Does your gardening passion include taking photos of your plants and progress? Capturing the beauty of a garden through photography is a gratifying experience that allows one to freeze moments of natural splendor in time. With cell phones, it couldn’t be easier. Whether it’s the vibrant hues of blooming flowers,…
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.”~ Georgia O’Keeffe Do you ever think about color? Why should you? Artists express themselves with color, however, most of us rarely consider color and how it…
Windowboxes can provide plentiful gardening space in the city, even without a yard. Whether you live in an apartment, condominium, or row house, you can add windowboxes for extra gardening, and with proper care, your window boxes can yield a delicious harvest, fragrant herbs, or stunning flowers for you to…
Annuals are the garden’s showstoppers, with bright, colorful blooms that draw the eye and energize any space. It can be slightly challenging to grow some of the brilliant annuals we cherish in a shady city, however. Popular annuals like zinnias, cosmos, marigolds, and petunias require abundant sunlight to bloom their…