Category: OPINIONS
My Wintering Over Experiments
My Wintering Over Experiments You need to experiment and try new things if you want to become a better gardener. You may want to experiment with […]
A Thaw is Coming in February
I am expecting a January thaw. I am nervous about a thaw, no matter how pleasant it may be in February. We had a mild winter last […]
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Winter Aconites – Plant the earliest flowers where the snow melts first
This spring has really tested my toughness. It’s likely it has tested yours too, particularly if you are in the Northern Plains or parts of eastern […]
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The flowers will come to me, no matter what.
Last month, I wrote about the failures of my attempts to force paperwhites. The first batch of paperwhites, which were packed in a small container to fit […]
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Buffalo Gardens and Gardening budgets: Two Book Reviews
I’ve visited Buffalo, NY two times: once for the Garden Bloggers’ Fling 2010 and again with GardenComm: Garden Communicators International 2017. The two times I visited […]
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Binge-watching gardeners’ world: a guide for U.S. cold-climate gardeners
The holidays are now over. The seeds have been ordered. The wind is blowing and the temperature is dropping to -5degF (- 5degF for tonight). It’s time to […]
