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…
Plants with variegated leaves
Plant disappointments – Acanthus ‘Whitewater’
I love a good variegated plant, so I had high hopes when I planted the variegated Acanthus 'Whitewater' last year. The tag, in part, read "This…
Trip to Dancing Oaks
Looking back on my trip to Dancing Oaks Nursery back in June before everything dried out. Dancing Oaks is the closest nursery to our home…
Gardens in spring
I am in heat dome denial. The next few posts will be about things that caught my eye when I visited various nurseries and neighborhoods…