Hello kindred gardener and writer! What a great list. I am currently co-creating the optimal shape of a prolific English Ivy covering 20% of my home's exterior. I want to support its expression and the robins who are nesting in it while keeping it from growing much bigger. Some of the vines are the size of my forearm and it makes me think of the person who planted it. Whoever they are (I assume passed on), I hope they are appreciating my thoughtful pruning.
Last summer, when I was rebuilding a home by redoing a garden, I found sustenance and inspiration in these two books:
A Way to Garden, by Margaret Roach (garden editor at Martha Stewart). She reflects on her garden season by season, both the plants themselves and the act of gardening. Gorgeous writing and photos.
Planting the Natural Garden, my Piet Oudolf (who did the high line). It’s a great guide to natural plants and has examples of gardens that create a different feel (exuberant, tranquil etc) and the plants that make them.
Also last summer I planted a baby oak, which represented what would grow in the second half of my life. The twiglet taken a while to get started but she’s putting out new leaves and I think this is gonna be her year :)
Fab links again thank you Ryan!
Hello kindred gardener and writer! What a great list. I am currently co-creating the optimal shape of a prolific English Ivy covering 20% of my home's exterior. I want to support its expression and the robins who are nesting in it while keeping it from growing much bigger. Some of the vines are the size of my forearm and it makes me think of the person who planted it. Whoever they are (I assume passed on), I hope they are appreciating my thoughtful pruning.
I always scorned those little bits of daily wisdom books, but this https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/east-wind-melts-the-ice-a-memoir-through-the-seasons_liza-dalby/395551/#edition=4809073&idiq=8534877 is a Japanese-calendar inflected gardening memoir that I've found extraordinarily good company
Thank you so much for these! I must take a break for a bit and didn't want to unsubscribe without thanking you. All the best! Deb
Last summer, when I was rebuilding a home by redoing a garden, I found sustenance and inspiration in these two books:
A Way to Garden, by Margaret Roach (garden editor at Martha Stewart). She reflects on her garden season by season, both the plants themselves and the act of gardening. Gorgeous writing and photos.
Planting the Natural Garden, my Piet Oudolf (who did the high line). It’s a great guide to natural plants and has examples of gardens that create a different feel (exuberant, tranquil etc) and the plants that make them.
Also last summer I planted a baby oak, which represented what would grow in the second half of my life. The twiglet taken a while to get started but she’s putting out new leaves and I think this is gonna be her year :)