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This year, I've re-worked this scene to the left of my front steps as you approach the house. Earlier this spring I removed a much-loved, but poorly-situated Stipa gigantea because it was spilling over onto the steps at the front entry creating a bit of a hazard and, more generally, looking unkempt. Last year, in preparation for this renovation, I removed the ultra-pink Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll'...
I???ve been able to hold onto my vacation-buzz so far. I???m working on catching up with things now, and will begin figuring out how to best post about my recent trip touring gardens in the Philadelphia area soon. I took about 1800 photos, so it???s going to take a bit to process them, and then figure out how to best share some of them with you. But I promise to get at least a few "teasers" up soon...
Philly here I come! Well, sorta. First let me say -- I really do have an exciting week in store. I???ll be spending the next five days touring gardens in the Philadelphia area with fellow members of the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon (HPSO). At the moment though, I am being reminded of why I don???t love to travel. First, up at 4:15 am for an inhumanely early flight. This after a grueling marathon-o...
Things are cruising along ??? we???re largely "planted" at this point; at least until we are able to harvest some of the early stuff and then re-commission the resulting open space for a successive crop. In terms of what we???re harvesting right now; between the "farm" and the kitchen garden at the house, we???ve been getting plenty of spinach, arugula and chard. I expect the peas come on in a coup...