G A R D E N S, Green wall, Landscape Design
Early September we had our family vacation in Hilton Head, SC. Our drive from Ohio takes us through Charlotte, NC. Previous years we have planned our lunch stop in Charlotte at Price’s Chicken Coop and a leg stretch at Capital to see their green wall by Patrick Blanc. This year we have a ten month old, so decided to stay … READ MORE
annuals, Central Ohio, McCullough, My Work, Redtwig Farms
The summer annuals in the nursery are almost spent for the season. Last week I did a quick run through clipping just about anything that had a bloom left and gave to my wife for an arrangement to showcase the last of the blooms. I hope to get at least one additional arrangement in this year using our Dahlias, it feels … READ MORE
Central Ohio, Inspiration, Redtwig Farms
This year we have a test production field of dahlias growing on our cut flower farm, Red Twig Farms. Our climate is perfect for growing the flowers and with the addition of some good compost to the soil they are relatively easy to grow. After a wet spring and early summer we got off to a late start, but the … READ MORE
G A R D E N S, Garden Tours, Landscape Design
In August I traveled to Detroit for the APLD Design Conference for the Post-Conference garden tours. Details on the whole conference here and details on how to become a member for future trips/events here. This trip included my mom (head of our maintenance division) and two co-workers, Kathy and Ryan, that needed an early-August inspirational surge. We traveled up Sunday night … READ MORE