by Guest | May 8, 2020 | Horticulture & Landscape
At the height of summer, a healthy garden vibrates, hums, whistles, buzzes and flashes with color. Morning light reveals dewy spider webs stretched between tall grass, hummingbirds careening through the air and chattering testily at one another, caterpillars nearly...
by Clara Curtis | Apr 16, 2020 | Horticulture & Landscape
The great English gardener Gertrude Jekyll wrote, “A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches us to trust.” My maternal grandparents were great gardeners because they had to be. Their...
by Will Coleburn | Feb 13, 2020 | Horticulture & Landscape
January and February are relatively quiet months in the garden. But after the hustle and bustle of the holidays, perhaps this is a gift—a moment to exhale, look around, take stock of what is going on around us and maybe even allow ourselves to dream a little. I...
by Clara Curtis | Jan 18, 2017 | Horticulture & Landscape
Winter and gardening are two words that do not naturally go together. Yet, in the southeast, a number of interesting plants and gardening tasks can be enjoyed in winter. Over this past weekend, I spent time in my garden enjoying unnaturally warm temperatures and...
