What’s the story on a place called Leonardslee Gardens in Lower Beeding, West Sussex? I’ve read that it’s supposed to be one of the most famous collections of rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias in England but it’s been sold recently and is due to be closed to the public on June 30th.

Is fresh oregano supposed to be pretty much tasteless? I started some from seed a few years back, and now I have a huge, leafy oregano bush. It was probably your basic generic ‘greek oregano,’ but I forget! Anyways, I’ve tried adding tons of the stuff to marinara and it adds nothing! Do I need [...]

Does anyone know what kind of tree has this bark? The picture doesn’t do it justice; it was SO cool looking.

The dates are off. I took the photos a few weeks ago

Hi, I have some 3 year old Geraniums that just this winter started going into the tree form. Not sure what the technical word is for it, but they started growing huge, vertical and with a texture of green wood. I have seen them growing outdoors like this as hedges in California before and didn’t realize the regular [...]

Anybody sick of seeing irises blooming? Sure hope not! :D Left to right are Final Decision, Pride of Ireland, Pledge of Allegiance, and Charleston. This Charleston didn’t turn out quite like I’d hoped. The image on the website where I ordered it showed it much more blue than purple. Still, I’m happy with it. Final [...]

More pictures and explanations Let me start off by stating that while I’m the one with the LJ, my husband is the really responsible for this. He’s a very experienced gardener, whereas I’m not too far from a beginner. Last year, I tried to grow a ton of seeds from those plastic seed trays with [...]

Here in zone 7 many herbs are ready for their first harvest. Mint, for simple syrup, plain infusion or drying Oregano for drying Thyme and Lemon Thyme for drying 2nd year parsley and cilantro leaves still taste good but seed production will be starting soon. Sage and chives are flowering…best to harvest even a bit [...]

Mr. Lincoln This rose was an unexpected success, but goes to show that even the $4 roses-in-a-plastic-bag at Lowe’s can give great results in the first year. This is a giant closeup of the flower for a reason – the leaves are still pretty chewed up from aphids, caterpillars, and godonlyknowswhatelse. I was late getting [...]

This is such an exciting time of the year for us! Gardening Season! We are in Zone 6 in Ann Arbor, MI Here is the layout this year, more to come with updates as they get more and more pretty. planter box with mosses & other lovelies strawberry planter with wildflowers growing blueberry bush, its [...]