Jenny Rose Carey
Dazzling Plants, Design Ideas, and Proven Techniques for Your Shady Garden
Month of Promises March is the month of promises. The plants are declaring their intentions to grow. “All will be well,” I repeat to myself, “The plants are telling me so. They will keep their promises.” I always think of March as the beginning of the year here at Northview. It has many more …
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Nasturtium seeds are so easy to plant because they are large and easy to handle. Here are some of my seed packets – each containing many seeds to sow. Every year at this time I write about seed sowing because I am passionate about it – it is so much fun. It is an inexpensive way to add lots …
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Discovering Wint-pring The quote this month is by Vita Sackville-West, the owner and creator of the famous garden, called Sissinghurst, in the English county of Kent. The quote is from this wonderful anthology and commentary by her granddaughter-in-law, Sarah Raven, the well-known flower grower …
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Jenny Rose Carey loves heart-shaped leaves and encourages you to give ‘hearty’ plants to your valentine. Are you struggling to find a unique garden-related present for your valentine? How about giving them one of these plants that have heart-shaped leaves. I grow all of these plants and LOVE them …
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To Plant or Not to Plant As another year rolls around, it is a good time for reflection about past gardens and planning those that are to come. On my desk, as I write, are lists with headings that read “must grow these again” and “waste of bed space—do not buy this again.” This last one is a …
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These stories of flowers and their histories make fascinating reading especially when you cannot garden. Four Books about Floral History and Meanings Winter is the perfect time for garden reading. This year I have chosen four recent books about floral histories and meanings. Each of these …
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Munstead Wood – a horticultural and architectural treasure. The back of Munstead Wood, Gertrude Jekyll’s house near Godalming, Surrey, England designed by Edwin Lutyens. The gardens were designed by Gertrude. Gertrude Jekyll was an amazing gardener, garden writer, photographer, and …
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Seedswomen of Minneapolis A recent trip to the Anderson Horticultural Library at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, near Minneapolis was a wonderful treat on many levels. One of the best things in the Anderson Library was the display of seed catalogs in their collection that were produced by …
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Jenny Rose Carey at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin. The autumn is a lovely time for a garden-visiting roadtrip. This year the itinerary was Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska. I had been to Wisconsin and Iowa but the other states were on my ‘to …
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The Rain Garden at Northview in summer. You may think that adding a rain garden to your own garden is not for you, but I am going to suggest that even a small one might be a good thing for you, your neighbors, and to encourage wildlife including pollinators. What is a Rain Garden? First …
