Nothing means the beginning of spring quite like the sounds of birds singing and chirping just before daylight arrives. For me, this is one of the most soul-enriching times of the spring morning….
I am planning to plant seeds. However, I want flowers from seeds this year, so that I can enjoy the fruits of my labor on the first summer. I am too impatient to…
If you don’t get the soil right, it’s all wrong. When planting your succulents and sedum in a garden planter, getting the soil right is one of the most important details that you…
Yes, you can have shade plants in your hypertufa planter. You can make a beautiful hypertufa shade trough or planter to be placed in a shade garden and it will do beautifully. I…
Planting seeds at the winter solstice. Outside in containers buried in the Ohio snows. Excuse me? Since it’s past winter solstice and time for me to start winter sowing again, I thought I…
Meet under the mistletoe and get a kiss! The sweetest tradition or custom regarding what could happen under the mistletoe says that hanging it in a doorway or entrance would cause all who…
When my neighbors trees were swamped with tiny yellow-green insects, I thought these were certainly aphids. Checking for information on why he had 10,000 per branch on the trees in his front yard, …
It’s getting cold and rainy now in the fall, and not a good time in the garden. It is sad to see the year coming to an end. I am wishing for those…
Am I on a Yellow Brick Road somewhere? No, it is just that I am a fan of these types of plants or organisms. I have written previously about mosses, but I also…
This year I am pruning sweet autumn clematis right after it finishes blooming. Decision made. When do you prune yours? For myself, I have almost always pruned in late winter or early spring…
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