Garden Moxie

11/08/2021

Want to have a beautiful spring display of color in your home garden? The best time to plant spring-blooming bulbs is in the autumn!

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04/12/2020

I took lots of cuttings yesterday to start new plants that I can use in patio containers. Purple Heart is an easy plant to propagate and makes a very beautiful container plant.

This will be the perfect way to make more patio containers while staying at home.

04/12/2020

We had big plans for the garden this year. Installing a new border in the front yard, laying new paths, and building raised vegetable beds. Then the coronavirus struck. Michigan, along with the rest of planet earth, is living under a quarantine order. People are dying, hospitals are overwhelmed, and countless people are losing their livelihoods. It’s a scary new world.

You can read how the quarantine is changing the way I garden.

https://gardenmoxie.com/2020/04/how-the-quarantine-is-changing-the-way-i-garden/

04/10/2020

People want to be inspired. Especially gardeners. I am always on the lookout for new design ideas. New plants, new color schemes, new containers. These elements help create a space that reflects your personality.

https://gardenmoxie.com/2020/03/5-design-ideas-you-can-steal-from-terrain/

04/10/2020

Michigan is under a “Stay-at-Home” order because of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Like most of the world, we’re hunkered down, following the CDC (Center for Disease Control) guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus, and hoping things return to normal sooner rather than later. It’s a brave new world. A world that makes me appreciate my garden.

https://gardenmoxie.com/2020/04/the-april-quarantine-garden-to-do-list/

03/08/2020

Sissinghurst Castle Garden is one of the most famous gardens in England. The garden was created by Vita-Sackville West and her husband, Harold Nicolson.
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Detroit News Sissinghurst Castle - National Trust

Sissinghurst Castle Garden is one of the most famous gardens in England. The garden was created by Vita-Sackville West and her husband, Harold Nicolson.  I read that Vita-Sackville West was in…

03/03/2020

What I learned about "Garden Rooms" from Penelope Hobhouse and how I made my own Garden Room with a Hornbeam hedge from Milarch Nursery Inc.

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Detroit News

In 2000, I purchased the book Flower Garden Designs by Penelope Hobhouse. It contains two books: Penelope Hobhouse On Gardening and Flower Gardens. When I read Hobhouse’s description of tendi…

02/29/2020

The news that Piet Oudolf is building a public garden is always big, but when he builds a garden in Detroit, it’s epic.

For those unfamiliar with Piet Oudolf, he’s a big deal in the gardening world. He’s acquired Rock Star status for designs featuring sweeping groups of plants woven into a natural tapestry. It’s often called the “New Perennial Movement” or “Meadow Gardens”.

I wrote an article about the garden that you can read on our website https://gardenmoxie.com/2020/02/piet-oudolf-is-designing-a-garden-in-detroit/

Photo credit: High Line, New York City in May 2014. Photo by Another Believer Wiki Commons

02/23/2020

5 Things to do for Spring Gardening!

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Detroit News

  I think it’s safe to say that when February hits, I’m done with Winter and I’m counting the days until Spring. February in Michigan is typically cold and grey, but there& #8…

02/07/2020

I was first inspired to update my side garden after seeing a renovation on Pinterest by my favorite Designer, Loi Thai.
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Last week I talked about the things I want to accomplish this season like sprucing up the less-seen parts of my garden. I think paying attention to details in your garden is important and the side …

01/22/2020

Four things to accomplish for your garden prior to spring.

I'm curious if you want to do any of these things in your garden too.
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January is the perfect time to walk around my garden and take a look at photos from last year to figure out what’s working and what needs to change.  I’ve started doing just that a…

01/09/2020

Francis King was a Michigan-based Master Gardener
who counted among her friends and correspondents some of the most influencial gardeners in history, including Gertrude Jekyll.
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Mrs. Francis King (1863 – 1948) was one of the most prominent gardeners of the early twentieth century. She counted among her friends and correspondents some of the most influencial gardeners in hi…