Despite the fact my garden looks like a bomb exploded in it, signs of spring are emerging. Look around- the saucer magnolia, red bud, and Chickasaw plum trees are blooming. My daffodils are about to pop open in Pensacola, while up in the Alabama country the snow drops are in full bloom [...]
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Here’s one good thing for a gardener who is tired of winter: if you plant material that has winter color like camellias, Japanese magnolias, red bud, etc., you can cut the branches and bring them inside to enjoy.Try forcing bulbs, too, to give you a lift that carries you through the second, and often very [...]
Continue readingI spent yesterday feeding my soul at the Gulf States Horticultural Expo in Mobile, Al. My colleague, Ellis Bullock of Outerspaces Landscapes, and an old college friend, David Ellis, with Woerner’s said it is a “must see and do” , and they were so right. Especially after the two weeks of below freezing weather we [...]
Continue readingMy brother-in-law knows what a hibernating bear I become in the winter at our cabin in western Alabama. Even when it’s sunny, if the temperature is less than 50 degrees, I tend to stick by the fireside. I thought he was using extreme imaginative measures enticing me outdoors with claims of seeing “ice flowers”. I [...]
Continue readingMost of you who know me understand that I’d be hard pressed to leave the Gulf Coast. However, if I had to, my love for all things green would lead me straight to N.C., which is where I’ve been all week. Reveling in the most spectacular nurseries, arboretums, and gardens in the southeast, I am [...]
Continue readingInspiration comes anywhere anytime, and for me, mostly when I’m traveling. When I see an interesting landscape I pull out the camera and shoot away. Sometimes I can incorporate an idea into what I’m working on at the time, or I might file it away for future jobs.
In this case, while visiting my newly engaged [...]
As the temperature continues to climb and we get later into the summer you will see more and more butterflies. Make sure you have a varietyof nectar and host food in order to increase the variety of butterflies in your yard. Milkweed for monarchs, fennel, parsley, and citrus for swallowtails, and passionvine for the Gulf fritillaries are [...]
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