Ann Loves Plants

Tag: topiary

  • The Willow Arbor in Winter

    A week or so ago my husband trimmed up our willow arbor in the back garden. It is a task that we neglected to do last year and we paid heavily for it this year. Much of the growth that could have been harnessed for the structure’s integrity was lost, but next year, this won’t…

  • È arrivato l’autunno! And darkness is falling…

    Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) from the bedroom window. Due to my seed collecting and my husband’s grape harvesting, bottling, and pressing, for us autumn is when we return to our roots. It’s when I begin to feel like cooking again and it’s when I return to my Catholic past. From now until Easter we’ll cover…