Garden Asheville

Polly McDaniel United States
Share 

Polly McDaniel's Friends

Profile Information

Hometown:
West Asheville
Gardening Experience:
Expert
About Me:
I love all things related to gardens.
On weekends my husband has to make me come inside the house. Even after it's dark. I will garden for hours on end and it will feel like only 10 minutes have gone by.
I certified as a master gardener in 1996 in Lincoln County, N.C.
I love to visit public gardens. I go on garden tours.
I love to grow flowers to cut for vases, for me to enjoy at home and work, and sometimes to even give away.
I also enjoy growing my own food but I have a lot of mature oaks on my lot and so I've kind of had to choose between the flowers or the veggies.
I was raised on a 40-acre farm in Indiana until the age of 13 and I would farm for a living if I thought I could make it pay my bills.
I have always gardened as an adult, even in college.
Other info: Husband of 16 years, 13-year-old son. My dog, a Sheltie.
Favorite Plants:
The peony is my all-time favorite. I also love roses, zinnias, mums, and many more flowers. I am also very partial to herbs, including rosemary and thyme, plus lemon verbena and bay. But I'm not a big basil fan.
For shrubs, nandinas and false indigo. Plus you can't beat azaleas, but I was slow to come to this realization. For trees, weeping cherry, tulip poplars and maples.
Garden as a hobby?
Yes

Polly McDaniel's Groups

Polly McDaniel's Discussions

 

Polly: GardenAsheville site moderator

Polly McDaniel's Photos

Polly McDaniel's Blog

Polly McDaniel

See Linda Blue on TV

Buncombe County hort/ag agent Linda Blue is a frequent contributor to the “Almanac Gardener” show on UNC-TV. Here’s the upcoming schedule:

Saturday, July 4, at Noon
Panel:
Bill Lord, Extension Environmental Agent, Franklin County; Karen Neill, Extension Horticultural Agent, Guilford County; Lucy Bradley, Urban Horticultural Specialist, NCSU
Features:
Linda Blue, Extension Horticultural Agent, Buncombe County:
Growing Rhododendrons
Karen Neill, Extension Horticultural Agent, Guilford Coun… Continue

Posted on July 1, 2009 at 1:14pm —

Polly McDaniel

Garden festival coming up in Highlands

A Mountains in Bloom garden festival is coming up July 7-11 in Highlands, featuring a garden tour of seven Highlands homes, a flower show and photography competition, lectures, a home and garden shop and a July 10 patrons party. Proceeds benefit The Bascom, a nonprofit visual arts center out there.
Tickets vary for the events, starting at $10 and going up to $225 for the patrons party. Speaking of which, it’s being dubbed the Giverny in Highlands Patrons Party, and will be held at the home of Pa… Continue

Posted on July 1, 2009 at 10:20am —

Polly McDaniel

A post-modern garden design horror story

I’ve had it with Garden Design magazine. They should just rename it Modern Garden Design.
The current issue (July/August) has nothing to recommend itself beyond a nice little spread on Leslie and Susan Rudd’s Napa Valley garden by Thomas Hobbs. The Rudds own the specialty food chain Dean & Deluca and so you might expect they have the money to have a wondrous garden installed. And they did.
That’s not the point.
At least the Rudd garden has some classical elements, some symmetry and some actu… Continue

Posted on July 1, 2009 at 8:07am —

Polly McDaniel

Lotsa garden events in WNC this weekend

Tickets are still available for the Buncombe County Master Gardeners tour this Saturday. Organizers usually cap the event at 500 people. According to extension agent Linda Blue the tour will feature four gardens of master gardener volunteers and a school garden. All gardens are within the Asheville city limits.
“Although tour participants can certainly just stroll through the gardens and enjoy the scenery, what sets the master gardeners' tour apart is the emphasis on education,” Blue notes. “Hop… Continue

Posted on June 23, 2009 at 4:58pm —

Polly McDaniel

Parks and plants in Savannah

I always thought Charleston had elegant gardens, and it does. Many of them, however, are tucked away in private courtyards. Charleston makes up for it with outstanding windowboxes. They rule in the windowbox department.
But Savannah has more public gardens, thanks to its many squares, more than 20 of them.
I visited Savannah last week, where I largely got lost a lot in a larger city than I expected. Still, getting lost means making unexpected finds. Here are some of mine.

First of all this real… Continue

Posted on June 22, 2009 at 12:14am — 1 Comment

Comment Wall (90 comments)

You need to be a member of Garden Asheville to add comments!

Join this social network

At 11:26am on July 1, 2009, Melody Riles said…
Yes I am a photographer and I only post photos of my garden I am partial. Lol! Thank you for the comment.
At 11:21pm on June 28, 2009, Evergreen said…
The greenhouse is full of heathers, alot of research this winter and experimenting this spring has helped this year with everything coming together.
At 7:34pm on June 22, 2009, julianne sawinski said…
loved the edible landscape thing. oh, by the by, i would only sell my 1/2 acre in nw fla to a fellow plant person. the brand new homes next door are the mutilate and lawn types. My taxes are only 82 bucks a year by the way as its an old trailer so a handyperson would be good. Maybe some older folks want to be sure that their trees WONT be cut. Julianne2saw@yahoo.com and thus would consider selling it to me.
At 10:26am on June 22, 2009, Two Seeders said…
Hey Polly,
Thanks for the interest! I am small-One frame and surrounding space. I grow perennials-some common and some natives-a few ferns and grasses. I can email you a list of current items if you are interested. From what I can tell on the site-you must have a fantastic yard! Thanks for adding me as a friend.
At 10:04pm on June 21, 2009, EZWilson said…
TRYING to grow moss in less than ideal moss space. However, I've read about a lady here in NC who specializes in native mosses and will look her up on the Internet.
At 3:41pm on June 19, 2009, Bert Nagel said…
Polly, I received the same email regarding Annika Sanford but clicking the link took me to the garden site. ???
At 12:59pm on June 19, 2009, MK Harrison said…
I got a notice that 'she' commented on my board - and the post is gone! You are quick
At 12:29pm on June 19, 2009, Becky Mojica said…
Polly
I just got an email from a person: Annika Sanford, and when I clicked on the link, it went to a porn site. Am I the only one who got this?
At 10:21pm on May 26, 2009, Randee Goodstadt-Evans said…
Thanks, Polly! Looks like fun, of course, I love talking about plants any time! :)
At 2:11pm on May 5, 2009, Tim Nichols said…
It was nice meeting you at the Herb Festival this past weekend!
 
 

The Marketplace

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Get help for your green thumb from the following local businesses. When you review and rate them, you help others benefit from your experience.

Building Materials (150 businesses)

- Lumber (55)
- Lumber Products (57)

Concrete Contractors (120 businesses)

Cleaning & Restoration (67 businesses)

- Pressure Washing & Restoration (41)
- Pressure Cleaning Equipment (13)

Deck, Patio & Gazebo Design, Building & Maintenance (31)

Dirt (7)

Fence Supplies & Materials (43)

Fruit & Vegetable Growers (21)

Hardware Stores (314)

Landscape Materials & Supplies (78)

Landscape Planning Services (254)

Landscape Contractors & Designers (244)

Lawn Maintenance Services (96)

Lawn & Garden Equipment & Supplies, Residential (96)

Lawn Hydroseeding (19)

Nurseries & Garden Centers (327)

Ornamental Nursery Services (165)
Ornamental Nursery Products (15)

Outdoor Furniture (5)

Plant Nurseries (25)

Plants Trees Flowers & Seeds (89)

Sod & Sodding Service (27)

Tools & Hardware Supplies (211)

Product Rental & Leasing (72)
Tractors Equipment & Supplies (34)
Mowers & Tractors (11)

Sand Gravel & Aggregate (42)

Seasonal & Holiday Merchandise Stores & Products (35)

Well Drilling Contractors (100)

If your business isn't properly listed here, click here to add it or upgrade it.

About

actwebmaster actwebmaster created this social network on Ning.

Create your own social network!

Free Classifieds

Click HERE to Submit
an Ad Online or Call
828-232-6000. Advertise any merchandise for free that is priced under $3,000!
 

© 2009   Created by actwebmaster on Ning.   Create Your Own Social Network

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service