My Name is Don Statham and this is my garden blog. (Seasonal Photos of Don’s Garden)
I am mad about plants, some might say obsessive! One of the points of this blog is to connect with other passionate gardeners who also like to talk about plants, garden design, garden writing and all things horticultural.
Rooting for Ideas 
Love the photos of your gardens, Don. Thanks for all of the tips and advice on what can grow where. Good luck with the new blog. Barb
Hey Don,
You have a beautiful garden. Love the current jelly recipe. Can’t wait to see more.
Hi Marie -Elena,
So glad you could finally see where all of those plants I was buying ended up. I must post some of photos of that Rhamnus- Fine line hedge I planted.
Best, Don
HI DON: I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN FRIEND OF JIM H. BECAUSE OF HIM I SAW YOUR BLOG. YOUR AREA LOOKS WONDERFUL. AS YOU NO DOUBT KNOW WE HAVE HAD ATROCIOUS WEATHER. ONE DOES NOT AWAKEN ANXIOUS TO GET OUT INTO THE GARDEN ETC.
ONE THING THIS SUMMER HAS TAUGHT ME: I AM GOING ALL OUT FOR CRAPE MYRTLE AND WHITE PHLOX NEXT SPRING. THEY ARE AS HEARTY AS CACTUS (HOWEVER I HAVE NO CACTUS). I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE IMPATIENS. THEY ARE NOT DOING WELL AND GET DAILY SPRINKLES PLUS ARE IN THE SHADE..THEY ARE NORMALLY VERY DEPENDABLE IN OKLHOMA
BH
Hi Betty,
Thanks for checking out the blog. Impatiens love water. There are so many better choices I feel for your climate. Think Native Prairie flowers such as Black Eye Susan, and Coneflower. There are so many wonderful native grasses as well as the ornamental ones such as miscanthus or pennisetum – dwarf fountain grass. Best White phlox is “David.” It’s mildew resistant! I Envy you can have Crape Myrtle!
Best, Don
Hi Don, how is the garden looking after the storm? And more importantly, how are the gardeners, and the dogs? In Montclair NJ we are all safe, and relatively sound. The garden is soggy, but unscathed. The lawn covered with branches, twigs, and leaves – kind’a a nice texture actually. Per
What a pleasure it’s been to get to share your garden through your pictures and posts from spring through fall. I hope you’ll keep talking to us through the winter! Thanks, Per
Hey Per, Yes I will still be posting things to read and contemplate over the winter months!
Happy Thanksgiving.
Best Don
Your garden is absolutely breath taking!! Thank you so much for sharing! What a beautiful place you have created!!
Thank You Jill – I hope you will subscribe to receive new posts. Best Don
“Welcome to Rooting for Ideas | Rooting for Ideas” was indeed a good article and thus
I ended up being pretty happy to read the blog post. Regards-Ava
A fellow gardener/plant lover gifted me with an arctic willow. In hunting for information and how to’s I was going through images on the internet, found one that looked to be what I have, and ended up (happily) on your blog. After reading just a small while, I promptly bookmarked it. I know I’ll be spending quite a bit of time gleaning. Love the “knowledge through experience” I see here. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Deb,
Artic willow is a terrific shrub. Very tight structure for a willow. Mine are just now leafing out and what a site to behold. They do take some hard pruning. Would make a lovely hedge.
Thanks Don