When I think of city gardens, my mind goes back to the wonderful little court yard and balcony city gardens of New Orleans. I am especially fond of the Bienville House Hotel’s courtyard garden, which is in my opinion one of those small places when the cares of the world just melts away. It’s those kinds of oases that every city dweller should seek solace from the troubles of everyday modern life.
Read MorePerhaps the mystical basics of these garden design is a rewarding study in itself. The main appeal of their designs to most gardeners, is found in their outstanding beauty. While the lessons to be learned from the subtleness and serenity of their composition, is a peek into the almost universal Asian insight and appreciation of nature.
Read MoreVery often the details that make or break a garden are the small ones, the ones that might not occur to you as obvious, until it is too late.
Read MoreBotanically, a berry is defined as a pulpy fruit which developed from a single pistil, with few or many seeds, and which is indehiscent (does not split open). Of the fruits listed on Inquisitive Gardener Question - Do You Know Your Berries? — those having this characteristic are:
Read MoreThis week we are out in the garden with Bob Ewing. Bob’s not just any ordinary gardener, but a gardener who prolifically writes about his gardening, someone who is active in his garden community and the schools in promoting this passion, and no doubt a wonderful cook. Avid gardeners like Bob, are a wonderful example to all of us in how gardeners can inspire other gardeners their whole life long. Let’s take a peak into Bob Ewing’s garden world:
Read MoreIn the broad field of rose culture, past and present, a big question mark stands out. Why is it that the Moss Rose was so universally popular, present in every garden, over a hundred years ago, yet so seldom seen in gardens today? Many a present day rose grower has never seen one. Many more little of the usefulness and the charm of this type of rose.
Read MoreI grew up knowing (and even being related to) some interesting characters, so I’ve always been appreciative of those among us who are purely authentic and unique individualists. One of the early examples I had was, Euell Gibbons, for example, who was a fellow garden author and friend of my grandmother. Today, I’m privileged enough to share an interview with another such unique individualist — who some know as The Bard of Ely from other websites.
Read MoreI believe to know a plant’s name and recognize it’s family members, is to love it. Some plants are literally crying out in their beauty for our love and attention. How many plants or flowers do you know by name? The average number of plants for most people to be able to name is around fifty. If that is so, that is just a small portion of the known plants on earth today. Here’s another plant family that you should get to know better.
Read MoreThe minute I saw the first batch of Impatiens at the front of the garden center, all I could think of was the miracle that must have brought them to us from so many thousands of miles away from their native damp Usambara Mountains, in far off Tanzania. This area, is known to be the original home of most of the garden Impatiens we know today. Naturally, I just had to bring them home.
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