Category Archives: journal

“Gardens: An Essay” by Robert Pogue Harrison

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Denise

Strange how, even in the most unlikely places, thoughts can still turn to gardens. Jury duty last week had me confined for a good part of Friday in a large, drab room full of strangers, all of us potential jurors … Continue reading →

Posted in artists, essay, journal | Tagged gardens, Gardens: An Essay, Harold Bloom, Mark of Cura, paradise, Robert Pogue Harrison | 6 Comments

Journal July 6, 2011

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Denise

The garden saw some frenetic activity over the long holiday weekend. Over the long, extremely hot holiday weekend. Not since Nixon has a face dripped such copious amounts of sweat. Under these sticky, squalid conditions, one reverts to a feral … Continue reading →

Posted in journal, Plant Portraits | Tagged Allium senescens, Coprosma 'Beatson's Gold', Derry Watkins, eucomis, Fuchsia magellanica 'Hawkshead', kniphofias, Melianthus 'Purple Haze', Monrovia, Persicaria amplexicaule, Ricinus communis, Saxifraga umbrosa 'Variegata' | 5 Comments

Horticulture’s Continuing PR Problems

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Denise

In a March 12, 2011 issue of The New York Times, in a column by Maureen Dowd entitled “In Search of Monsters,” Ms. Dowd comments on the suitability of Donald Rumsfeld giving current foreign policy advice: “You would think that … Continue reading →

Posted in journal | Tagged Donald Rumsfeld, Maureen Dowd, The New York Times | 5 Comments

Journal February 1, 2011

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Denise

February is about the time of year when the little reminder notes really start to pile up, when sending a barrage of e-mails to myself seems an inefficient system compared to the search capabilities on my blog, a feature I … Continue reading →

Posted in journal | Tagged Ammi visagna, Anigozanthos, Atriplex hortensis, cannas, Gloriosa rothschildiana, Helleborus argutifolius, Melianthus 'Purple Haze', Salvia iodantha, Sedum 'Frosty Morn' | 3 Comments