To Climb or Not to Climb?
A climbing plant climbs, doesn’t it? So all you have to do is to plant it near some sort of support (trellis,Continue Reading
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Keep your Vegetables Close… and your Herbs Closer!
I’ve done the following several times at the gardening lectures I give. I ask participants how many planted herbs that spring.Continue Reading
Planting Depth for Grafted Trees and Shrubs
Grafted woody plants – trees, conifers, roses, etc. – are more and more common in nurseries. In such plants, a desirable variety isContinue Reading
Big Trees Come in Small Packages
Did you know that, most of the time, young trees (seedlings or rooted cuttings) get off to a faster start andContinue Reading
Plant Hardy Plants Early
Don’t hesitate to plant hardy plants – perennials, shrubs, trees, conifers, etc. – early, well before the last frost date. AfterContinue Reading
Seeds to Sow: Early May
You thought the indoor sowing season inside was over? Not at all! There are still a lot of plants it’s worth sowingContinue Reading
Early Bird Vegetables
When night temperatures begin to rise above 40?F (5°C) and the soil in your garden has dried out a bit, youContinue Reading
Swiss Chard: The Easy Salad Vegetable
Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris cicla) is a selection of the wild beet or sea beet (Beta vulgaris maritima), the sameContinue Reading
Lovage: Celery for the Laidback Gardener
Celery (Apium graveolens dulce) is a persnickety vegetable that only seems to thrive on constant attention. It is slow growing, so you need toContinue Reading
Garden Centers: Questions to Ask the Plant Geek
You rarely have a plant encyclopedia in your hands when you visit a garden center. How then can you tell if theContinue Reading