Eggplant spendour
We are enjoying watching the eggplant grow up close and personal on the railing of the deck… … Read More
Month: June 2010
Tomato growing
Tomatoes are the most popular home-grown vegetable. Compared to store-bought tomatoes, your own will be a flavour sensation…. … Read More
Borage
It is one of the scruffiest looking edibles… … Read More
Early harvests
We have been revelling in fresh salad leaves… … Read More
Setting limits
The key to avoiding having the garden look like a disorganized plant collection is having a legible structure… … Read More
Roses in bloom
I’m especially impressed again this year with the yellow David Austin rose ‘Graham Thomas’… … Read More
vegetable pleasures
One of the surprises of vegetable gardening is the sheer aesthetic delight to be found in the way vegetables and herbs look as they grow. This spring the red kohlrabi has been especially pleasing. The perkiness of the leaves, the way rainwater pearls in them, the combination of the purple veins and stems with the glaucous … Continue reading “vegetable pleasures”
Zucchini in bloom
Our zucchini is blooming and setting fruit! This is one of the most fun times in the vegetable garden, when you can begin to see how the fruit will appear. Zucchini is particularly gratifying because the display of zucchinis in the grocery store gives so little away about how they grow. The plant itself is … Continue reading “Zucchini in bloom”
Choosing plants
When choosing plants for the garden, I can’t recommend browsing garden books or magazines enough. You can’t imagine something you have never seen. I have an extensive collection of books and magazines that I’m happy to lend to d.i.y.ers. I’ve always found it helpful to look through images together with my clients. It helps me to understand … Continue reading “Choosing plants”
Hardscape elements: paths, walls, patios, fences.
A lot can be done in a weekend! … Read More
