Bring the outdoors in with a living wall: By Erica OBrien; Photograph by John Armich/Courtesy Terrain — WHO NEEDS FAMOUS French botanist Patrick Blanc and his hubbub-causing, internationally chic vertical gardens? Not us. Not anymore. As of this year, we have our very own Terrain at Styers, which has two such amazingly upright plots one of herbs, another of moss, ferns and terrestrial orchids.
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Much of the island experienced some frost last night, so for those of you who heeded the garden detective and resisted planting your vegetables a few weeks ago when we had a freakish heatwave: kudos! For the rest of you impulsive types, well, you’ll reap what you sow, literally.
Regular visitors to this blog know that I moved into a new house nearly four years ago and I’ve been s-l-o-w-l-y getting the gardens going. No small task, considering that I inherited mud, weeds and a few straggly rose bushes. Oh, and some mud and weeds. The little bit of patchy grass that mixed in with the weeds and called itself a lawn was lost about a year and a half ago when an emergency cesspool installation was necessary. This, despite the engineer’s report that the cesspool was A-OK. But I digress.
Susan McCoy and Bill Henley talk about the must-have’s for your garden this summer!
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Container planting on decks can make your backyard deck feel homey. The container plants will break up the large expanse of wooden or concrete deck area or create focal points where you desire. No backyard deck should be without some container plantings. Container plantings for decks will be the most fun for you if you select the right plants for your deck. Here are a few ideas that may be helpful in creating the perfect deck areafor your container plants.
We’re off to Boston today with Costa Farms to team up with Jane Goodalls Roots & Shoots, the Jane Goodall Institutes global environmental and humanitarian youth program, to give new mothers in Boston a live indoor plant. This initiative is part of Costa Farms ongoing public service campaign titled O2 for You: Houseplants with a Purpose.
Baby Boomers are defined as the people who were born in the boom period during the post-World War II years. During this period of prosperity, many families increased the size of their families and lots of babies were born, making this a huge segment of the population. Today, these Baby Boomers are just starting to enter their retirement years. As each year passes, more and more Baby Boomers will enter retirement.
Looking for some inspiration for your rock garden? I find a picture really does tell a thousand words, so if you’re in the market, these photos from reader Mike Weinstein of Syosset should get you off to a good start.
