UncategorizedgoldenApril 03, 2018Dan Benarcik, Equisetum arvense, Euphorbia palustris, Gleditsia triacanthos, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Keith Gibialante, Ligularia japonica, Matteucccia struthiopteris, Onoclea sensibilis, Packera aurea, Petasites, Platanus occidentalis, Sycamore, William Hunt18 Comments Spring recalled - via a text message UncategorizedgoldenApril 03, 2018Dan Benarcik, Equisetum arvense, Euphorbia palustris, Gleditsia triacanthos, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Keith Gibialante, Ligularia japonica, Matteucccia struthiopteris, Onoclea sensibilis, Packera aurea, Petasites, Platanus occidentalis, Sycamore, William Hunt18 Comments
UncategorizedgoldenJuly 29, 2016Carex muskingumensis, Dipsacus fullonum, Eryngium yuccafolium, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Joe Pye Weed, miscanthus, Petasites, Pycnanthemum muticum, Rudbeckia maxima, Silphium laciniatum, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum, Teasel, Verbena hastata, Veronica virginicum, Zenobia pulverulenta24 Comments High Summer UncategorizedgoldenJuly 29, 2016Carex muskingumensis, Dipsacus fullonum, Eryngium yuccafolium, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Joe Pye Weed, miscanthus, Petasites, Pycnanthemum muticum, Rudbeckia maxima, Silphium laciniatum, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum, Teasel, Verbena hastata, Veronica virginicum, Zenobia pulverulenta24 Comments
UncategorizedgoldenApril 03, 2015Acer palmatum, Aster, Astilbe taquetii 'Purple Lance', Camassia, Darmera peltata, Equisetum arvense, Filipendula rubra 'Venusta', Galium odoratum, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Joe Pye Weed, Liatris spicata, Matteuccia struthiopteris, miscanthus, Noel Kingsbury, Packera aurea, Petasites, Sanguisorba, Sedum 'Herbstfreude', Silphium40 Comments What if a visitor arrives before the garden's up to snuff? UncategorizedgoldenApril 03, 2015Acer palmatum, Aster, Astilbe taquetii 'Purple Lance', Camassia, Darmera peltata, Equisetum arvense, Filipendula rubra 'Venusta', Galium odoratum, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Joe Pye Weed, Liatris spicata, Matteuccia struthiopteris, miscanthus, Noel Kingsbury, Packera aurea, Petasites, Sanguisorba, Sedum 'Herbstfreude', Silphium40 Comments
UncategorizedgoldenJanuary 07, 2015Dan Benarcik, Fog, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Japanese fantail willow, miscanthus, Salix alba 'Britzensis', Salix sachalinensis 'Sekka', Wolfgang Oehme23 Comments In praise of weather (again) UncategorizedgoldenJanuary 07, 2015Dan Benarcik, Fog, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Japanese fantail willow, miscanthus, Salix alba 'Britzensis', Salix sachalinensis 'Sekka', Wolfgang Oehme23 Comments
UncategorizedgoldenDecember 23, 2014Carrie Preston, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Miscanthus purpurascens, Salix sachalinensis 'Sekka', stone circles28 Comments Stone circles UncategorizedgoldenDecember 23, 2014Carrie Preston, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Miscanthus purpurascens, Salix sachalinensis 'Sekka', stone circles28 Comments
UncategorizedgoldenOctober 22, 2014Anne Wareham, Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Doublefile viburnum, Filipendula rubra 'Venusta', Helleborus foetidus, Hosta 'Sum and Substance', Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight', Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Light, Lindera benzoin, Miscanthus purpurascens, Nyssa sylvatica, Panicum 'Cloud Nine', Panicum 'Dallas Blues', Rudbeckia maxima, Sanguisorba, Sassafras, Silphium laciniatum, Silphium perfoliatum, Smilacena racemosa, Spicebush14 Comments Light in Autumn UncategorizedgoldenOctober 22, 2014Anne Wareham, Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Doublefile viburnum, Filipendula rubra 'Venusta', Helleborus foetidus, Hosta 'Sum and Substance', Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight', Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Light, Lindera benzoin, Miscanthus purpurascens, Nyssa sylvatica, Panicum 'Cloud Nine', Panicum 'Dallas Blues', Rudbeckia maxima, Sanguisorba, Sassafras, Silphium laciniatum, Silphium perfoliatum, Smilacena racemosa, Spicebush14 Comments
UncategorizedgoldenJuly 26, 2014Allium 'Millenium', Astilbe taquetii 'Purple Lance', Eryngium yuccafolium, Filipendula rubra 'Venusta', Geranium 'Rozanne', Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight', Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Joe Pye Weed, Liatris pycnostachya, Liatris spicata, Petasites, Rudbeckia maxima, Silphium perfoliatum8 Comments Summer UncategorizedgoldenJuly 26, 2014Allium 'Millenium', Astilbe taquetii 'Purple Lance', Eryngium yuccafolium, Filipendula rubra 'Venusta', Geranium 'Rozanne', Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight', Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Joe Pye Weed, Liatris pycnostachya, Liatris spicata, Petasites, Rudbeckia maxima, Silphium perfoliatum8 Comments
UncategorizedgoldenNovember 14, 2013autumn garden, Change in scale, Immersion in the garden, Inula, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Joe Pye Weed, Rudbeckia maxima, seasonal change, Silphium laciniatum, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum12 Comments The season turns: first light frosts UncategorizedgoldenNovember 14, 2013autumn garden, Change in scale, Immersion in the garden, Inula, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Joe Pye Weed, Rudbeckia maxima, seasonal change, Silphium laciniatum, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum12 Comments
UncategorizedgoldenMarch 23, 2013Burning, Disturbance regime, Ecological disturbance, Hurricane, Hurricane Sandy, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Principles of Landscape Ecological Design, Travis Beck14 Comments Garden Diary: More light, more life ... My garden management processes resemble, in small scale, the extensive ecological disruption recently suffered by the surrounding forest. UncategorizedgoldenMarch 23, 2013Burning, Disturbance regime, Ecological disturbance, Hurricane, Hurricane Sandy, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Principles of Landscape Ecological Design, Travis Beck14 Comments
James GoldenNovember 02, 2012Andropogon virginicus, Aster tartaricus 'Jin Dai', Autumn, Editing, Horizontal layering, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Ligularia japonica, Miscanthus, Molenia, Silphium laciniatum34 Comments Fountains of light, abstract patterns, taking a chance on chance James GoldenNovember 02, 2012Andropogon virginicus, Aster tartaricus 'Jin Dai', Autumn, Editing, Horizontal layering, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Ligularia japonica, Miscanthus, Molenia, Silphium laciniatum34 Comments
James GoldenSeptember 24, 2012Filipendula rubra 'Venusta', Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar', Marc Rosenquist, Panicum 'Shenandoah', Pycnanthemum muticum, Rudbeckia maxima, Silphium, Sorgastrum nutans, omphalos12 Comments In another light James GoldenSeptember 24, 2012Filipendula rubra 'Venusta', Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar', Marc Rosenquist, Panicum 'Shenandoah', Pycnanthemum muticum, Rudbeckia maxima, Silphium, Sorgastrum nutans, omphalos12 Comments
James GoldenJuly 28, 2012Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Joe Pye Weed, Liatris spicata, Prairie garden, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum, The Incredible Shrinking Man, daylilies, wet prairie34 Comments The Incredible Shrinking Man James GoldenJuly 28, 2012Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Joe Pye Weed, Liatris spicata, Prairie garden, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum, The Incredible Shrinking Man, daylilies, wet prairie34 Comments
James GoldenJuly 02, 2012Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Pontederia cordata, Rudbeckia maxima, Rudbeckia nitida 'Herbstsonne', Silphium laciniatum, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum3 Comments Queen of the Prairie James GoldenJuly 02, 2012Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Pontederia cordata, Rudbeckia maxima, Rudbeckia nitida 'Herbstsonne', Silphium laciniatum, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum3 Comments
James GoldenJuly 17, 2011Rosemont, NJ 08559, USAAstilbe taquetii 'Purpurlanze', Hemerocallis, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Marc Rosenquist, Rudbeckia maxima, Silphium laciniatum, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum, Twilight30 Comments Garden Diary: twilight with yellow, orange, green, white James GoldenJuly 17, 2011Rosemont, NJ 08559, USAAstilbe taquetii 'Purpurlanze', Hemerocallis, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Marc Rosenquist, Rudbeckia maxima, Silphium laciniatum, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum, Twilight30 Comments
James GoldenAugust 27, 2008Bluestem Nursery, Darmera peltata, Filipendula rubra 'Venusta', Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Joe Pye Weed, Liatris Pycnostachya, Ligularia 'Desdemona', Petasites japonicus, Rudbeckia maxima8 Comments Garden Diary: the August burst continues James GoldenAugust 27, 2008Bluestem Nursery, Darmera peltata, Filipendula rubra 'Venusta', Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Joe Pye Weed, Liatris Pycnostachya, Ligularia 'Desdemona', Petasites japonicus, Rudbeckia maxima8 Comments
James GoldenJuly 14, 2008Bluestem Nursery, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Monarda d. 'Blaustrumpf', Monarda d. 'Jacob Kline', Rudbeckia maxima, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum, Vernonia noveboracensis5 Comments Garden Diary: High Summer James GoldenJuly 14, 2008Bluestem Nursery, Inula racemosa 'Sonnenspeer', Monarda d. 'Blaustrumpf', Monarda d. 'Jacob Kline', Rudbeckia maxima, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum, Vernonia noveboracensis5 Comments
