Monthly Archives: July 2014

In the Garden this Morning

This guy has been hanging around, nibbling on the Harison’s Yellow Rose in the garden. Luckily that rose is vigorous enough it can handle a little nibbling. The two lavenders in the picture below,  ‘Royal Velvet’ and Lavandula nana alba, … Continue reading

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Pruning and Grooming the Summer Garden

If you have plants that look floppy and open like this Salvia in the picture below, instead of like this one, nice and full and upright– then you might want to consider cutting it back almost to the ground. Just … Continue reading

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