Here are some photos of hostas better than I could ever take…
Photo by chris robert on Unsplash
Photo by Justin Heap on Unsplash
Photo by Justin Sinclair on Unsplash
I think this is just after the perfect sauté moment, but out still looks great. I intend to cook me up some hosta fronds next spring!
Plant of the Week:
The Hosta
Hostas are a gateway drug for many new gardeners. It was for me— I liked the look of it, I liked how I could slice it up like pie to get free plants, and I liked how easy it was. That was when I gardened in places without deer, but I still love them.
And now, the girl with the deer fence has the varmints walking up her front walk, just past the grill (6 steps from the kitchen) and eating their equivalent of cheese burgers.
I have trouble not getting excited about new and different hostas. From my ‘Empress Wu’ all the way down to my itty bitties of 2”, even if I can’t remember their names, I love them all.
My beloved Mary Helen Hosta that came from her Kenilworth home in CT and then down the road to VA.
My new family members (the little fellows) being welcomed by the chunky veterans.
Painting and Plant(?) Pairing
from
Karen Blair
You heard me mention my friend Karen Blair on the pod this week. Karen is a Charlottesville based painter whose work I know you would love. She is known for her joyous use of color and for exuberant mark-making. Her own garden and those of friends inspire the flowers and trees also prevalent in her paintings.
I am so excited to start this partnership with Karen, and each week I will feature here one of her paintings with a corresponding garden photo! Follow this link to see more of her paintings.
Bunny Williams
I wanted to talk to Bunny about the new collection of indoor/outdoor furniture she has put together and named after her former store, “Treillage”, and we did do that, but like most of my garden chats, we weaved in and out of borders, touching on petunias, her birdhouse garden, Paeonia obobavata, and other miscellany.
On Instagram, along with @BunnyWilliamsHome, @BunnyWilliams_InterioDesign and @Bunnys_eye, the Treillage Collection has its own new account. @TreillagebyBunny.
As you will see, Bunny’s pieces are very special and not inexpensive. But her inspiration is free and given very generously!
A night blooming Cereus at Bunny’s home.
Bunny’s birdhouse gardens. I would want to move it, were I a bird.
Bringing the outdoors in is an enchanting way to improve your living spaces. Photo from Instagram @BunnyWilliamsHome
Some of Bunny’s new Treillage collection. Here’s the link to her site.
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The Play List
Here are a few of useful links that I mentioned in other parts of Episode 75
The Woodchip Handbook by Ben Raskin— I want to talk to this guy!
Motion Detector Sprinkler for pesky deer who are NOT supposed to come here or to your house.
Speaking of Gardening Conference in Asheville, NC
Carol Reese — hilarious speaker we must have on the show
Joseph Tychonievich- wonderful speaker we must have on the show
Scott Beuerlein— hilarious speaker whom we have had on the show
Japanese Stilt Grass. So easy to get rid of it, but you need to get rid of it! August is the time.
Next Episode
Madeline Hooper and Jeff Hughes of Garden Fit!