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...
Good grief, even your lettuce is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFirst time I have grown that variety and I just picked it out of the blue off the table at the nursery. It is very pretty! I have not eaten any yet.
DeleteYou still have lots of rich color in your garden. I like the combos in the first few photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lisa!
DeleteGreat vignettes!
ReplyDeletePS - Quick question -- When do you sow your lettuce?
Aaron, seeds are sown here in February or March and in August for fall crops. I have become so frustrated with keeping up with seeds that I have come to the conclusion that buying plants is better for me. I planted these latest lettuce starts in late September.
DeleteI'm not normally a fan of the Aster, but your photo of the Aster 'Monte Cassino' is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteVery nice color all around but the first two shots of purple blooms with gold foliage are glorious in their richness!
ReplyDeleteYour autumn photos took me breath away, just stunning!
ReplyDeleteGreat autumn colors! The purple and gold images are gorgeous, and I really like the Candy Lily, which I was not familiar with. Happy fall!
ReplyDeleteI am FINALLY figuring out how to follow blogs better (slowly, gradually). Your photography is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThat lettuce is as pretty as any flower. I just discovered that there are golden Mugo pines so it's exciting to see one.
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous! That salvia + mugo pine combo especially sings to me.
ReplyDeleteAll beautiful, but those first couple of photos with blue and gold really do set the stage.
ReplyDeleteRozanne and Amsonia make a beautiful combination!
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