I think I like being reminded that humans are really not as in charge as we’d like to think we are. Few things do that as well as extravagant weather. Storms are random. Nature itself has its own purpose, its own dance to perform.
Pruning roses? Thorns can all out lacerate. Bugs? Encountering a ground-nest of bees while digging a new garden, can be a bummer buzz. Sunburn? That garden project took MUCH longer than it was supposed to. You might imagine gardening and plant maintenance is a walk in the park but there are things to watch out [...]
Tomorrow is the big day! Here is a little more about the tour. We are having a raffle during the tour as well! We have great prizes. Sign up for the raffle at 1030 Bluestone Drive.
Hanselman Landscape at 390 South Erisman Road is opening up their Specialty Nursery for all garden tour attendees. Many unique and specimen quality plants are available – things you won’t find anywhere else. After you stroll through the nursery paths and spot all the heart-stopping Japanese Maples (among other great must-haves!), be sure to cool [...]
Check out these great gardens that will be part of the Lancaster Garden Tour!
Today, we visit three more stunning Lancaster gardens. We’ll share three more days of gardens this week in preparation for the tour May 22nd and May 23rd.
Great opportunities to learn this weekend! All while PLANT shopping! Hey and Urban and Surburban Meadows, bringing meadowscaping to big and small spaces author Catherine Zimmerman is in York… bonus!
Fairy gardens are tiny gardens or canvases of magic that allow us to imagine other worlds. Anything goes. Kittens live in peace with dinosaurs. Feathers become trees. Fairy gardens engage kid’s imagination and connect them to nature.
Pachysandra procumbens, commonly known as Allegheny Spurge, is this weeks native plant.
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Belated Welcome Wendy!
by Laura Mathews · October 9, 2010
Wendy Brister has been a partner here at PRG for a season. She brings SO MUCH to our blog; Insight, humor and a deep knowledge of horticulture. I’d say, “welcome, Wendy”, but, in fact, she’s already very much at home here.