Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank, best known for his opinion pieces on political tomfoolery, has turned his eye to a different type of scam, this time in the fields of horticulture and landscaping. You can read about it here. TL;DR: Like many of us, Milbank considered himself a responsible steward of his yard, filling it with lush marvels from his garden center, laying down the finest sod, and caring meticulously for it all with the horticulture and landscaping trade’s best tools and practices. This spring he got jolted out of his gardening delusions. “I’ve discovered,” he says, “that all the backbreaking work I’ve done in my yard over the years has produced virtually nothing of ecological value – and some things that do actual harm.”
Great post, Lolly! I hadn't read Dana Milbank's Opinion piece in the Post. Thanks for spreading it far and wide. Save Earth one yard at a time! Join Wild Ones.
Great post. I added some Zizea aurea plugs last year and am eager to see how they've wintered. It's still pretty cold here in Maine, and too soon to start the minimal garden cleanups.
I'll have to look up the erstwhile *helpful and good* butterfly bush... tho I don't have any up here and don't really plan on it. In fact, I feel a lot better about being a garden slumlord. The folks who lived here before me were all about natural herbal remedies- plants, many of which have taken me a long time to id. And tho my youth-informed landscaping dreams have always hovered in the background- so very tempting and so very, very out of reach, I'm now, apparently, doing (mostly) the right thing by taking my cues from what's already here, splitting and transplanting as time (and my back) allow. Thanks for this interesting blog! (I wonder if you have any more northern insights??)
As ever, thank you!
Wow! A bonus Saturday post! Love it. Thanks, Lolly❤️
Great post, Lolly! I hadn't read Dana Milbank's Opinion piece in the Post. Thanks for spreading it far and wide. Save Earth one yard at a time! Join Wild Ones.
Great post. I added some Zizea aurea plugs last year and am eager to see how they've wintered. It's still pretty cold here in Maine, and too soon to start the minimal garden cleanups.
This is your best post ever, Lolly! Nature thanks you.
I'll have to look up the erstwhile *helpful and good* butterfly bush... tho I don't have any up here and don't really plan on it. In fact, I feel a lot better about being a garden slumlord. The folks who lived here before me were all about natural herbal remedies- plants, many of which have taken me a long time to id. And tho my youth-informed landscaping dreams have always hovered in the background- so very tempting and so very, very out of reach, I'm now, apparently, doing (mostly) the right thing by taking my cues from what's already here, splitting and transplanting as time (and my back) allow. Thanks for this interesting blog! (I wonder if you have any more northern insights??)