Tag Archives: lambs ear

No vember

Posted on October 31, 2010 by cara

WHEN I WAS ABOUT 9, my uncle taught me this ditty: No birds No bees No flowers No trees No wonder…November. I still find it amusing, even though it’s not true. The goldfinches are still at the thistle feeder. I … Continue reading →

Posted in BROOKLYN, COTTAGE LIVING, GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND | Tagged angelina, B&B, catmint, cimicifuga, cottage, lambs ear, Ligne Roset, lirope, Maui, moving, Nakashima, Phildelphia, pied a terre, Prospect Heights, Queen Village, rhododendrons, sarcococca, sedum, storage, vintage | 3 Comments

Fall Planting to Foil the Deer

Posted on September 9, 2010 by cara

THERE’S A GROUP OF FOUR — two does and two yearlings — that lives here, too. And they seem to feel my garden is their pantry. When I was kneeling out there today, putting in some of the supposedly deer-resistant … Continue reading →

Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND | Tagged Agway, astilbe, begonia, berberis thunbergii, bergenia cordifolia, boxwoods, Bridgehampton, brunnera macrophylla, buxus sempervirens Aureo--Variegata, caladium, compost, cranesbill, deer, deer fence, deer-resistant perennials, deer-resistant plants, discounts, dwarf bamboo, East Hampton, euphorbia glacier blue, feather reed grass, gooseneck loosestrife, Hren, itea virginica sprich, Japanese anemone, lambs ear, ligularia, ligularia dentata othello, Lonicera nitida Lemon Beauty, Marder's, mulch, pleioblastus viridistriat, Rose Glow Japanese barberry, slugs, spurge, stachys silver carpet, sweetspire little henry, variegated | 5 Comments

Happy June

Posted on June 1, 2010 by cara

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 | 1 Comment

Anomalous April

Posted on April 25, 2010 by cara

View of the Hudson River and Catskills from Montgomery Place THIS APRIL IS A STRANGE ONE in the Hudson Valley. The forsythia is not quite finished, which is normal for the time of year, but the lilacs are already in … Continue reading →

Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, HUDSON VALLEY | Tagged astilbe, bee balm, catmint, cimicifuga, dig, divide, Dutchess County, epimedium, forsythia, Hudson River, iris, kerria japonica, lambs ear, lilacs, LONG ISLAND, Loomis Creek Nursery, Montgomery Place, obedient plant, perennials, rudbeckia, spring, threadleaf coreopsis, viburnum | 10 Comments

Winter Drags On…

Posted on March 14, 2010 by cara

THE IDES OF MARCH are almost upon us, and what a pain. I’m up in the Hudson Valley now, cat-sitting for a few days, and if ever I thought I was going to do some gardening, which I foolishly did, … Continue reading →

Posted in BROOKLYN, GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, HUDSON VALLEY, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND | Tagged astilbe, beds, bleeding heart, catmint, compost, coral bells, cottage, cottage garden, dividing, divisions, East Hampton, ladies mantle, lambs ear, northern Dutchess, perennials, rudbeckia, shrubs, Springs, topsoil, Whitmores, wholesale nursery, zebra grass, Zone 5, Zone 7 | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: lambs ear

No vember

Fall Planting to Foil the Deer

Happy June

Anomalous April

Winter Drags On…

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