I’ve decided to take the Native Plant Challenge issued over on Garden Smackdown. Andrew Keys (@oakleafgreen … do follow, you won’t be sorry) created a roll call of all the natives in his garden to help bring awareness to these wonderful plants. Now I’m a big fan of natives, but I’m no purist. I completely [...]

I must admit that the more I see the work of Piet Oudolf, the more I love it. The simulated meadows of flowing grasses and waves of colorful perennials which look like nature only better. His designs remind me of the “just rolled out of bed” woman’s hairstyle that was popular a several years back. [...]