Plant Hardy Cobra Lilies for Fab Foliage – A Lily Guide for Arisaema consanguineum

Plant Hardy Cobra Lilies for Fab Foliage – A Lily Guide for Arisaema consanguineum

Arisaema consanguineum Silver Center, or Himalayan cobra lily has silvery foliage. One of the biggest challenges that I found with high latitude (i.e. Maine gardening) gardening is looking for bold-foliaged plants that can take mild summers and cooler nights. There are the usual suspects: canna, caladium, and bananas but each of these plants really are … Read more

How we Wassailed our New Apple Tree

How we Wassailed our New Apple Tree

Jen Sundeen is one my dearest friends and partners in crime.  We are going to spend this year exploring all manner of earth-based celebrations, recreating them where we can, attending them, documenting them, and bringing you along for the fun.  The hope is that through this exploration, we will, ourselves, have more than a few great stories … Read more

Gathering Osage Oranges – GardenRant

Gathering Osage Oranges – GardenRant

Fallen fruit of the single Osage orange tree in Yakima Arboretum. (c) Lorene Edwards Forkner When October arrives, some people get out their heavy sweaters and rake leaves. Others switch over to pumpkin spice lattes, play a round of touch football, or jump in said piles of leaves. Us? We drive roughly 300 miles to … Read more

Hey You! Stop Planting Masses of Forced Bulbs!

Hey You! Stop Planting Masses of Forced Bulbs!

Tis the season to be planning your spring display (that is if you are in the northern hemisphere). I know this picture circulated the internet a lot earlier this spring, but now is really the time to think about bulbs if you want to create something really interesting….So we are recirculating. If you wait until … Read more

Kiss the Earth: Here We Go a Wassailing

Kiss the Earth: Here We Go a Wassailing

I love Mondays and the fresh starts that they bring each week.   This morning, while I organize my notes and pictures from a weekend visit to the New York Gift Fair (in preparation for sharing later today) I hope you enjoy Studio’g’s newest contributor’s first post.  Jen Sundeen is one my dearest friends and partners in … Read more

Year of the Cobra Lily

Year of the Cobra Lily

One of the biggest challenges that I found with high latitude gardening is looking for bold-foliaged plants that can take mild summers and cooler nights. There are the usual suspects: canna, caladium, and bananas but each of these plants really are slow to get growing and need a lot of winter care inside of a … Read more