like to continue the conversation on stress responses to drought. We went on vacation in mid-July and I…