Dec 15, 2014 | Gardens
I have a great wall planter that my friend Pamela gave to me. It’s shallow, and doesn’t have a drainage hole, so during the summer it normally gets planted with succulents. This past season I tucked in some Erodium reichardii that I had from a previous...
Dec 12, 2014 | Gardens
I love the look of natural materials such as bark and rocks with polished silver, so I decided to plant a group of paperwhite narcissus in a silver-plated Revere bowl. We all know, however, what happens when these fragrant-flowering bulbs get tall enough to...
Dec 8, 2014 | Gardens
Winter is here, and for many this means worrying that their Arborvitae stems will splay open in a heavy snow load. The danger about tying them up is that the rope or cord used will ultimately strangle the plant. By using this foam covered wire, however, you can bend...
Nov 17, 2014 | Gardens
I had a caller on GardenLine last November who had driven past a property where “There was an orange tree in the front yard. The leaves were gone but it was covered with oranges!” he said. “How can someone grow oranges on Cape Cod?” Although...
Nov 14, 2014 | Gardens
If you’re clearing out your large containers at this time of year, or planting small evergreens in them for winter color and interest, consider getting two for one: stick some bulbs in those pots and boxes now and see flowers appear early in the spring. If your...
Nov 10, 2014 | Gardens
One of the questions that I hear from callers and clients goes something like this: “The branches are covered with moss and I think it’s killing my trees.” Or shrubs. They have noticed that some of their plants are looking thinner, or bare, and that...
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