Which Boxwood Where?

I am about to purchase a dozen or so boxwood plants. I want them to line my stone wall and to boarder a few beds. I just read an article that credits boxwood as the most popular shrub for homes. But we already knew this. My Boxwood Pinterest board is filled with inspiration.

James Schettino Architects

Felhander/Steeneken Architects

Design Focus

Milieu Design

Howard Design Studio

If you didn't already know, not all boxwood plants are created equal. I will be hunting for English Dwarf Boxwood. 

Nelson County

The dwarf variety reach a mature size of 2' x 2'. Now you may be thinking you will have to wait a long time before you have your beautiful boarder.

Traditional Home

However, slow growing plants require a lot less pruning.

Country Gardener

And that always works for me. 

Dirt Simple

Do you have boxwood in your yard?

White in the Garden & Bare Root Roses

Call it winter blues....call it spring planning....call it on-line shopping addiction; I just ordered 9 Iceberg Roses (bare root). Depending on where you live, the time to plant bare root roses is very soon...if not now.

 If you are not familiar with bare root roses, they come like this

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Don't be scared, it is not dead and if planted properly, this will become a stunner in your garden. When mine arrive, I will do a tutorial on how I plant them. In the mean time, lets look at how lovely white is in the garden.

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Now the hard part...waiting for them to arrive. What is your favorite color in the garden?

House Hunting in Cotswold, ENGLAND

Just another cold winter day in New Jersey. It seems like it has been a while since I went house stalking hunting. I usually look in "The States"; Santa Barbara, New Jersey, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard to name a few. Today, I feel a bit more International .....across the pond I go...to Cotswold, England!

I'm not sure if the hens come with the place? Since I am not ready to make an offer, no worries! Did you catch some good ideas to copy?

Sarah Raven

I love gardening. I have been planning a Potager Garden for quite some time. I was certain that this Fall, I would be able to revamp my garden.  Sadly, the weather and time did not agree. So, I am back to planning for next Spring. About 12 years ago, I discovered this book

The Bold & Brilliant Garden, by Sarah Raven. To this day, it is one of my very favorite and inspiring garden references. Sarah approaches her floral arrangements and gardening like a designer. Her designs are focused on scale, textue, colors and scent. I'm sure your local library has this!


Next came this book

The Cutting Garden, by Sarah Raven. This book tells you how to organize your garden so that you will always have beautiful flowers to bring inside.


...now, with the internet....you can just go to Sarah's page. She lives in England, so zoning for growth will be different. However, if you love to look at images like these

It is worth the click over. If you garden, where do you get your inspiration?

Gardening in my mind

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The snow is finally melting and I am planning a renovation of my current vegetable/cutting garden. The raised beds are about 10 years old, and could use a face-lift. I have also decided to focus more on vegetables and less on flowers, so plenty of transplanting in the near future.

This is my inspiration for my Potager Garden - A French version of the "Kitchen Garden".

                            

Sunset Mag

 

Coastal Living

 

Vegetablegardener.com

As I write this, a small family of deer are walking along my back fence. Looks like 

 is going to have a busy season ahead!