Liatris, Lobelia, Pycnanthemum living happily with Perovskia at The Art Institute in Chicago.Guest Rant by Roy Diblik Every planting situation creates diverse opportunities – not just for how it can be planted, but for how each of us can share our thoughts about it with each other. Whether it is a prairie, an urban vegetable…
via Good Plant, Bad Plant, Native and Non-Native. Is it That Simple? — GardenRant
So before I write about spring cleanup in the garden, which is going pretty well, I have to touch on an unpleasant subject. Namely, my failure to protect all my woody plants from girdling.
empty streets stores shuttered nowhere to go *** Photo: Xian, China, c.b.w. 2005 Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020
The Sullington Yew, Sullington, West Sussex The South Downs is renowned for its ancient churches. Its chalk soils have also proven hospitable to yew trees. Some of the most extensive yew woodlands in the UK (if not Europe) are on the chalk of the North and South Downs in southern England. I had a couple […]
Um, no it’s not!For some tension-releasing laughs (I’m getting tired of funny animal videos myself), I’m sharing some truly ridiculous gardens I found on a bogus gardening website of non-English-speaking origin, but that’s all I know about it. (I won’t give them a link.) These fussy, intensely high-maintenance ideas are a bizarre contrast to today’s…
Nothing fuels creativity like coffee. Voltaire made sure his inspiration never faltered by drinking 40 cups of coffee a day. Balzac conceived plots for his novels by staying up all night drinking coffee. One of our favorite places to get a stimulating cup of brew is the Majestic Cafe in Oporto. Inaugurated in 1921, it has […]
This post takes us back to 2017 and shares part of a holiday week. As we are being effected by the coronavirus problems I thought this post would give a little cheer. While holidaying in Norfolk with daughter Jo and son-in-law Rob in the summer of 2017 we were so pleased to find a steam […]
via Our Norfolk Holiday – The Railway Station at Holt — greenbenchramblings
Despite the challenges, one Brazilian city is proving that child-friendly planning is not just a ‘rich city’ pursuit.
via Is child-friendly planning a luxury that only rich cities can afford? — Rethinking Childhood
So here we are with the second part of this visit to Houghton Hall in Norfolk, a post refound! Although our main reason for visiting the gardens at Houghton Hall was to explore the land art created by Richard Long within its grounds and house, we also planned to enjoy the gardens in their own […]
via Houghton Hall Part 2 – The Gardens — greenbenchramblings
On January 4, 2020 little tight hellebore buds were tucked in close to the earth. I just checked on them yesterday and they seemed content to stay hidden. Today they have awakened. Yesterday the lemony scent of daphne odora drifted through the air and with today’s breezes the effect is more pronounced.
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