The Gardening View

Old Country Gardens: Pin the tail on the Donkey - or cut it off?

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This is what Euphorbia myrsinites looks like in my garden on March 19th. The nick name of this plant is Donkey’s tail and I can kind of see why.The bloom is very subtle, but it looks so wonderful cascading over rocks,…

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In the middle of the night

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I learned several important things tonight.First of all, I learned that if you try to take photos of Hosta at 10:00 p.m. in the dark with only a flood light shining, every moth in the neighborhood will dive bomb your…

Have a Seat

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Seating in the garden is a very important feature. Sometimes the seating is part of the decoration of the garden. A number of years ago I found this old wooden chair at the curb awaiting pick-up by the garbage men. I…

Crazy for Cone Flowers

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There’s something about cone flowers that make me think of joy and laughter. Maybe it’s the way they caper about, never too stiff or somber. Perhaps it’s the clear colors that beckon to me and cast their spell upon my…

Vigorous, Aggressive or Invasive?

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One of the tips I gave while lecturing is to try to read between the lines when reading that tag in the pot at the nursery. The advertising world is a savvy one and many descriptions are phrased to make something that’s…