Organize Your Seed Packets According to Their Sowing Date
If you sow only one variety of seed in a given year, setting up a sowing schedule is not thatContinue Reading
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Can You Plant Forgotten Tulip Bulbs in the Spring?
Question: Help! I just discovered two bags of tulip bulbs that I forgot to plant in the fall. Can IContinue Reading
Honey, They Shrunk the Hydrangea!
In temperate climates, ‘Annabelle’ smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’) is among the most popular landscape shrubs. You simply can’t missContinue Reading
Plastic Bottles Make Great Mini-greenhouses!
In spring, when trays of seedlings and cuttings start to fill our homes, transparent mini-greenhouses are ideal for covering theContinue Reading
How to Make Your Own Paper Pots
If you’re still reading the paper edition of the local newspaper or if you regularly receive ads on newsprint inContinue Reading
40 Signs You’re Obsessed with Gardening
Find the right tree expert for the job: www.thelocaltreeexpert.com You tell everyone that soil isn’t dirty … and you reallyContinue Reading
Thought of the Day
Tho’ an old man, I am but a young gardener. Thomas Jefferson, August 30 1811
When Autumn Leaves Fail to Fall
Typically, leaves of deciduous trees and shrubs drop off in the fall, often after changing color. However, sometimes these leaves—orContinue Reading
My First Kokedama
I recently attended a workshop on how to make kokedamas: a plant grown in a moss ball. This is theContinue Reading
Keeping Plant Thieves at Bay
Have you ever experienced plants being stolen from your garden? It’s more common than you might think. A study inContinue Reading