Plant garlic!
A little over 10 autumns ago, I planted my first garlic bulbs. About ten different varieties, for the pure pleasureContinue Reading
Category: Planting
Never Too Late to Plant
July is here, and the flowering season is slowly getting underway… and you still feel that your home lacks flowers?Continue Reading
Remove Your Stakes!
“Plant trees!” If I were to write a book about my 365 horticultural thoughts for the day, this one wouldContinue Reading
My trowel collection
One of the most unpleasant things about gardening is breaking your trowel in the heat of the moment. Yes, thereContinue Reading
Plant Tulips, Even if it Snows!
A few years ago, a tabloid journalist made headlines with the story of a landscaper who had rolled out turfContinue Reading
The 1001 Techniques for Planting a Tree—Part 2
Last week, I presented MY tree planting technique to you in detail, while emphasizing the fact that there are probablyContinue Reading
Extend an Early Welcome to Pollinators
How does the song go: “When It’s Springtime in Alaska, it’s forty below”? That can be true up north, butContinue Reading
Let Your Shovel Be Your Guide
If you’re digging a planting hole, you have no need for a tape measure. You already have the tool youContinue Reading
No Need to Dig a Deep Planting Hole
By Larry Hodgson Only dig a planting hole as deep as the root ball is high. When I started gardeningContinue Reading
Starting a Witch-Hazel Off on the Right Foot
American witch-hazel is one of the few witch-hazels that blooms in the fall rather than the spring. Photo: kiefernursery.com Question: MyContinue Reading