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Archives for April 2010

Ferns and ephemerals

April 28, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 6 Comments

Hello. I’d like you to meet Shooting Star, aka Dodecatheon hendersonii. This sweet little thing is one of the native wildflowers blooming in my backyard “woodland bed” right now. Like many of the spring ephemerals (so called because of their fleeting nature), it’s not exactly a show-stopper (but just look at how it wows en […]

Filed Under: My garden, Perennials, Shrubs & Trees Tagged With: ferns, Japanese maple, native plants

VanDusen plant sale this weekend

April 22, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 6 Comments

Yesterday, I joined the hoards of women fighting for the perfect pair of kicky heels at the infamous Army and Navy shoe sale (I restrained myself to three pairs). This is a legendary event, in which women (and a few really brave men) line up for hours to score discount shoes. When the doors open, […]

Filed Under: Events, Uncategorized

A truly portable garden

April 18, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 7 Comments

Found growing in the bed of our much-maligned but never-fail ’89 Nissan pick-up: one seedling of unknown creed, enjoying the leaf mulch being created as last fall’s leaves break down. Nature makes neglect a beautiful thing, no? If we didn’t use the truck for hauling manure and moving friends’ boxes, I might consider helping nature […]

Filed Under: Inspiration

Kale blossoms are just about the greatest thing

April 16, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 7 Comments

yellow kale flower

Kale makes a great crop for overwintering in the veggie garden. But if you’re hoping to harvest an early spring crop of your overwintered kale greens, be warned: it may just bolt (flower and set seed) as soon as the weather starts to warm in late winter or spring. Kale flowers taste like a cross […]

Filed Under: Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: growing kale, kale flowers, lacinato kale

Garden Tour: Syd’s powerful plant palette

April 11, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 7 Comments

The basics Name of gardener: Syd Carpenter Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Hardiness zone: 6 Size: Small city garden; 100 ft. long by 25 ft. wide; three garden rooms Orientation: South facing front garden Years gardened: 15 years Heavy Petal says: Quite simply, wow. Syd has done an amazing job of creating a garden using a […]

Filed Under: Garden Tours, Perennials Tagged With: plant combination

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