The freeze hit. Autumn colors have departed. In honor of this freeze, let’s look at some “afters” and “befores”. Joe Pye Weed and Miscanthus ‘Morning Light’ Joe Pye Weed and Panicum...
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As anticipated, the frost hit yesterday and zapped the blooms on the annuals and degraded my cherished fall colors. Half glass empty: noooooo!!! Half glass full: the frost can be pretty. The po...
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We’re allegedly getting a hard freeze this evening, the winds are picking up and peak fall is about to leave us. I had to capture it all before it departs. Enjoy. The post Bye bye appeared f...
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I purchased Molinia ‘Sky Racer’ after my main gal Tracy DiSabato-Aust suggested it in one of her books. I credit Tracy with really getting me into gardening after I read The Well Tended Peren...
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For those of you into baseball who have been watching the playoffs, here’s my son, the prognosticator, before the playoffs even started. The kid is good. The post Baseball – DGP appeared f...
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Autumn is still killing it. From left to right: Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ (Red Maple) Miscanthus purpurascens (Flame Grass) Betula nigra (River Birch) The post Autumn – DGP appeared fi...
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Hello reader, are you ready? The race is on. I vaguely remember planting this a few years back and had given up on it. Then it bloomed last year as a um, I guess, pleasant surprise? Well it’s b...
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It’s technically not a “DGP” (Daily Garden Photo) but we’ve already established this will occur from time to time. My garden isn’t THAT interesting that I can keep you entertained daily...
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The first thing I wanted to add to our blank slate of a landscape 19 years ago was a wind break. I don’t recall my logic or if there was actually wind to “break” but I’d convinced myself ...
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“Forgive me Father for I have sinned.” Inaudible whispering. “Time since my last confession you ask? Um, is never okay to say? Deafening silence. “Well here’s the thing. I’m not techn...
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