Category Archives: Articles
English Gardens~Where Do We Begin
ENGLISH GARDENS – WHERE DO WE BEGIN? by The English Lady When I was asked to write an article about English Gardens, I thought where do I begin? The subject is so vast that I would need at least a … Continue reading
Spring Is Just Around The Corner
Spring Is Just Around The Corner by The English Lady Shropshire, England, my home county, has been having a really mild winter and my eighty-six year old stepmother and my ninety-nine year old father have already begun their indoor seed … Continue reading
A Gardener’s Thought On Winter
A Gardener’s Thought On Winter by The English Lady Hello everyone and thank you for inviting me into your garden on this winter morning. When I went outside this morning to fill my bird feeders it really felt like winter … Continue reading
Oh Hydrangea Please Bloom For Me
Oh Hydrangea Please Bloom For Me by The English Lady Hello everyone and thank you for inviting me into your garden once again on this nearly spring day; I am Maureen Haseley-Jones, founder of The English Lady Landscape & Home … Continue reading
Orchids Abloom In Every Room
Orchids Abloom In Every Room by The English Lady Hello everyone and thank you for inviting me into your garden once again. A friend of mine is always surrounded by about fifty or more Orchids in his California home for … Continue reading
Winter Gardens
Winter Gardens by The English Lady Hello everyone, and thank you for inviting me into your garden once again. So many people say to me “Maureen, winter is so long with the bitter cold and we have been having with … Continue reading
Manure Is Like A Fine Wine
Manure Is Like A Fine Wine by The English Lady Hello folks, perhaps some of you may have heard me say, on my call-in program on WRCH Lite100.5FM,that “manure, like a fine wine, gets better with age.” It’s true. I … Continue reading
Planning Your Garden
PLANNING YOUR GARDEN by The English Lady With the temperature teasing at 50 degrees the other day I wandered about my still snow covered garden. With notebook in hand I attempted to visualize the Daffodils, crocus, snowdrops and the thickening … Continue reading
Wisteria- Why Won’t It Bloom?
The biggest problem with Wisteria that fail to bloom is usually due to an abundance of nitrogen which produces foliage rather than bloom and a phosphorus deficiency. To remedy the situation amend the soil in the fall with 1/2 lb … Continue reading