Posted in Field Trips, Plants & Flowers on Monday, March 17, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Whenever I put the word “porn” on my blog I get lots of hits. I need all the help I can get, so as a sort of follow-up to my post on the science behind variegated leaves, here’s some variegated leaf porn from Roger Williams Park Botanical Conservancy in Providence.
Posted in Field Trips on Thursday, December 20, 2007 | 7 Comments »
all the leaves are brown
and the sky is grey
I’ve been for a walk
on a winter’s day
I was in California for a business trip for the last 5 days. It was great being back because I had the chance to visit several good friends and the weather was pretty decent except for one day when it [...]
Posted in Field Trips, Food, Nature / Ecology on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | 9 Comments »
With approximately 15,000 acres of cranberry bogs, Massachusetts is the second largest cranberry-producing state. (Wisconsin is the first.) I recently spent an afternoon driving around southeastern Mass. looking at cranberry bogs and learning about cranberry farming.
Posted in Field Trips on Friday, October 26, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I know I’m supposed to do a post on cranberry farming next…it’s coming. I’ve been traveling for the last week and am catching up with work in addition to writing the cranberry post. In the meantime, here are a few pics from some of my local travels.
Woonasquatucket River, near Johnston RI — Oct. 13, 2007
Posted in Field Trips, Food on Saturday, October 13, 2007 | 6 Comments »
The cranberry has a starring role in the agricultural history of Massachusetts and New England. It’s still a major crop in Mass., as well as Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Maine and many other U.S. states and Canadian provinces. (Other states/provinces: don’t flame me ‘cuz I called them New England’s fall staple. I know you have [...]
Posted in Field Trips, Trees on Friday, September 28, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I caught a terrible cold this week, plus I had an emergency request from a client, so I’ve delayed my next post about last week’s visit to Blithewold. But I promised tree porn, so here it is. These are a few of my favorite trees on the grounds of Blithewold.
To the left is a [...]
Posted in Field Trips, Plants & Flowers on Sunday, September 23, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Last week I finally made it down to Blithewold Mansion, Gardens, and Arboretum in Bristol, RI. Blithewold is a garden estate with a dozen different gardens and some fabulous specimen trees (which I’ll write more about later in the week). Today I wanted to briefly write about Hercules’ club, a shrub that I was not [...]
Posted in Field Trips, Nature / Ecology on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Tower Hill Botanical Garden was loaded with monarchs when I visited last week. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many in one place. They must be getting ready to head south, no?
The monarch (Danaus plexippus) is native to North America and is well-known for their mass migrations to warmer climates, especially coastal California.
Posted in Field Trips, Native & Invasive Plants on Saturday, September 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Last week I drove up to Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston, Mass., about an hour’s drive from Providence. Tower Hill is the home of the Worcester County Horticultural Society (that’s Wussta to all you non-New Englanders), a non-profit organization that is the third oldest horticultural society in the U.S.
Posted in Field Trips, General on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Hi everyone, I had a last minute business trip to New Orleans for a client, but only for a couple of days. This place is wacky in so many ways, good and bad. The people seem great all around though. I’ll be back in Rhode Island tonight, where the high temperature today is supposed to [...]
Posted in Field Trips on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Hope everyone had/is having a wonderful holiday. We’ve had a remarkably mild New England fall & winter so far–no snow yet–but the vegetation still doesn’t compare to that of the southern U.S. It’s cold there–but there’s a lot more green stuff.
Posted in Field Trips on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 | 2 Comments »
More New England gardens to enjoy today–in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.
Posted in Field Trips on Monday, August 28, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Fall is approaching, but it’s not too late to be a “garden tourist.” New England has a variety of public gardens that are well-worth visiting. Before summer winds down, you might want to take the opportunity to visit one of New England’s many gardens. You’ll find plenty of inspiration and ideas for your own garden.
Posted in Field Trips, Plants & Flowers on Wednesday, August 9, 2006 | 5 Comments »
My birthday trip was great. We didn’t go to a local beach–Curt surprised me by taking me to the Caribbean, to the British outpost islands called Turks & Caicos. T&C is a chain of small islands–we went to the one called Providenciales, which is also the name of the capital city.
The weather and the water [...]
Posted in Field Trips, Way Off Topic on Monday, June 26, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Hi everyone, sorry I’ve been off the blog for a few days. I’ve been on business in Houston, Texas for a client and I haven’t had time to blog or access to my Earth Friendly Gardening email. Sometimes I feel like I have multiple personality disorder…one day I have a blue collar job — mulching [...]
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