Gardener on the Go!

A Weekend of Garden Events

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:16:25 +0000

June 12 & 13 are full of garden events here in the Hudson Valley and across the country. Locally we have the first annual Beacon Composts tour of local city gardens, gardeners and their associated compost piles(who doesn’t love good compost).

This weekend has a full slate of private gardens open for the Garden Conservancies Open Garden Days [...]

Antiques Galore and More in Nashville

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:05:52 +0000

This gardener on the go headed down to Nashville, TN for a taste of spring on Feb. 7, but the only spring to be found was at the Nashville Antiques and Garden Show. Stayed in a spacious apartment on the 21st floor of the Cumberland with expansive views west and a peek of the courtyard [...]

Quite a Pear

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:39:12 +0000

For Christmas this year my brother, Andy, gave me a box of pears from that famous fruit duo, Harry and David. (At the least, I was hoping for a mixed box of fruit).

Not being partial to pears, I thought, “These will be wasted on me.” I never cared for the grainy texture I associate with [...]

Awesome Elms at the Hill-Stead

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:07:48 +0000

I have had the pleasure of attending several events at the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, CT. A treasure of a place that is combination of historic house museum, impressionist art collection, picturesque landscape and nature preserve. Usually I attend their May Market, typically held the Friday and Saturday before Mother’s Day, where a number of [...]

Orlando, FL – Roof Top Garden

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:50:46 +0000

Matt and Meghan got married – causing a quick trip to Florida the beginning of the month. Stayed at the “downtown” Sheraton, which was quite north of downtown by New York standards. Rented a car, ’cause that is what one does in Orlando.

From the window of my room I had a lovely [...]

Life’s a Beak

admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:15:17 +0000

This baby Robin has an alien alias.

Nesting Neighbors

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:06:36 +0000

I noticed this new neighbor busily constructing a nest several weeks ago.

And this is what was in the nest.

Until the other day…

HELLO WORLD!

A Plethora of Purple Potatoes

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:31:37 +0000

Potatoes and the vines they come from

Yesterday, I dug up my purple potatoes – actually, they are blue inside, but I love alliteration. This is the third year in a row that they have come back on their own. I purchased the original seed potatoes from Landreth Seed Company 4 [...]

Boycott Cypress Mulch

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:15:36 +0000

The latest expose of non sustainable practices from the lumber industry come not from some far off forests in Borneo, but from the Cypress swamps of Louisiana. Lumber companies are grinding whole trees into mulch to sell to nurseries and municipalities. It is bad enough to over harvest slow growing crops for building and furniture, [...]

Foxgloves at the Hidden Garden Tour

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:49:06 +0000

Please join us at the Hidden Garden Tour this Sunday, June 14 in Westport, CT. For the $50.00 ticket fee you get to stroll six private gardens around the town. The gardens are always spectacular to tour (this is the Gold Coast, after all) but if you just feel like shopping the Garden [...]