My Garden Journal
by Judith Irven
Welcome to my garden journal, with a potpourri of ideas and inspirations for gardeners everywhere.
I write about topics that interest me personally, both as a dirt-under-the-fingernails gardener and as a practicing landscape designer, including:
– The wider landscape as it inspires my designs,
– Profiles of plants that thrive in my Vermont garden,
– Techniques for growing food and cooking from the garden,
– The magic of the ever-changing seasons of our New England gardens,
– Inspirations gleaned from visiting great gardens, both public and private.
The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
Fall is a time of activity in the garden as we plan and prepare for the gardening year ahead.
The Garden’s Grande Finale
Colorful shrubs, beautiful grasses plus some easily grown perennials, complete the gardening season with a flourish.
Snow in spring
Serviceberries ‘hung with snow’ announce the arrival of spring in New England
No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn
This gardener is looking forward to welcoming the delicate flowers of spring
An inquisitive loving journey
A garden is a living organic creation that is always changing as the years roll by
From the ground up
Plants add shapes and height, colors and textures to our garden pictures
Pictures on the ground
Designing a beautiful garden is like painting a picture on the ground
