http://www.amyziffer.com Amy Ziffer—Northeast Gardening Specialist Mon, 28 May 2012 12:07:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A year ago I blogged about the subject of my Containers that Won't Quit lecture, which is how to compose containers that will look as good in September as they do in June. That prompted a request for a post recommending great shade tolerant plants for containers. In my ... http://www.amyziffer.com/?p=1001 It's spring in southern New England! With deciduous trees still bare and most of the understory just waking up, the landscape remains largely brown and grey. But in a few short weeks, wherever there are trees, there'll be shade. White flowers show up beautifully against both backgrounds, ... http://www.amyziffer.com/?p=938 The next best thing to gardening is talking about gardening, and I would love to speak to your group! I offer a wide range of presentations for a variety of audiences. Please check my Lectures page for details, and use this Contact form to make further inquiries. ... http://www.amyziffer.com/?p=941 Most gardeners start out as plant addicts, and that’s a shoe that fits squarely on my foot. But as the years have gone by, I’ve come to appreciate that gardens are about a lot more than plants. They are about a whole gestalt, something greater than the sum of its ... http://www.amyziffer.com/?p=889 This post marks the first time my blog also appears in the Christian Science Monitor online.   Their Diggin' It feature is a great place to read the thoughts and opinions of garden bloggers from around the country, and I hope to contribute on a regular basis. [caption id="attachment_866" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Hydrangea ... http://www.amyziffer.com/?p=863 All too often, advice about container gardening seems to come in the form of some kind of "design challenge" in which container gardens are judged based on a photograph taken at a single point in time. This sort of thing has its place, but most of us aren't planting ... http://www.amyziffer.com/?p=833 It’s an accepted truth in the retail nursery industry that most customers only buy plants when they’re in full bloom. It’s not hard to guess, then, why many gardens are lacking in late-season plants. By August, gardeners are a little tuckered out and less likely to visit nurseries, so they ... http://www.amyziffer.com/?p=814 The next best thing to gardening is talking about gardening, and I would love to speak to your group!  I offer a wide range of presentations for a variety of audiences. Please check my Lectures page for details, and use this Contact form to make further inquiries. You ... http://www.amyziffer.com/?p=777 When you work outdoors for nine months out of the year, you become very focused on physical comfort. So, while other women may obsess over designer clothes, I have a "thing" for outerwear and work shoes. Let's put it this way: I won't be lusting after any Manolo Blahniks ... http://www.amyziffer.com/?p=758   For the last few years I've heavily publicized an "open garden" day at my display garden the first week of July, but this year work has been so demanding I've had no time to plan an event. Instead, I'm just posting this notice here and putting up a few ... http://www.amyziffer.com/?p=739