Mar 23, 2015 | Gardens
I was speaking at a garden club meeting recently where the member who gave a conservation or horticulture report reported about the need to plant for pollinators. All gardeners value the critters who pollinate plants and we’ve all heard about how bees,...
Mar 16, 2015 | Gardens
Finally the snow has melted enough that I was able to walk down through the yard to cut pussy willows and wild blueberry branches. Until today the drifts were thigh level and way over my boot tops. One of my favorite ways to celebrate the end of winter and the...
Mar 13, 2015 | Gardens
Container gardens are so useful. Not only do pots and boxes allow us to grow things in areas where the ground can’t be tilled, but they can used for marking boundaries or creating privacy screens. I took this photo at a garden in Arizona where the pots allowed...
Mar 9, 2015 | Gardens
1. It’s impossible to keep plants small if their genetics are driving them to be large. Unless a plant is in a Bonsai dish you can’t keep it small. Thinking you can control a plant’s size is like thinking you can turn a brown dog into a yellow striped cat. 2. Watering...
Mar 6, 2015 | Gardens
As the snow continues to fall outside I’m seeking refuge in summer plans. I’ve just decided that the annuals in my fragrance garden will be a planting of three things: African blue basil, Salvia elegans ‘Golden Delicious’, and Snow Princess...
Mar 2, 2015 | Gardens
As I was going through my photo library the other day, searching for a respite from the snow, and came across photos taken at three gardens in different locations. They all had one thing in common: a strong use of sheared, evergreen shrubs. Although this isn’t a...
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