My garden is a bit over an acre and filled with plants of every shape and size, and growing every day. I’ve forgotten the names of many over the years, there being too many hostas and other wonderful odds and ends with too little distinction between for my poor feeble mind. I know little or nothing about their…
Month: April 2009
Late April, early Summer
Saturday and Sunday this week were moving days, hauling the big tubs of tropical bananas, elephant ears, agaves, and other assorted this and that’s out of their crowded Winter home. At long last I can move around the house without fear of being speared by an agave tip. Most of the tropicals were set on the…
What’s blooming in mid April – Redbud
How many Redbud are enough in a garden? Of course it depends on the size of your plot, but in my one acre plus garden I have six, which could be enough. Or nearly enough. I am convinced that there is no better tree than our native dogwood, though it occasionally suffers from mildew, blights,…
Will the real April please stand up?
When is this going to end? April has been a rollercoaster, with more chills than thrills. Not so far from typical weather as one expects, but enough that the itch to plant is turning ugly. Thank goodness for the blossoms that are hanging around from March because of the coolness, and April’s bloomers that are only a bit late….
A maple is born
May through September, if you visit our house along with your kids you’re probably going to leave with a seedling of a Japanese maple. At any time there are dozens growing here and there, maybe hundreds could be found if you crawled around under the viburnums and moved aside the hostas. Without stopping to count…
April’s not fooling around – part 2
Less than a week since Part 1, and there’s so much beginning to bloom that I don’t know if it will all fit in today. I was walking through the garden yesterday and a few were popping out, but a day later, WOW! I’ve been closely monitoring Redbuds (left) for the past several weeks, and…
My absolutely (almost) deer resistant garden
I love having wildlife in my garden. No lions or tigers, and no bears that I’ve seen, but just about everything else has visited or has a home there. But deer are beginning to annoy me, and my anti-gun wife is ready to open fire. It’s early April and deer have worn paths through the grass…
April’s not fooling around
April doesn’t fool around when it comes to flowers. Everything seems to be in bloom! Though the weather outside has been frightful for much of March, a bit of warmth turns the season delightful. Early in the month Redbuds remain in bud, likely to be a week or more behind schedule. But the Callery pears…
Don’t water your plants!
Over and over I read garden writers and landscape trade magazines that say native plants require less water because they are adapted to local conditions. What a bunch of hooey! Not to argue against native plants, but a native that is suited to wet areas will not survive in dry areas, nor dry in wet. Natives that prefer sun won’t thrive in…
Ramblin' through Dave's Garden 