Design Your Winter Garden for Beautiful Year Round Interest
Michigan winters are long. Having winter interest in your garden is important. That’s why I’m sharing a few ways I add interest to my winter garden.
Creating an Island Border
This season I am installing an island border filled with deer resistant shrubs and perennials. Here’s part 1 of the project.
How I Discovered This World-Famous Gardener
Mrs. Francis King (1863 – 1948) was one of the most prominent gardeners of the early twentieth century. She counted among her friends and correspondents some of the most influential gardeners in history, including Gertrude Jekyll, Charles Sprague Sargent, William Robinson, Fletcher Steele, Ellen Biddle Shipman, and Martha Brookes Hutcheson.
3 Lessons From Gravetye Manor
Gravetye Manor is a historic hotel nestled into the Sussex countryside, roughly 30 miles outside of London, England. From 1884 until 1935, Gravetye Manor was the home of the famous gardener, William Robinson. Robinson was a prolific garden writer best known for his views promoting a more natural form of…
A Visit to Gravetye Manor
I love visiting historic gardens. Walking the grounds, imaging what the garden was like “back in the day”. Picturing what life was like in the time the garden was created. How did they purchase the plants, fertilize the soil and care for the garden? Gardens are ephemeral and typically fall…
Peter Barr | Daffodil King
One of our favorite Spring flowers is the daffodil. This happy yellow flower is loved by gardeners everywhere. It’s hard to imagine a time when daffodils fell out of favor. During the mid-Victorian period, daffodils weren’t considered fashionable. No one understands why. There’s one theory that Victorian gardeners were…