Waterwise Gardening - a book review
Waterwise Gardening: Everything You Need To Know About Efficient Watering to Grow a Healthy Yard by Richard Restuccia Published by Rizzoli, 2025 I would guess that watering is the major issue that most gardeners grapple with, especially novice gardeners. I know from working at the nursery that the majority of questions and issues we get stem from either watering too much or not watering enough. Many people in our area have sprinkler systems and I'm sure that can be a good thing if used properly but I feel that they primarily keep the lawns green but fall short for landscape plants. Especially when it comes to trees and larger plants, the timing and amounts are not satisfactory for many plants. I often hear people say that their sprinklers are set to come on every day - yikes! And there are those who did not water because it "rained" when it actually drizzled. The best thing to do in this situation is to have a xeric garden but that would mean sacrificing favorite plant...
Everything is looking wonderful Phillip!
ReplyDeleteYour yard is beginning to look like a garden. I love that yellow rose. It is all beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIncredible, how quickly you've made a beautiful garden! Everything is gorgeous. Here in Piedmont NC, my flowers are just beginning to bloom. Is it your rain?
ReplyDeleteI think it is the cool nights as well as the rain (although it hasn't rained much lately!)
DeleteI recall that recently, you said that you didn't really have a garden yet. Are you sure about that? Everything looks great Philip, it's coming along nicely!
ReplyDeleteI knew it would be gorgeous! One of the things that impressed me most about that region of the country is the colorful summer gardens. Love the fuchsia!
ReplyDeleteVery cool. It looks like a well established garden. This is the first season that you get to see the garden in all its glory and possibilities: take inventory of plants you many not have known you had. Exciting.
ReplyDeleteNice to see such an ordered garden.
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