tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90721400172543800632024-03-05T17:27:00.996-05:00Serenity in the GardenJan Johnsen's garden blog. I talk about praise-worthy plants, glorious gardens, and offer landscape design and gardening ideas and more.Jan Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191467673642802778noreply@blogger.comBlogger960125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072140017254380063.post-39130727598520052412023-01-30T16:40:00.002-05:002023-01-30T16:40:28.113-05:00The Foolishness of Things<p> </p><p><br /></p><p>A gentle reminder to stop and enjoy a cup of tea. It's important and this explains why:</p><p><a href="https://janjohnsen.substack.com/p/the-foolishness-of-things" target="_blank">The Foolishness of Things</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOdiakKU4IxVPsUJMWbVRgW5ZwHQygNXG76l6c1jEg0tA_1DV5MDxGssJpb3zJR1VHEa0mG35xDoBEHHVr8xfCCY4HGdgS7IVb3oT5rH97EGezVdOLLDvERMdSMRmie_IM4iNEyaAtEj_cn8xPCw5S9vQg6Ebc6jgc_rLWBtnbcC2yA3ZmL0JYbje8A/s964/FOOLISHNESS%20OF%20THINGS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="964" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOdiakKU4IxVPsUJMWbVRgW5ZwHQygNXG76l6c1jEg0tA_1DV5MDxGssJpb3zJR1VHEa0mG35xDoBEHHVr8xfCCY4HGdgS7IVb3oT5rH97EGezVdOLLDvERMdSMRmie_IM4iNEyaAtEj_cn8xPCw5S9vQg6Ebc6jgc_rLWBtnbcC2yA3ZmL0JYbje8A/w483-h483/FOOLISHNESS%20OF%20THINGS.jpg" width="483" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Jan Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191467673642802778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072140017254380063.post-69542605879237138322022-03-30T08:06:00.002-04:002022-03-30T08:06:55.649-04:00Music for the Eye - Curves in the Landscape <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AjIHViw2bAj-Xli3QkMIzQphvPP_akZRC0HAD5d7QZrTZXIS74L4qcBG58p-WXFvBHULHqQXJ1chfRHYiChK_HwDIRRGpr_l_aDjLVHqhgsp_XLQv8vV0WQYd1EnyH0LMuYZAoNRDrOllgBYhEwxkCwM-BbqWXJLgQi7TyCPv-5xRq24d_qB_hpVOg/s1400/naumkeag%20rose%20garden%20Jan%20Johnsen%20compressed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1400" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AjIHViw2bAj-Xli3QkMIzQphvPP_akZRC0HAD5d7QZrTZXIS74L4qcBG58p-WXFvBHULHqQXJ1chfRHYiChK_HwDIRRGpr_l_aDjLVHqhgsp_XLQv8vV0WQYd1EnyH0LMuYZAoNRDrOllgBYhEwxkCwM-BbqWXJLgQi7TyCPv-5xRq24d_qB_hpVOg/w431-h283/naumkeag%20rose%20garden%20Jan%20Johnsen%20compressed.jpg" width="431" /></a></div><br />I wrote this post in my new substack <i><b>'Jan Johnsen's Gardentopia' </b></i> - go here to read it and see the photos:<p></p><p><a href="https://janjohnsen.substack.com/p/music-for-the-eye?s=w">https://janjohnsen.substack.com/p/music-for-the-eye?s=w</a></p>Jan Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191467673642802778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072140017254380063.post-57410139250875866302022-03-07T07:39:00.004-05:002022-03-11T08:52:18.641-05:00 I AM MOVING TO SUBSTACK<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHLfyA-TF8hz0EFWq3c_cB02AY_4hYn54znA4U7r6g0G_Hrp1ZD5cVMOnJ2mhhRJGYuPPm_yIInpLJ-lBv-lUxwAWcBmAqGJ2A5KVWjSKFBsZ51cKOL3wIMKlKt-IdmyOUeJkinIhd84sMXG3tVTjRok9O3We8hxZfxqCBqkWn7fPnPkMvPmUy-NSWJw=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="1000" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHLfyA-TF8hz0EFWq3c_cB02AY_4hYn54znA4U7r6g0G_Hrp1ZD5cVMOnJ2mhhRJGYuPPm_yIInpLJ-lBv-lUxwAWcBmAqGJ2A5KVWjSKFBsZ51cKOL3wIMKlKt-IdmyOUeJkinIhd84sMXG3tVTjRok9O3We8hxZfxqCBqkWn7fPnPkMvPmUy-NSWJw=w400-h125" width="400" /></a></div><br />Life moves on and so do I. I am going from being a Blogger to a <b>'Substacker'!</b><p></p><p>Please follow me there:</p><p>Go to <i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://janjohnsen.substack.com/" target="_blank">Jan Johnsen's Gardentopia</a> </span></i>and please subscribe. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://janjohnsen.substack.com" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2465" data-original-width="3229" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0Q61_tOerY5GPodG2aue8fi_qBgKU_Y79uFmFaGXX6YmBOjxy6JN-2haYB1psIec-4H5xGyvx4wJuDFbc76DNzOKIJoE_HoEogGDZXktby9CW40bB2BqXu0_0MtdKExxHq3cSd_lrVMeFnIivBVRoORegDKHvOsF18_E3uh1ktpNSpaps8wBzGaExWw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>Every week I will post something of interest to garden lovers and garden designers.</p><p></p><p>I started my new substack with a great quote. It is why I share all that I do. Please follow me on Substack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSRLhGaXgJlKjIsQYmPsp6ZgW92bHyDOgqMN9dPwI4JuKLG0ISOR_fzUGSGeJ0uWqZLC1E2YAKdve-N2dFvmKmL068PeuOLQkaYEK3YlenQa2VqGIv7XCajjQm7GUMjswHA7mJ0tB7juQgYts1h5nGTMPzRKprU2QTsVWCVFw31HfI3zR51BF5OQAdRA=s4752" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4752" data-original-width="3168" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSRLhGaXgJlKjIsQYmPsp6ZgW92bHyDOgqMN9dPwI4JuKLG0ISOR_fzUGSGeJ0uWqZLC1E2YAKdve-N2dFvmKmL068PeuOLQkaYEK3YlenQa2VqGIv7XCajjQm7GUMjswHA7mJ0tB7juQgYts1h5nGTMPzRKprU2QTsVWCVFw31HfI3zR51BF5OQAdRA=w181-h272" width="181" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: var(--font_family_headings, var(--font_family_headings_preset, "SF Compact Display", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol")); font-weight: var(--font_weight_headings_preset, bold); line-height: 1.16em; margin: 0px 0px 0.625em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>"The world is moving into a phase when landscape design may </strong></span></h4><h4 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: var(--font_family_headings, var(--font_family_headings_preset, "SF Compact Display", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol")); font-weight: var(--font_weight_headings_preset, bold); line-height: 1.16em; margin: 0px 0px 0.625em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>well be recognized</strong> as the most comprehensive of the arts.</span></h4><p style="background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">Man creates around him an environment that is a projection into nature of his abstract ideas."</p><p style="background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">- Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe</p><p style="background-color: #eaf1e8; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></p>Jan Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191467673642802778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072140017254380063.post-25894584255154170692022-01-20T09:00:00.001-05:002022-01-20T09:39:38.978-05:00'Being There' - Garden Wisdom for the Ages<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 24.96px;">One of my favorite movies is </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 24.96px;"><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/being_there/">"Being There,"</a> a 1979 film</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 24.96px;"> starring Peter Sellers. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 24.96px;">It was directed by Hal Ashby, adapted from a novella by Jerzy Kozinski.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 24.96px;">Chance </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 24.96px;">has the mind of a child (<i>the role is a forerunner to Forrest Gump</i>) </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 24.96px;">and knows only two things: <span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>gardening and TV</b></span>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; line-height: 24.96px;"> He is reclusive and illiterate and has lived and worked on this property his entire life. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24.96px;">His encounters with highly placed people are </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24.96px;">very</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24.96px;"> funny. They are charmed by his simplicity and honesty. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 24.96px;">They think 'Chauncy Gardiner' is a wise and profound man who uses metaphors of the garden to answer deep and thorny questions, when, of course, gardening is all he knows.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 24.96px;">He quickly rises to public prominence and becomes a media sensation. The film exposes a society deeply in need of simple truths amidst its manipulations and self-serving follies. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24.96px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He only knows gardening and so his answers are from the garden: </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912001/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">President "Bobby"</a>: Mr. Gardner, do you agree with Ben, or do you think that we can stimulate growth through temporary incentives?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912001/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">President "Bobby"</a>: Spring and summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912001/?ref_=tt_trv_qu" style="color: #70579d; text-decoration: none;">President "Bobby"</a>: Hm. Well, Mr. Gardner, I must admit that is one of the most refreshing and optimistic statements I've heard in a very, very long time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">[<span class="fine">Benjamin Rand applauds</span>]</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 24.96px;">like the Tao that says, "</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 24.96px;">happiness comes <b>not </b>from </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 24.96px;">recognizing </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 24.96px;">that we are all part of a great flow: it comes merely from </span><i style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 24.96px;">flowing", </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Winter is the time to get your garden tools in shape... hand tools such as shovels, picks, trowels, loppers, etc. should be cleaned, sharpened and well oiled.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Steel wool can clean off any rust or caked-on dirt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The acid of the <a href="http://naturalhealthezine.com/using-vinegar-to-remove-rust/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">vinegar eats away</a> at most of the surface rust. Wash off the next day...for more on this go to the <a href="http://www.backyardboss.net/how-to-remove-rust-and-clean-your-pruning-shears/">Backyard Boss article</a> on cleaning pruning shears. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">This photo is from a great article about renewing your tools. <a href="http://www.backyardboss.net/how-to-remove-rust-and-clean-your-pruning-shears/">Click here</a>. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But the most important thing I have found is to make sure to <u>oil the tools</u>. It is a rust preventative and a wood saver. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A while back, in our shop (I own a landscape design/project management firm and we have lots of tools) we would have a large container filled with sand and motor oil and put our tools in it. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">...the sand acts an abrasive to remove dirt and the oil prevents rust. But this is not so smart.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Why? Because the petroleum oil goes from the tool into the soil! </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="http://www.todayshomeowner.com/how-to-clean-sharpen-and-maintain-garden-tools/">Today's Homeowner </a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GardenToolCo">Blake Schreck </a>of the <a href="http://www.gardentoolcompany.com/best-oil-for-garden-tools/">Garden Tool Company </a>knows a thing or two about garden tools. And his timely advice is to use <b>boiled linseed oil.</b></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Linseed oil is derived from the dried seeds of the flax plant and is a great alternative to any petroleum based product. </span></span><br />
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<span style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Blake notes: "A cautionary note: The boiled linseed oil that is available today has a small amount of solvent added to it to keep it from hardening in the can, so after you apply it to your metal and wood, <i><u>let it dry completely before using your tool, (about 24 hours) that way the solvent will have evaporated."</u></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thicker layers take longer to dry and often do not dry to form a hard surface and multiple layers of thin coats are also not a good idea, because they become prone to being removed when scratched.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have also heard about Ballistol. <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">lt is 85% mineral oil and maintains, protects, preserves metal and unpainted wooden surfaces. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Ballistol is biodegradable, and neither its use nor its disposal will pollute air or water.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.2px;"> It comes in an aerosol and pourable version.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.2px;"> It has a sweet and mildly pungent smell similar to black</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.2px;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licorice" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 19.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Licorice">licorice</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.2px;">. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Want to learn more about garden tool maintenance? Please see Blake Schreck's "<a href="http://www.gardentoolcompany.com/garden-tool-care-and-maintenance/" style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Garden Tool Care and Maintenance</a>" article </span><span style="line-height: 1.3;">by Blake Schreck.</span></span><br />
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Jan Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191467673642802778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072140017254380063.post-15926804064583307562021-11-01T19:15:00.000-04:002021-11-01T19:14:16.959-04:00Hip Hip Hooray for Rose Hips!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px;">Did you know that, like </span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px;">many plants that produce fruit, the formation of rose hips is a signal to the rose to go dormant for the season?</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/2057/japanese-rose/">from Monrovia - Japanese rose </a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px;">Rose hips provide wonderful color in the garden and are a good source of vitamin C for birds in the fall and winter. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 23.184px;">They are one of the highest plant sources of Vitamin C. 'Cherry Pie' Rose makes great rose hips:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2013/11/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-november-2013.html">Oso Easy Cherry Pie Rose -from May Dreams Garden Blog </a></td></tr>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt; mso-pagination: none; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The visionary Barcelona
architect of the early 20th century, Antonio Gaudí, studied the spirals and
curves of nature and utilized them in all his projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gaudi, unlike other architects of his time,
did not rely on rigid shapes. Consequently his buildings feature columns
spiraling up like trees and ovoid windows peering out onto the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are remarkable in their organic glory. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt; mso-pagination: none; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt; mso-pagination: none; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EHD4dMID9rc/YOBqcQQsawI/AAAAAAAA0xU/BhgavT6N2QcU5e6uHGWneSbtbCNaWlKHQCNcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="396" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EHD4dMID9rc/YOBqcQQsawI/AAAAAAAA0xU/BhgavT6N2QcU5e6uHGWneSbtbCNaWlKHQCNcBGAsYHQ/w595-h396/image.png" width="595" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up in the Sagrada Familia cathedral. source- wiki commons.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt; mso-pagination: none; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Gaudí’s love for curves
is on full display in his Parque Güell, a municipal park on the outskirts of
Barcelona. Here, he incorporated twisting paths, imaginative colonnades and
naturally formed staircases into a steep hillside. I took this photo of his famous colonnade there - based on a wave's action. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yosg1IfGsso/YOBrr5W5erI/AAAAAAAA0xw/anhMXXliG6IkAlRaq1cOvA0IuUNO2IDXQCNcBGAsYHQ/Gaudi%2B-%2BWave%2Bby%2BJan%2BJohnsen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1768" height="265" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yosg1IfGsso/YOBrr5W5erI/AAAAAAAA0xw/anhMXXliG6IkAlRaq1cOvA0IuUNO2IDXQCNcBGAsYHQ/w694-h265/Gaudi%2B-%2BWave%2Bby%2BJan%2BJohnsen.jpg" width="694" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gaudi copied Nature. photo on left - Jan Johnsen<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt; mso-pagination: none; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 200%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">The large open public area
at the center of the park is surrounded by a long, curving wall and a bench
covered with brightly colored broken tiles.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span></div><div style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: -0.25in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1pt;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: -0.25in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1pt;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">The sinuous bench seems to be in
constant and colorful motion. </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt; mso-pagination: none; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hdnnQ_PUyAI/YOBxzr8wPsI/AAAAAAAA0yQ/M1UajgcoRhsm5tnx67gnXddfV0_n1SvXwCNcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="343" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hdnnQ_PUyAI/YOBxzr8wPsI/AAAAAAAA0yQ/M1UajgcoRhsm5tnx67gnXddfV0_n1SvXwCNcBGAsYHQ/w457-h343/image.png" width="457" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">source - wikipedia Park Guell</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt; mso-pagination: none; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">You can also see
inventive curves in the unique pruning technique used on hedge plants in Parque
Guell. Here the curve of the benches is reflected in the tops of a carefully
trimmed hedge within the landscaped grounds. <span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt; mso-pagination: none; padding: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2UKJ9tQAKKw/YOBvi_Fc5KI/AAAAAAAA0x4/n0vHqFohDCQ5i-bYA48i9OB04qbJpczugCNcBGAsYHQ/s700/gaudi%2BJohnsen%2Ball%2Brights%2Breserved%2B-%2Bweb%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="700" height="387" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2UKJ9tQAKKw/YOBvi_Fc5KI/AAAAAAAA0x4/n0vHqFohDCQ5i-bYA48i9OB04qbJpczugCNcBGAsYHQ/w582-h387/gaudi%2BJohnsen%2Ball%2Brights%2Breserved%2B-%2Bweb%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="582" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parque Guell - photo - Jan Johnsen</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Put Parque Guell in Barcelona on your 'Must Visit' list - get there early in the morning to avoid the crowds. Everyone loves this place.<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><br /></span><p></p>
</div>Jan Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191467673642802778noreply@blogger.com0Barcelona, Spain41.3850639 2.173403513.074830063821153 -32.9828465 69.695297736178844 37.3296535tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072140017254380063.post-28459496776030026982021-05-16T07:13:00.000-04:002021-05-16T07:13:36.386-04:00The Glorious Sunflower - the Fourth Sister in a Native American Garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">In one of my earlier blog posts I wrote about the Native Americans'<strong> <a href="http://serenityinthegarden.blogspot.com/2010/04/grow-three-sisters-garden.html">Three Sisters Garden</a></strong> (corn, beans and squash ) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">but I neglected to tell you of the <u>Fourth Sister</u>...a very important member of this family!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mother Sun explained that each sister had her job and each had to benefit from and protect one another. But Fourth Sister's job was most important of all -- for she was the <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><strong><u>guardian of the North</u></strong>,</span></span> planted firmly, to protect others from the robbers who soon would come.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Sisters are known to the Native Americans as the “mothers of life” but the</span><span style="font-size: large;">y all need each other to survive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The sunflowers keep the birds from devouring the corn. </span><br />
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Jan Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191467673642802778noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072140017254380063.post-20372198459540861912021-04-14T09:27:00.001-04:002021-04-14T09:27:56.592-04:002021 Perennial Plant of the Year - Lesser Calamint (Deer Resistant) <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="text-align: right;"> </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQsHkVGXt4d3Nk5VEzr1xM-au0wvw5XvM4Zq_M0jo76OpenlhxTLhsnlu3TZX32U5dX39zGC1Iwjx3mQK-ujL2lJpTFjNnncztxW9gvFxcLu1acANb3UMnpbgMj18pU1DqrU7X_NlDqkg/s1000/Montrose_White_with_Aster_Monch.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQsHkVGXt4d3Nk5VEzr1xM-au0wvw5XvM4Zq_M0jo76OpenlhxTLhsnlu3TZX32U5dX39zGC1Iwjx3mQK-ujL2lJpTFjNnncztxW9gvFxcLu1acANb3UMnpbgMj18pU1DqrU7X_NlDqkg/w318-h398/Montrose_White_with_Aster_Monch.jpg" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montrose White Calamint from<a href="https://www.rareroots.com/products/calamintha-montrose-white" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.rareroots.com/products/calamintha-montrose-white" target="_blank">Rare Roots</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><b>I wrote this post years ago and now, in 2021, Lesser Calamintha has been named 2021Perennial Plant of the Year... </b></p><p><b>So here is my post on it and my prediction that - someday - it will be recognized. #prescient</b></p><div style="border: medium none;"> </div><div style="border: medium none;"><em>The thing to do is <u><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;"><b>PLANT FOR THE BEES</b></span></u>. </em><em>So if you join me on that important bandwagon I suggest you plant - </em><br /><em><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></em><em><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Dwarf Calamint 'Montrose White' </span>(</em><span style="background-color: white;">Calamintha nepeta spp nepeta 'Montrose White').</span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Calamintha is an herb that's native to Europe and is used in cooking in Italy under the name nepitella.</span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />This plant, I predict, will be a <em>'Perennial Plant of the Year'.</em> Why? because it is a hardy (to USDA zone 4) and delightful flowering perennial plant that is <em><strong>deer resistant. </strong></em> YAY!</div><br /><div style="border: medium none;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixa387L6rgTFIvD9SaLOYDxibR5yyh2xkbE5JzYASSSRRcLBNoiLl5N7l4h5dMY6-3_wSo2LIKaklYE1mMJEsxWJAti0Torj9I38iAl1spY98T4OU2LnnbBQ40KU512NcsMKlDOiSEajMw/s1600/nmpromagazine+photo+calamintha.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="321" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixa387L6rgTFIvD9SaLOYDxibR5yyh2xkbE5JzYASSSRRcLBNoiLl5N7l4h5dMY6-3_wSo2LIKaklYE1mMJEsxWJAti0Torj9I38iAl1spY98T4OU2LnnbBQ40KU512NcsMKlDOiSEajMw/w387-h321/nmpromagazine+photo+calamintha.jpg" width="387" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo from <a href="https://www.nurserymag.com/article/nmpro-0310-green-guide-calamitha-nepeta-montrose-white/" target="_blank">Nursery Management </a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Calamintha nepeta spp nepeta 'Montrose White'</i> was named by Mike Yanny of Johnson’s Nursery in Menomonee Falls, Wis. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yanny’s wife purchased the calamint from <strong>Nancy Goodwin at Montrose Nursery</strong>.</span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yanny saw that the plant thrived under benign neglect and came back every year as strong as ever. He asked Goodwin if he could name and patent this particular calamint ‘Montrose White.’ She agreed.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="border: medium none;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nqBBtEgE5fw/U0El_wFrKKI/AAAAAAAAIIs/6WhX7eBblbw/s1600/calamintha+by.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="399" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nqBBtEgE5fw/U0El_wFrKKI/AAAAAAAAIIs/6WhX7eBblbw/w261-h399/calamintha+by.jpg" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><a href="https://threedogsinagarden.blogspot.com/2012/08/to-be-or-not-to-be-master-gardener-that.html" target="_blank">from a great garden blog click here</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">‘Montrose White’ is a compact, clump-forming, 12" - 16” high plant that is covered with tiny white flowers from June until frost. When temperatures fall in autumn the flowers turn lightly lavender. It <strong>does not</strong> get floppy and has very fragrant leaves. It can grow very wide.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">'Montrose White' calamint loves full sun and well-drained soil. It will not tolerate wet soils so let it dry out between waterings. It has no special fertilizer or pH requirements.</span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The best thing about this flowering plant, besides the fact that it roots from cuttings in a few weeks, is that it is sterile - this means that no seed heads are formed and no seeds are produced thus it always looks great!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Important: it does not self sow as the straight calamint species does.</span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">'Montrose White’ is ideal for sunny shrub borders, rock gardens containers. It blooms all summer and if you plant it near a path and brush against the foliage, you will smell a scent of strong peppermint.</span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Plant this fine textured plant next to bolder larger leafed plants like Lamb's Ears (deer resistant) or Ladies mantle (deer resistant). Or next to asters so the late summer show is wondeful.<br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds are crazy for it. In bloom, Montrose white looks like a summer snow flurry. It is perfect for a white garden.</span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H6TNx1NNG4I/YHbtC8iG74I/AAAAAAAAwHo/ECAcjtOdbcIO7OfEt0pkW4fQMIzAsChxACNcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="261" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H6TNx1NNG4I/YHbtC8iG74I/AAAAAAAAwHo/ECAcjtOdbcIO7OfEt0pkW4fQMIzAsChxACNcBGAsYHQ/w392-h261/image.png" width="392" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo from <a href="https://stonehousenursery.com/plant/calamintha-nepeta-montrose-white/" target="_blank">Stonehouse Nursery </a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This short plant is drought tolerant and looks fabulous planted beneath taller summer flowers such as Echinaceas, Phlox, Perovskia and shrub roses. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It also looks great in front of grasses and with any blue colored plant. Just remember it is a bee magnet.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All in all, a deer-proof plant that rewards us with flowers, scent and a long blooming season... and keeps the bees happy. Award winner, for sure.</span><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.bohnsfarm.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.plantDetail/plant_id/1117/index.htm" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="309" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DYiGV32-7lk/U0EmuCCshAI/AAAAAAAAII0/kyl6_R85ijI/w369-h309/montrose+white+by+bohns+farm.jpg" width="369" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><a href="https://www.bohnsfarm.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.plantDetail/plant_id/1117/index.htm" target="_blank">by Bohns Farm</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="border: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border: medium none;"><br /></div>Jan Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191467673642802778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072140017254380063.post-23036557876490243862021-03-31T17:12:00.003-04:002021-03-31T17:12:44.253-04:00My Garden Tip Interview with Christy Wilhelmi of Gardenerd<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f7FaF8rvFME/YGTjo5rytuI/AAAAAAAAvqw/gO2QWrlhCwsSApX5i6bu_LJKQN8-vEJ6wCNcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="500" height="166" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f7FaF8rvFME/YGTjo5rytuI/AAAAAAAAvqw/gO2QWrlhCwsSApX5i6bu_LJKQN8-vEJ6wCNcBGAsYHQ/w463-h166/image.png" width="463" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last week I was interviewed by Christy Wilhelmi on her podcast for Gardenerd.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rFgcWRxZqr8/YGTlaUC-czI/AAAAAAAAvrA/Ag8Lw7k8BfA1FQvObd3snJx6SMUD7I0CACNcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rFgcWRxZqr8/YGTlaUC-czI/AAAAAAAAvrA/Ag8Lw7k8BfA1FQvObd3snJx6SMUD7I0CACNcBGAsYHQ/image.png" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">She has a great website and says that <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://gardenerd.com/about-us/">Gardenerd </a>is designed for people who have a healthy sense of humor about their obsession with organic gardening, and who have a thirst for knowledge. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t4DW8LhhzHQ/YGTknfRIkMI/AAAAAAAAvq4/aazPCXmSncIZPlYfTlZnAYUHvDyataVJgCNcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1509" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t4DW8LhhzHQ/YGTknfRIkMI/AAAAAAAAvq4/aazPCXmSncIZPlYfTlZnAYUHvDyataVJgCNcBGAsYHQ/image.png" width="177" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christy Wilhelmi - host of Gardenerd</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her audio interviews feature </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">a wide variety of garden experts and are quite wonderful. I am honored to be among her guests! If you want to hear our conversation about gardening tips please <b>click here</b>:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Audio <a href=" https://gardenerd.com/blog/podcast-flower-gardening-with-jan-johnsen/" target="_blank">Interview with Gardenerd</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jan Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191467673642802778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072140017254380063.post-42045602934525836372021-03-15T18:10:00.000-04:002021-03-16T18:09:19.151-04:00The Famed Yellow Magnolias Bred in Ossining N.Y.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> <span>I love yellow-flowering magnolias. The cover of a Garden Design Magazine features one and it makes my heart skip a beat.</span></span></span><img border="0" height="396" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BvcTgQPidV8/WPnv3-zSgYI/AAAAAAAARTk/thM7AaSXGLgfC14-MFEIh4TdNBdcs5-8wCLcB/w326-h396/yellow%2Bbutterflies%2Bmagnolia%2Bgarden%2Bdesign.jpg" width="326" /></h1>
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They bred eight magnolias before the program shut down at Kitchawan in 1991. These BBG hybrids are still available today. These beauties flower between mid-April and mid-May.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span face="ff-kievit-web, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span>One of my favorites is </span></span><em style="color: #222222;">Magnolia</em><span face="ff-kievit-web, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span> x ‘Elizabeth’</span></span><span face="ff-kievit-web, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span> which was introduced in 1977. It is a cross between </span></span><span face="ff-kievit-web, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><em>M. acuminata</em> and <em>M. denudata.</em></span></span></div>
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The hybrid’s name honors Elizabeth Van Brunt, a benefactor of Brooklyn Botanic Garden who donated the Kitchawan site for its research facility.</span></div>
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The Royal Horticultural </span><span style="color: #222222;">Society</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> named it as a plant of Garden Merit. For more info on this hardy tree (Zone 4) go here: </span><a href="https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/93009/i-Magnolia-i-Elizabeth/Details" style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/93009/i-Magnolia-i-Elizabeth/Details</a></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 15px; width: 489.55px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-leZdrxuUw1E/YFEr38ICT_I/AAAAAAAAvSw/UXA4SReX1pMc37_kC4SeGoj5v60q325AgCNcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="920" height="343" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-leZdrxuUw1E/YFEr38ICT_I/AAAAAAAAvSw/UXA4SReX1pMc37_kC4SeGoj5v60q325AgCNcBGAsYHQ/w515-h343/image.png" width="515" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Magnolia x Brooklynensis 'Yellow Bird' </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 15px; width: 489.55px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Another stand out is Magnolia x Brooklynensis 'Yellow Bird' - <span style="background-color: white;">was introduced in 1981 and is a cross between M. acuminata and M. liliiflora. It is considered one of the best of the yellow-flowered magnolias and, flowering in late April or early May, generally misses the frosts.</span></span></div>
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Jan Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191467673642802778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072140017254380063.post-46455149866042462772021-03-15T15:38:00.001-04:002021-03-15T15:39:43.645-04:00My new book, Floratopia, is Out Now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5NUoCQwI_p0/YE-0gtMug5I/AAAAAAAAvR4/ciH8KW1HbtclNdzZ94CogknlRlI-5YySQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/0001%2BFloratopia%2BCOVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1663" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5NUoCQwI_p0/YE-0gtMug5I/AAAAAAAAvR4/ciH8KW1HbtclNdzZ94CogknlRlI-5YySQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/0001%2BFloratopia%2BCOVER.jpg" /></a></div><p>My new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Floratopia-Flower-Garden-Ideas-Balcony/dp/1682685985" target="_blank">Floratopia </a>is out!</p><p>I am so happy to finally be able to share flower garden design ideas with everyone. I have been working with annual and perennial flowers in all my landscape projects for decades and yet I wrote about everything but flowers. Odd.</p><p>Well, that has now been corrected. I have amassed a collection of flower tips accompanied by my photos and categorized them in 6 sections in the book. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_lrfWa8YabQ/YE-0zvFGt5I/AAAAAAAAvSA/hLycfxN8H-YnDq_FGwZnjMjeLiOFyRqJgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/osteospermum%2Bserenity%2Bseries%2Bweb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="310" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_lrfWa8YabQ/YE-0zvFGt5I/AAAAAAAAvSA/hLycfxN8H-YnDq_FGwZnjMjeLiOFyRqJgCNcBGAsYHQ/w432-h310/osteospermum%2Bserenity%2Bseries%2Bweb.JPG" title="Osteospermum Serenity series" width="432" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Osteospermum Serenity Series<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Why did I write this book? Here is an excerpt from my introduction:<p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"Flowers are such an important part of our living world—offering food and habitat to our threat- </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">ened pollinators such as bees, birds, butterflies, and more. That is why I chose to write about </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">flowers and flower garden design. I have worked with flowers as a landscape designer and </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">horticulturist all my adult life, and I know how wonderful it is to open the door to the sight of </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">colorful blooms in the garden. More important, I believe we need flower gardens—our pollinator </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">havens—more than ever. The more flowers we plant, the happier our endangered pollinators will be.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Flowers should play a bigger part in the modern world we live in because they brighten every- </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">one’s mood. I wrote Floratopia to help in that effort. In the following pages, I profile flowers </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">that anyone can grow. I discuss which flowers work well together for the best effect and share a </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">few “secrets” for helping them thrive. And I spotlight some of my favorite flowers. I hope these </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">tips inspire you to try your hand at growing flowers in a pot or in a plant bed."</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3RHxahRcqM0/YE-1_y5UgTI/AAAAAAAAvSI/8LPi4n0OQQktDxOgpMF4IOOtf5vDnVWwwCNcBGAsYHQ/s500/04-19butterfly%2Bgarden%2Bjan%2Bjohnsen%2B4%2Bweb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="500" height="330" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3RHxahRcqM0/YE-1_y5UgTI/AAAAAAAAvSI/8LPi4n0OQQktDxOgpMF4IOOtf5vDnVWwwCNcBGAsYHQ/w463-h330/04-19butterfly%2Bgarden%2Bjan%2Bjohnsen%2B4%2Bweb.JPG" width="463" /></a></div><br />I am just now receiving reviews and I am thrilled to report that they are positive! Here is a great review from Teri Speight at <a href="https://cottageinthecourt.com/allaboutthegardenlife/floratopia-110-amazing-ideas-for-the-garden/">Cottage in the Court.</a> You can also listen to our discussion at her <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cottage-in-the-court/id1374120290">podcast</a>- click here.<p></p><div>I will sharing ideas from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Floratopia-Flower-Garden-Ideas-Balcony/dp/1682685985">Floratopia </a>in upcoming posts. 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<span style="font-weight: 700; padding-top: 0px;">“Gardentopia is that rare marriage of the art of landscaping and the technical knowledge of how to compose a landscape―boiled down to readily understood and easily executed actions. This book puts you in the driver’s seat and shows you how to chart the course to your own personal garden utopia.” - Margie Grace, Grace Design Associates</span></div><div style="color: #6f7287; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: 700; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #6f7287; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5rem; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qy2hFuLpDIs/Xt5z3m_3KgI/AAAAAAAAoTs/43Rc1Ebv9NAfOTPh2_cu-aOc0iAuCPF6wCK4BGAsYHg/s448/allium-%2BJan%2BJOhnsen%2Bweb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="448" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qy2hFuLpDIs/Xt5z3m_3KgI/AAAAAAAAoTs/43Rc1Ebv9NAfOTPh2_cu-aOc0iAuCPF6wCK4BGAsYHg/s320/allium-%2BJan%2BJOhnsen%2Bweb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-weight: 700; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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Any backyard has the potential to refresh and inspire if you know what to do. Jan Johnsen’s new book, <span style="font-weight: 700; padding-top: 0px;">Gardentopia: Design Basics for Creating Beautiful Outdoor Spaces</span>, will delight all garden lovers with over 130 lushly illustrated landscape design and planting suggestions. Ms. Johnsen is an admired designer and popular speaker whose hands-on approach to “co-creating with nature” will have you saying, “I can do that!’</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #39364f; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yEC7x2or2vc/Xt50bEKO6HI/AAAAAAAAoUg/TkR665Mepsc9Hk59eOTDeFj7Qey0VO_TwCK4BGAsYHg/s640/sweep%2Bof%2Ba%2Bcurve%2BJan%2BJohnsen%2Bweb.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yEC7x2or2vc/Xt50bEKO6HI/AAAAAAAAoUg/TkR665Mepsc9Hk59eOTDeFj7Qey0VO_TwCK4BGAsYHg/s320/sweep%2Bof%2Ba%2Bcurve%2BJan%2BJohnsen%2Bweb.JPG" /></a></div><div style="color: #6f7287; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5rem; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><br /></div>
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This info-packed, sumptuous book offers individual tips for enhancing any size landscape using ‘real world’ solutions. <span style="font-weight: 700; padding-top: 0px;">Gardentopia </span>will inspire you with tips such as ‘Soften a Corner”, “Paint it Black”, and “Hide and Reveal”.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #39364f; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHGhBNTDUb2FZ4sOjGFUbkCSTWYkOOZraLeGGWcpfgLSt8OZslJvBuSYBnPBMo1aQBDjSdgxcWO9gSUAQr7cxyVFas9D7hZtNAdF-CxUdidS-t2-dtYqYW1AO2n1NctpAqIW78nm7lVsn/s448/capture+a+view+wave+hill+jan+johnnsen+web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHGhBNTDUb2FZ4sOjGFUbkCSTWYkOOZraLeGGWcpfgLSt8OZslJvBuSYBnPBMo1aQBDjSdgxcWO9gSUAQr7cxyVFas9D7hZtNAdF-CxUdidS-t2-dtYqYW1AO2n1NctpAqIW78nm7lVsn/s320/capture+a+view+wave+hill+jan+johnnsen+web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #6f7287; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5rem; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><br /></div>
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A speaker for botanical garden and garden show audiences, Jan loves to share her insights in the beneficial effects of informed garden design with others. Her unique approach, incorporating ancient practices with contemporary ideas makes for fascinating presentations. She combines the “why” with the “how-to” in an engaging and popular manner. And as always, she adds a large dose of stunning ‘eye candy’ to make everyone realize that heaven is indeed a garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #39364f; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3L7R-LVWDOA/Xt50IAKBqcI/AAAAAAAAoUI/mGOqgGQ31kghh2LgPwyJsPRANlIF2Jt1QCK4BGAsYHg/s707/lead%2Bthe%2Bway%2Bwalk%2Bjan%2Bjohnsen%2Bweb.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="555" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3L7R-LVWDOA/Xt50IAKBqcI/AAAAAAAAoUI/mGOqgGQ31kghh2LgPwyJsPRANlIF2Jt1QCK4BGAsYHg/s320/lead%2Bthe%2Bway%2Bwalk%2Bjan%2Bjohnsen%2Bweb.JPG" /></a></div><div style="color: #6f7287; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5rem; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><br /></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #403838; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> So you want to plant a native shrub that tolerates half shade </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #403838; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">has big blooms in the summer </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #403838; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and has great Fall color?</span></span></div>
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Oh yeah, and it should be <b>compact, fairly minimum maintenance </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #403838; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>and grow to -20 degrees F. </b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #403838; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: justify;">And it should be reddish/pink.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #403838; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: justify;">Its 9" long flower clusters start out </span>white, then gradually change to pink and then red, growing above the beautiful oakleaf foliage, which also turns an amazing mahogany red in the fall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It grows to just 3 1/2 ft. by about 5 feet wide. Zones 5-9.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: justify;">Developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in McMinnville, TN in 2010, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: justify;">the compact Ruby Slippers is a cross between </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Snow Queen and PeeWee hydrangea.</span></span><br />
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Jan Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191467673642802778noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072140017254380063.post-54050705880658101992020-04-12T07:15:00.000-04:002020-04-12T07:10:54.065-04:00Beautify Your Vegetable Garden with These Ideas.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The French have long understood that vegetable gardens can be places of beauty. They located their traditional <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">potagers</i>, or kitchen gardens, outside their kitchen windows and included vertical structures, flowers, and artistic plant groupings designed for aesthetic appeal. </div>
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Flowers look beautiful and attract the all important pollinators to your garden. Read the wonderful article I have <a href="https://www.fix.com/blog/beautify-your-vegetable-garden/">linked here</a> for learning how to include beautiful flowers and more in your veggie garden. </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">When did we abandon the simple pleasures of growing carrots in milk cartons, planting hollyhocks along old fences or having fragrant lilacs at the corner of a house? </span></i><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">It might be the 'weed' that smelled like licorice (anise hyssop), </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">or the buttercups that you put under your chin, </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">the sweet smell of roses as you walked past a certain house, </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">or the bright yellow daffodils in early spring that sprang up overnight it seemed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would like us to revive 'garden memories' - to bring flowers, plants and gardens back into our lives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This kind of knowledge has been cast aside in favor of math and physics but I say children can learn those disciplines better through understanding the phenomenal natural world around them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So plant those sunflower seeds, pop in that Elephant Ear bulb and cut up those milk cartons....</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">transcendent garden memories await you and yours.</span></strong></span><br />
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The dreaded <b>Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)</b>, for which we spend tremendous amounts of weed killer money to eradicate, has been prized over the years for its medicinal and nutritious properties.<br />
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In fact, dandelion roots, flowers and "dandelion greens" (leaves) are all edible!<br />
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Dandelions are a rich source of vitamins A, B complex, C, and D, as well as minerals such as iron, potassium, and zinc. And in traditional medicine, dandelion roots and leaves were used to treat liver problems. Native Americans used dandelion decoctions (liquid made by boiling down the herb in water) to treat kidney disease, swelling, skin problems, heartburn, and stomach upset.<br />
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• Dandelion greens can be boiled, as you would spinach, and served as a vegetable or can be inserted in sandwiches or used as a salad green (it has a little "bite.")</div>
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Dandelion greens are high in vitamins A and C, and iron! The French even have a well-known soup called <b><span style="color: #134f5c;">creme de pissenlits</span></b> (cream of dandelion soup), which is easy to make.<br />
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Read more: <a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/eating-dandelions.html">http://www.care2.com/greenliving/eating-dandelions.html</a><br />
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<em> from </em><a href="http://embracingmyhealth.com/"><em>Embracing My Health</em></a><em> blog</em></div>
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Harvesting the greens (the leaves) is the most popular way to eat Dandelions. <b><span style="font-size: large;">The best time to harvest the greens is in early spring, before the flowers appear, when they are the tenderest and least bitter. </span></b><br />
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Boiling them or stir frying them will further reduce their bitterness.<br />
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<em>from the </em><a href="http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/05/22/dandelion-recipes-italian-style-greens/"><em>Herbwife's Kitchen website</em></a></div>
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So why pay pay extra to purchase foods with similar (or even inferior) nutritional value, when you have a free source of leafy greens in your neighborhood?<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My musings: It makes sense that, at the end of winter, when our ancestors were probably hungry and vitamin deficient, that Nature would see to it that they had a great source of vitamins proliferating all around them! No one had to seed them or turn over the soil...the Dandelions appeared just for the picking! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And today we spend so much money just to make them go away....something is wrong here.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Just make sure to avoid harvesting near roads, since road salt and/or toxins may be present. Likewise, you obviously shouldn't harvest from a lawn where herbicides have been used.</span></u><br />
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Jan Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191467673642802778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072140017254380063.post-2790287466019894382020-04-02T09:33:00.001-04:002020-04-02T09:33:15.093-04:00Pixie dust....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This observation took me back to 1972 when I was a landscape architecture student at the University of Hawaii and also minoring in tropical agriculture</span><br />
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<em>This is me in Pearl City, Hawaii tending to my vegetable garden years ago - note the <a href="http://kikoy.com/">Kenyan Kikoy</a> I was wearing..the latest in fashionable gardening clothes.. .:-)</em></div>
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Well, every semester the organic plots got better and better because the soil was being improved consistently with fish emulsion and compost ( a local health services organization was training mentally disabled students on how to make compost on premises) <br />
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I was talking to someone in my town who had shade in their yard and deer problems..and I suggested Variegated Solomon's Seal (<span style="color: #274e13;">Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’) </span>to them...</div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was the 2013 Perennial Plant of the Year is<span style="color: #274e13;"> Award. It is deer resistant and loves shade.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">This woodland gem</span><span style="color: #274e13;"> grows 18 to 24 inches tall.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">It is a great companion plant to hostas, brunnera, dicentra, ferns, and astilbes. </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><br /></span><span style="color: #274e13;">The sweet fragrance of its small, bell-shaped white flowers will enhance your walk along a pathway on a spring morning. You can use its variegated foliage in spring floral arrangements. And it offers yellow fall foliage color.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://blog.pennlive.com/life/2013/03/award-winning_plants_of_2013.html">photo by George Weigel</a></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #274e13;">I grow this in my yard and every year it spreads and looks so wonderful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.48em;">The “meadow planting” style of gardening that is so popular now includes plants from various German breeders. Of course you can plant the original native species to help our pollinators... Click on the links in the captions for more information.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.48em;">Karl Foerster </span><span style="line-height: 1.48em;">bred tall, hardy plants suited to the northern European climate. He</span><span style="line-height: 1.48em;"> called grasses “Mother Nature’s hair” and one of his best known and popular plants is the strongly vertical </span><span style="line-height: 1.48em;"><i>Calamagrostis x acutiflora</i> 'Karl Foerster’ (a form of feather-reed grass).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Piet Oudolf likes the coneflower, <i>Echinacea purpurea</i> <span style="color: #262626; line-height: 1.3em;">'Fatal Attraction’. which has bright pink flowers held on thick, dark stems.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Echinaceas (coneflowers) are adored by butterflies and bees and thrive in cold winters.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> They require good soil but, once established, tolerate dry summers. They are easily raised from seed. Coneflowers are one of our most popular perennials.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #282828;"><span style="line-height: 33.1519966125488px;">A great late summer flower is Helenium 'Sahin’s Early Flowerer’. </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">It is one of the best native perennials for late season color!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> It displays a profusion of flowers in the sun which open deep red then develop orange and yellow streaks on the petals. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #282828; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 33.1519966125488px;"><br />And to create some interest try <i>Eryngium</i> 'Silver Ghost' - </span></span><span style="color: #393939; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Teasel-like pale green flowers, which turn to steely-blue as they mature, are surrounded silvery white bracts. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #393939; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A biennial plant, it will die after flowering in its second year, but self-seeds freely in a good spot.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Veronicastrum virginicum</i> 'Lavendelturm’ is <span style="line-height: 1.3em;">used by Tom Stuart-Smith and has 6 ft, lavender-blue , </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 1.3em;">upright fingers. They</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 1.3em;"><span style="line-height: 27.0399990081787px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.3em;">provide important vertical accents to contrast with fine grasses. </span></span></div>
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Jan Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07191467673642802778noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072140017254380063.post-63678400077062151892019-12-25T11:43:00.000-05:002019-12-25T11:42:02.191-05:00TEXTURE in the Garden - a Guest Post by Yuliya Bellinger<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> One of my assignments to my graduate students in the landscape design program at Columbia University was to take a </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">paragraph</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> from the book, '</span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Dimension-Anchor-Books-Doubleday/dp/0385084765" style="line-height: 150%;">The Hidden Dimension'</a><span style="line-height: 150%;"> by Edward T. Hall and share a personal experience related to the topic of the selected excerpt. 'The Hidden Dimension' is a time honored classic on the role of spatial understanding in </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">culture</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">.</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The following is an essay that the talented designer, </span>Yuliya Bellinger, wrote. I think it is so lovely and wanted to share it with you. Simple is beautiful. </span></i><br />
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<b>“Texture, about which I have said very little, is appraised and
appreciated almost entirely by touch, even when it is visually presented. With
few exceptions …it is the memory of tactile experiences that enable us to
appreciate texture. So far, only a few designers have paid much attention to
the importance of texture and its use in architecture is largely haphazard and
informal. In other worlds, textures on and in buildings are seldom used
consciously and with psychological or social awareness.”<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Edward T. Hall, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Dimension-Anchor-Books-Doubleday/dp/0385084765">The Hidden Dimension</a>, page 62</b></div>
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My fellow gardeners often
disapprove of my compulsion to touch plants.
Occasionally, I even tear a leaf, crush it in between my fingers and smell
it (with their permission, of course). There is something about this
interaction that makes my experience of their garden complete. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://southlandsnursery.com/justin/?p=175">Dichondra 'Silver Falls' </a></td></tr>
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It might be, that it evokes my
childhood experiences of exploring the world.
After spending almost every summer at my grandfather’s farm and running
barefoot for those two summer months, I miss the interaction with the earth and
what it sprouts. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Walking through an overgrown patch
of a lawn with stalks of grass caressing my legs immediately reminds me of the
carefree summer time. One of my most
luxurious “touching” experiences is walking on moss. The softness and coolness of moss cannot
compare with any high quality carpet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mossandstonegardens.com/blog/the-moss-farm-at-moss-and-stone-gardens-raleigh-nc/">source: Moss and Stone Gardens</a></td></tr>
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My garden guests are often
pleasantly surprised and even shocked how vegetation can be so unexpectedly soft,
fuzzy, silky, coarse, spiky, rough, thick or thin. <o:p></o:p><br />
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They react as if the appearance of a
plant completely belied how it feels. Touching
a sago palm is met with a shock of its almost synthetic smoothness, or lamb’s
ears that are softer than any teddy bear. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lambs Ears - <a href="http://www.oregonmetro.gov/parks/blue-lake-regional-park">Blue Lake Discovery Garden </a></td></tr>
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Texture is an underrepresented
quality of space today, and too often unexplored by visitors because of the
societal constraints or visual dependency we are more likely to rely on to
experience flora. Signs like “DON’T
TOUCH” and “KEEP OFF” are enough to get everyone discouraged. And even when they are invited to explore and
experience, people tend to be reserved about touching. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">in the <a href="http://sarahappleby.com/blog/breathing-beauty-brooklyn-botanical-gardens/">Brooklyn Botanic Garden</a></td></tr>
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I was very encouraged after
visiting the Brooklyn Botanic garden’s fragrance garden, specifically “plants
to touch” section. It is elevated to
accommodate people in wheelchairs and the blind to make interaction with the
plant life effortless. How I would love
to see more outdoor spaces that encourage a tactile experience; an equally
enjoyable, important, and too often neglected component of a garden.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mood Moss from Moss and Stone Gardens</td></tr>
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