Sun, Partial Shade or Shade?
Most horticultural experts try to explain the degree of sun or shade of a garden location by the number of hours ofContinue Reading
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What Bees See
A garden filled with beautiful flowers always attracts our attention, but stunning flowers didn’t evolve to attract human eyes. TheContinue Reading
Rose Hips: Think Before You Eat!
Rose berries, called rose hips or just hips, are very attractive in the fall. Most turn bright red, although someContinue Reading
Garden Myth: Pine Needles Acidify the Soil
There is a very common and persistent garden myth that pine needles (and other conifer needles) acidify the soil andContinue Reading
Don’t Cut Back Ornamental Grasses in Fall
Many gardeners like to “clean up” their gardens in the fall (read Are You an Excessive Gardener or a Laid-backContinue Reading
Should You Compost Diseased Leaves?
Composting fall leaves with disease symptoms (maple tar spot, powdery mildew, apple scab, etc.) is a very controversial subject. EvenContinue Reading
Why Is It We Plant Spring Bulbs in the Fall?
Have you ever wondered why we plant spring-flowering bulbs in the fall? We’ve been doing this for so many generationsContinue 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
Time to Clean Up Red Ball Traps
I don’t know about you, but my apple trees are “decorated” with red ball traps covered with Tanglefoot (a non-dryingContinue Reading
Gardens of Light: Spectacular!
I just visited the Gardens of Light show at the Montreal Botanical Garden and it’s absolutely spectacular! Every year inContinue Reading