The Crotchety Old Man

Tag: plant selection

  • Lessons Learned…Finally

    My gardening style revolves around buying whatever catches my eye and finding a spot for it later. I could write a book about my mistakes. Like it or not, the key to success is planting the right plant in the right location. Many of my poor choices limped along for days, weeks or even months…

  • Garden 4.3ish

    My first garden (Garden 1.0) was on someone else’s property — a duplex with a fenced-in yard and a patio. I may have gone overboard a wee bit. Over the next few years, “a little color” along the patio morphed into a flowerbed that covered maybe half the yard. Garden 2.0 was literally an overnight…