10 Resolutions for Laidback Gardeners
Learn to switch from being an overworked garden (left) to being a laidback one (right). Source: Claire Tourigny, from theContinue Reading
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Greenhouse Therapy Beats Winter Blues
Allen Gardens Conservatory during the Christmas season. Source: torontobotanicalgarden.ca When snow starts to pile up and you can’t step outsideContinue Reading
A Winter Weather Advisory For Your Yard
Source: Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, OPEI
Christmas Plant Care for Brown Thumbs
Source: Daily Health Tips, youtube.com So, someone brought you a gift plant over the holidays. Maybe a poinsettia or ChristmasContinue Reading
What Happens to Soil in Winter? Does Everything Die?
The soil under your feet is still teeming with life, even in the frozen temperatures of winter. All photos: SoilContinue Reading
How to Fix a Broken Branch
You can often “reinstall” a broken branch. All photos: Denis Giroux Question: We have a crabapple with a branch thatContinue Reading
How the Christmas Cactus Came to Be
Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera spp.). Source: worldofsucculents.com An Original Story by the Laidback Gardener Once upon a time there was aContinue Reading
A Gardener’s Christmas
Source: adirondackoperationsanta.org & www.clipartmax.com I’ve seen versions of this poem here and there over the years, but the original authorContinue Reading
Plants Get Used to the Care You Give
Your care is the best care. Source: clipartmax.com Are you a bit slow to water your houseplants? You forget toContinue Reading
Death of the Creator of English Roses
David C.H. Austin and Bertie. Text and photos mostly supplied by DavidAustinRoses.com. David C. H. Austin February 16, 1926 –Continue Reading