‘Wake Up the Energy Field’
Showman, designer, and mobile gardener Simple bids farewell (kind of) to his wonderland before moving on to his next adventure in grow and glow.
I am impressed by those who love their gardens. I like all sorts and have shamelessly cribbed from many. I admire
Hemerocallis fulva: Let Jimi Take Over
Our friend Zelma Mason disparaged them as “railroad lilies.” We’ve since heard a bigger put down: ”ditch lily”—which is only slightly kinder than George Bush’s moniker for Karl Rove.
We grew up with Hemerocallis fulva but never would have called them that. They were “tiger
Sennufer’s Lotus May Bloom Again
Will Egypt put Sennufer’s elaborate garden back on the map, palms, pools and all? After 34 centuries, it’s time.
So far as we know, Sennufer is the highest ranking gardener of all time. He lived in the 14th Century BC, and oversaw the fields and
Urmas Laansoo: Let’s Moss Crawl
Allen Bush introduces us to an Estonian plantsman who specializes in lichens and pillowcases. Thank you, Allen.
I traveled to Austria and Italy with The Ratzeputz Gang in September 1991 to visit nurseries and gardens. My favorite memory is a leisurely luncheon on nurseryman Lorenzo
Evergreen Surrealist — Pearl Fryar
A topiary artist bends the lush Carolina landscape to his will.
Lee County, South Carolina, calls itself “the land of cotton,” failing to mention kudzu and pigweed. Staying even here means constant pushing back against green: mow, chop or you drown in vegetation. On the
Conceptual Gardening
With design, aesthetics and ecological concerns leading the way, symbolism isn’t much of a force in contemporary gardening. But we offer two examples where concept dominates, one noble, the other daffy.
Our first stab at a garden, on High St. in Lexington, Kentucky, was as conceptually
