Dirt Therapy | Alabama Gardener

Phillip Oliver is an Assistant Professor/Librarian at the University of North Alabama in Florence. He is also a Master Gardener, writer, blogger and photographer and presently serves on the Florence Beautification Board. He has been writing articles for Alabama Gardener since 2007. He chronicles the progress of his personal garden on his website "A Southern Garden" and on his blog "Dirt Therapy" at phillipoliver.net.

Recent Blog Posts

Jan 10
Winter Berries

Dec 02
The Last Roses

Nov 28
Inside Views (2 comments)

Oct 24
Angel’s Trumpet (Brugmansia)

Oct 14
Fall and winter containers

Sep 26
Planting Fall vegetables

Aug 24
Snakes and hummingbirds (2 comments)

Jul 25
Ornamental grass “Adagio”

Categories

Winter Berries
by Phillip Oliver - posted 01/10/12


Beauty Berry (Callicarpa)

Holly (not sure about the variety)

Mahonia

The Last Roses
by Phillip Oliver - posted 12/02/11

The last roses

We've had our first frost but a few roses are hanging on.


Nearly Wild

La Marne

Buff Beauty

Inside Views
by Phillip Oliver - posted 11/28/11

Today was rainy and stormy, a good day to be indoors. I kept glancing outside the windows. There are still a lot of leaves left to fall and the overcast day really brightened the colors.

This is the view from one of the living room windows. The "Bloodgood" Japanese maple has almost dropped all of its leaves. They are so vibrant and red this year.

The view in the back looking out the big window in the little breakfast nook. The hydrangeas in the circle were pretty and green this fall and most of the leaves are still hanging on. The tree is a Sawtooth Oak.