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Tag Archives: irises
It’s Rhodie Time
THIS WEEK belongs to the rhododendrons. Surely they must be king of the flowers. Seen in and around East Hampton, N.Y.: I’m also pleased with my irises and perennial geraniums, below. The Deer-Out is holding them at bay. And here’s … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND
Tagged boxwood, cranesbill, East Hampton, irises, perennial geraniums, rhododendrons, Springs
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Happy June
NOW THERE’S YOUR PROPER JUNE BORDER, above. A little ahead of time, as is everything in this accelerated spring. Peonies; irises; columbine; foxgloves and phlox on their way. In front of a very proper old house, below, on Long Island’s … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, LONG ISLAND, NORTH FORK
Tagged annuals, beds, border, borders, catmint, columbine, cottage garden, dianthus, farmstands, foxgloves, greenhouses, hanging baskets, irises, June, ladies mantel, lambs ear, LONG ISLAND, North Fork, peonies, phlox, vegetable starters, wineries, yarrow
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Pull, Plant, Move, Weed, Shear, Lop…it’s May
SO TODAY I’M OUT IN THE GARDEN, following a nice morning rain, yanking out white-flowering, foot-tall garlic mustard before it seeds, and I uncover this fellow, above, with the pretty yellow markings. I’m not much for wildlife photography — deer … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND
Tagged chelone, Costco, crabgrass, deer-proof, East Hampton, ferns, garlic mustard, grasses, groundcover, ilex, irises, Japanese silver ferns, juniper, kerria japonica, lawn, Maidstone beach, Maidstone Park, miscanthus, mulch, nandina, peonies, rhamnus frangula, rose of sharon, Springs, threadleaf coreopsis, turfgrass, viburnum, weeds, weigela, White Flower Farm, wisteria
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Cottage Garden, Despite the Deer
IT’S WORKING. After 7 years, the perennial beds at my upstate New York place, where my wasband (thanks to Marggy Kerr for that word) lives and gardens, are finally filled in enough to suppress weeds. Two months without any weeding, … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HUDSON VALLEY
Tagged cottage garden, daylilies, deer, deer fencing, deer-resistant, hostas, hydrangeas, irises, milorganite, perennials, poppies, rudbeckia, weeds
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My Rented Garden: Nil to Abundance in 2 Seasons
WELL, THAT WASN’T SO BAD, WAS IT? Unless we get some late snowstorms (which have been known to happen), spring is just weeks away. My thoughts are turning to my backyard in Boerum Hill, going into its third season. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, GARDENS & GARDENING
Tagged asters, backyard, Boerum Hill, Borough Hall, buttercups, catmint, chain-link fence, Cobble Hill, containers, euonymous, garden, Greenmarket, hostas, irises, juniper, lady's mantle, perennials, raised-bed kits, renter, staking, stone wall, tomato plants, wood deck
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