Comments on: Structural Integrity http://hayefield.com/2009/02/05/structural-integrity/ A Pennsylvania Plant Geek's Garden Thu, 17 May 2012 03:23:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Gia York http://hayefield.com/2009/02/05/structural-integrity/#comment-1500 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:13:49 +0000 http://hayefieldhouse.com/?p=1098#comment-1500 Hi Nan,
I began teaching the Into to Perennials course at our local community college this year and have found your info to be very helpful. I just purchased Design Primer a few weeks ago and am going to submit your book as required reading for my students next year! LOVE your winterscape images!

Welcome, Gia, and thanks so much! I’m glad you find the Primer (or, as I call it, “the pink book”) useful. I’m going to have a partner to that one coming out this summer, on how to plant and maintain perennial gardens.
-Nan

]]> By: Nancy http://hayefield.com/2009/02/05/structural-integrity/#comment-1299 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:28:19 +0000 http://hayefieldhouse.com/?p=1098#comment-1299 Nan, you do find lovely things to photograph, no matter what.

Thanks, Nancy. Having access to a greenhouse sure helped.
-Nan

]]> By: commonweeder http://hayefield.com/2009/02/05/structural-integrity/#comment-1265 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:23:26 +0000 http://hayefieldhouse.com/?p=1098#comment-1265 Your photos remind me of how surrounded I am with stunning vistas, when I have eyes to see. Of course, this year the snow was – is – so deep there is not much to see even when I am looking.

Good point, Pat. In mild climates, they can make winter gardens with evergreen perennials and shrubs. In somewhat colder areas, taller seedheads provide most of the interest. And where you are, I imagine large shrubs and trees with colorful bark are your best bet for color over the snow layer.
-Nan

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