ornamental grasses

By the beginning of September, most gardeners are tired of working in their gardens. They’ve planted the old.

In my last post, I discussed perennials that are evergreen and make great groundcovers. This time, I’m going.

Ornamental grasses could and should be part of a perennial garden. They add textural contrast as well as.

The world as we’ve known it has changed radically overnight. Social distancing is now the norm and fear.

At the beginning of the week, I was in Toronto to speak at Landscape Ontario, a combination of.

In early August, I visited the Lurie Garden at Millenium Park in Chicago with the Garden Writers Association..

As soon as the leaves begin to fall and the temperatures drop, most gardeners start thinking, “Fall cleanup!”.

To date, I have concentrated on perennials but the ornamental grasses and sedges are also a mainstay of.

At this time of year, all I hear is “It’s too cold; it’s too windy’, it’s too snowy’.

Thomas Moore, in his poem “The Last Rose of Summer”, said:             Tis the last rose of summer,.