Petal Pusher http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/ Cottage Living Gardens editor Kate Karam cuts through the brambles to share real-life gardening wisdom. en-US Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:30:17 -0700 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes Just in time for Earth Day--a few fun reads http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/04/just-in-time-fo.html http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/04/just-in-time-fo.html While the interior West is often considered just part of the great American fly-over zone, there's some fine gardening going on there. But, man, it's tough going; arid with blistering cold winters and scorching summers. If there were an award... Good Reads Kate Karam Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:30:17 -0700 Hog Wild http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/04/hog-wild.html http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/04/hog-wild.html I know this looks like an oversized catalytic converter but its actually Design Within Reach's newly introduced rainwater collection system. Yes, we all know a barrel under the gutter does the same thing but this little cutie can be hidden... What's In Store? Kate Karam Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:57:49 -0700 Who needs a camera http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/04/who-needs-a-cam.html http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/04/who-needs-a-cam.html I get amazingly graphic flower images by bringing blooms inside and scanning them on my flatbed scanner. The first is an orchid scanned with the transparency adapter turned on. The second is a hibiscus scanned at maximum resolution on a... Inspiration Board Dear Cottage Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:02:13 -0700 Let's get glamour and colour in the garden! http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/03/lets-get-glamou.html http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/03/lets-get-glamou.html Don't you just love to listen to Brits talk about gardening? Here's a link to an exceptional new series on the art of gardening hosted by the doyenne of English gardening, Penelope Hobhouse. She has the job (hey, where do... Inspiration Board Kate Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:59:28 -0700 March's Good Reads http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/03/marchs-good-rea.html http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/03/marchs-good-rea.html These days I'm reading up on plants I think I know but really don't. Not really. I grew up in New Hampshire where lilacs are as common as dogwoods in the South but apart from the common ones (Syringa vulgaris)... On My Nightstand Kate Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:41:02 -0700 Plant Porn http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/03/plant-porn.html http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/03/plant-porn.html I am mad collector of Karl Blossfeldt's black and white botanical studies and Imogen Cunningham's color images of flowers as sculpture(I guess I'll be seeing you on Ebay--don't bid me up too much, okay?) so I was forced to close... Inspiration Board Kate Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:24:40 -0700 Nite-time Nursery Crawl http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/03/nite-time-nurse.html http://petalpusher.typepad.com/petal_pusher/2008/03/nite-time-nurse.html So I was taking a late night moonlit virtual stroll (is it just me or are we gardener’s more affected by the moon?) thru Annie’s Annuals amazing website (www.anniesannuals.com) and found oh, a few dozen things I can’t live without.... Nursery Crawl Kate Karam Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:15:16 -0700