the rusty hoe

when in singapore, visit the bay south gardens by the bay . i love these huge vertical planter 'trees'.

Asarium canadense sprouting along the creek

palma hand made cement planters.

today the heat will be thoroughly kicking in and i expect that will be the end of my bluebells . 

head to york for the pennsylvania herb and garden festival thru saturday.

the first dwarf iris of a bunch shot up this past weekend.

i am at the beginning of designing a landscape that will support as many edibles as possible...only problem is, i have a lot of shade. luc...

on this day in  1872 the first arbor day was celebrated with the planting of over a million trees.

a warm spring has led to this... my eyes itch.

this is how! looks like a lovely selection of succulents , which would make sense since this house is in mill valley .

bluebells...azaleas...dogwood... oh, no: is that bamboo in the middle?

i love a pansy!

start prepping now to turn off the lights tomorrow night from 8:30-9:30pm: it's earth hour  2012, and the energy saved in that sixt...

the cherry blossom festival started yesterday, but the summer-time spring weather may foil the blooms longevity, so hurry down to take a...

the groundhog was right and now spring is in full swing in the nation's capital!  a morning walk through the city revealed the season...

air plant curiosity : need i say more?

they rotate the fields near my cabin in virginia: soy beans are followed with corn which is followed by wheat grass.  

it's strawberry season !   and strawberries plus   greek yogurt and brown sugar equal delicious!

a winter walk is punctuated by neon pops of color...  moss is growing in the most beautiful ways... wrapping some things up... ...

the philadelphia flower show started yesterday and runs through next weekend.

we have had a some rain this week and thunderstorms are expected tonight and tomorrow, so the garden is soggy, and i wont be working in i...

the strawberry festival in plant city -the winter strawberry capital- starts today: sweet!

while cleaning up the winter garden, i started thinking about adding some new decorative elements...i found this seemingly simple tutor...

at fashion week, florals were the thing! i love this planting ensemble: perfect for the greenhouse seed planting!

we are having amazing thunderstorms right now, but earlier this evening, the sunset was glowing. what a beautiful day! totally better tha...

happy president 's day!

happy valentine's day

it really has been a decent-not-too-cold winter 'round here. however, saturday afternoon's arctic blast left a bit of snow on my...