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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This Week Only: Both Garden Work Areas Tidy!
Iam so pleased to get both of these chores done-in the same week, no less-that I just had to share it with you. All done! […]
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Snowdrops – Plant the earliest flowers where the snow melts first
This is part two of a series encouraging you to plant the earliest-blooming flower where the snow melts the first. You won’t be able to remember […]
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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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Winter Walkabout
To put it mildly, the weather has been a bit crazy. I’m sure most of the nation has experienced similar weather: a sudden drop in temperatures […]
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The Mud Season Pruning chores
In mud season you only have the option of pruning your plants and weeds. The ground is still frozen. This is a good excuse to go outside […]
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A Drone’s-Eye View Of My Garden
My son, who has a drone and a camera, captured these images in January. It’s nice to see the garden from a different perspective. I have numbered […]
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This garden art is for the birds, and it needs your help
The first time I saw these architectural birdhouses was in the supermarket, of all places, several years ago. They were on sale and I could not […]
