Tag Archives: Pole beans Trionfo Violetto

the first summer dahlias and a freakish summer rain

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Denise

I moved the dahlias to the community garden this year and am so very glad I did. Just as in my own small home garden last year, the plant is a sprawling mess, but now I don’t have to look … Continue reading →

Posted in climate, cut flowers, edibles | Tagged community garden, cutting gardens, Dahlia 'Chat Noir', dahlias, Pole beans Trionfo Violetto, solanaceae family | 13 Comments

Sky’s The Limit

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Denise

It was recently calculated (but not by me) that my little back garden is all of 882 square feet. After 20 years of gardening here, methodically covering every inch of that 882 square feet, with moisture and light now robbed … Continue reading →

Posted in design, Plant Portraits | Tagged Antigonon leptosus, asarina, Clematis cirrhosa, Cobaea scandens, Dicentra scandens, Dolichos lablab, Eccremocarpus scaber, Manettia cordifolia, Passiflora sanguinolenta, Pole beans Trionfo Violetto, Thunbergia alata, vines, Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea' | 5 Comments