Posted on April 18, 2009, 7:56 pm, by Landscape Designer, under
Design,
Plants.
Not everyone knows it but the majority of the garden plants found at your local nursery originated from a few mountain valleys in China and Japan. Plant hunting, as a profession, was a popular alternative for those less blood thirsty adventure seekers of the 1800s, most notably the leisure class of England. Gentlemen plant hunters [...]
Posted on April 2, 2009, 2:34 pm, by Landscape Designer, under
Plants.
According to our calendars spring is here, and as the daytime temperatures increase it is the time of year that I walk outside with my eyes on the ground looking for signs of life from the soil. Only when I find spring bulbs and perennial plants emerging-”pipping” is the official gardener’s term-do I begin to [...]