If you are looking for a low growing plant that is maintenance free, blooms from spring to fall and only has to be planted once– remember two words; Drift Roses. A cross between a miniature rose and ground cover roses, Drift Roses pack a petite-sized punch. They inherited their manageable size and…
Calling all Garden Fairies and Wizards! Get your paint brushes ready! Sunday, June 26th we will be participating in a fun fundraiser to help create an art and music center in Safety Harbor.
Roses used to be easy. But then they got all fancy-dancy and found themselves unnaturally displayed in rows, needing lots of coddling and chemicals. Hybridized to death, roses ended up looking like women from the 1950s who couldn’t wait to get home to strip of their girdles. A common complaint among…
In my hometown of Buffalo the running story was always Weather with a capital W. But it seems everywhere on the planet this spring, Weather has been a major part of each story riveting our attention. We started 2011 with an exceptionally high number of major snowstorms here and lethal…
It’s finally spring in my northeast garden. As I walk the beds looking for mulch to brush away here, a weed to pull there, my observations return to a single theme: What the hell is that? The aging brain and flowers that disappear over a long winter are not a…
I love roses – all types, shapes, colors, sizes. However, I have never lived in a place long enough that is rose friendly. So each spring I would make my annual trek to the local rose garden and get my fill (is that possible?) of heady delight. In NYC, it…
There are a myriad ways to express yourself in your garden, from your plant choices to your patio furniture. Consider adding contemplative or comical messages to your outdoor spaces– a great way to individualize your garden and show off your personal style. [portfolio_slideshow id=2563] Garden signs run the gamut of…
Garden Fairies love to dress up. Some people save Halloween to relieve childhood dress-up days, whereas the Garden Fairies look at just about any occasion to create colorful costumes. Some of our outfits and hats get transformed as much as our yards. An outfit that has had more lives than…
The ephemeral nature of weddings makes them wasteful by design. The cost of putting on royal wedding is staggering. But imagine the mountain of rubbish that will be left behind. An estimated 140 tons will have to be cleaned off the streets after thousands descend on London for the big…
One of the Garden Fairies has a Victorian style terrarium that make plant people swoon. This miniature menagerie was on display at Jodi’s house, a stop on The Garden Fairies’ 2009 Art in the Garden Tour. Jodi collects all types of plants from tiny to tall, she loves them all.…