Spring Snow: Just Let It Melt!
With spring finally underway (sort of!), it’s very tempting to try to get any remaining snow off our lawns and flower beds asContinue Reading
Category: Winter Protection
Protecting Trees and Shrubs From Road Salt Spray
With this extra-cold winter, even gardens in warmer parts of North America are facing road salt spray damage. This isContinue Reading
Beware: Mid-Winter Thaws Can Damage Your Plants
Winters can be very variable. Mild some years, bitterly cold in others … but they often switch from cold toContinue Reading
Winter Protection for Tender Roses
I’m not a fan of bush roses, those frost-tender hybrid teas, grandifloras and floribundas. I find these plants much tooContinue Reading
Overwintering Hardy Bulbs in Containers Outdoors: Not as Easy as It Seems
A few days ago (October 18, 2017), I wrote a blog called Overwintering Plants in Containers and it discussed perennials,Continue Reading
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Overwintering Hardy Plants in Containers
More and more gardeners are growing plants in containers these days: pots, flower boxes, smart pots, etc. It’s very handy,Continue Reading
In Case of Early Frost
Most readers of this blog, which is essentially written with Northern gardeners in mind, will at some point in thisContinue Reading
Do You Really Need to Wrap Conifers for the Winter?
Over the last 50 years, it seems to have become chic to wrap the conifers up like a mummy forContinue Reading
Shape Your Hedge for Winter
If you live in a climate where snow buildup is common (certainly the case where I live), maintaining a hedgeContinue Reading
New Years Resolutions for Laidback Gardeners
On this eve of a new year, why not look at a few resolutions you might want to make forContinue Reading