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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...

Frosty Mornings



I think this was the fifth morning in a row that we've had a heavy frost. The lows have been getting down around 25, much lower than the local forecasters have been predicting. 

'Dublin Bay' (above and below) has a few blooms lingering...


And so has 'Tequila Sunrise'...



It has been a dry week but rain returns tonight.

Pennisetum 'Karley Rose'


Beauty Berry (Callicarpa 'Profusion')


Coralberry (Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'Kolmcan' 'Candy')



Ferns

Lydia Broom (Genista lydia)


A Japanese Maple 'Bloodgood' leaf on the Hebe


Juniper 'Daub's Frosted', Barberry 'Rose Glow' and Clematis montana 'Freda'



Phlomis ‘Quilted Leaf’ (Jerusalem Sage)


Phormium 'Rainbow Queen'



Silver Lotus Clover (Hairy Canary Lotus Shrub) (Dorycnium hirsutum)


Euphorbia 'Miner's Merlot'






Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Even frozen in place, your garden contains a lot of beauty, Phillip. I love the beautyberry and coralberry shrubs. Do they hold up in repetitive frosts like those you've been dealing with?

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    1. Kris, yes, they both hold onto the berries usually well into January.

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