Perennially Yours Blog
ARRGH! I can’t take it anymore! The photo on the right is how I feel right now, or when I don’t have my coffee in the morning (photo taken at the Philadelphia Flower Show). I’ve got to let off steam about awful and misleading mail order catalogs. Color enhanced plant photos have always been an irritation. …
“Thank you Kerry! We all enjoyed your presentation immensely.” – Dianne, Stamford Garden Club, Stamford, CT (GCA), March 11, 2015
I so enjoyed your talk this past Saturday at Gardeners Supply…I came away inspired and eager to dig…loved your lecture style…enthusiastic, informative, invigorating!…love the ideas in the book…took a tape measure to the snowy ground in front of my office window and will get to work on my garden design with graph paper and ruler…
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of writing a piece on right-sizing garden tips for one of the top ten gardening blogs, Cold Climate Gardening . I received a lot of positive feedback about this article based on my new book, The Right-Size Flower Garden. I hope you’ll enjoy it. To learn many more…
I was walking down the vendor aisles at the Rhode Island Flower Show when I saw the Flutter Shawl. Stunningly beautiful, light-weight, and can be worn 10 different ways. Huh?! Add to these attributes an economical price, one size fits all, and the creation was recently patented by a hard-working, woman entrepreneur, and I was…
Rad Soaps and Body Lotions are RAD! My dry gardener’s hands have discovered heaven! I discovered the RAD Soap Co. while speaking at the Philadelphia Flower Show last weekend. I wandered into the vendor booth to try some of the Shuga-Bubs Emerald City antioxidant scrub and I became a BELIEVER! WOW! My hands felt like…
April is when spring fever hits a boiling point. If you’re like me, your eyes are bloodshot from reading gardening catalogs and your fingers are twitching to get hold of a spade and run wildly into the yard, looking for anything to dig in. Given our garden insanity, it’s best to keep small pets inside…
Imagine my surprise when I saw this Facebook post from my friend Judi:“How lovely indeed (she was referring to some flower photos that I took at Tower Hill Botanic Garden where I was speaking). Although not as lovely as my most recent issue of Garden Gate magazine’s new “Garden Ideas” magazine which–literally cover-to-cover–features YOUR breathtaking…
Pansiolas are here! Spring is right around the corner and the planting frenzy will soon begin. Many gardeners, including me, would agree that pansies and violas are unmatched for cheerful and flamboyant beauty. What if you could combine the best traits of both for one, knockout spring bloomer? Ta-da! New Pansiolas Proven Winners’ new Anytime…
March is when itchy fingers crave the luxurious feel of good potting medium and seed packets. Even though starting plants from seed takes more time and nurturing, many feel the following rewards more than make up for this: Starting plants from seed is less expensive There are oodles more varieties to choose from The priceless,…
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