Save your eggshells & egg cartons as perfect containers for your seedlings! Wash in hot water, and keep large darning needle by sink to punch drainage hole in bottom (it is easier to punch thru from the inside/out). Put back…
Electrify Your Garden: Grow Artichokes and Cardoon!
I have always been attracted to gigantic perennials to add both structure and architectural interest to our garden. This is true of both the borders and kitchen garden on our property. Two plants that I have constantly returned to when…
April is Hummingbird Month
I have never met a gardener who didn’t also love the birds. We are date-driven as gardeners … plant annuals after May 24; prune in the early spring; plant spring-flowering bulbs in the fall. But it wasn’t until I read…
Garden Friends
As recently as the turn of the Millennium, we were still trying to control nature; to do all the work ourselves and allow only those creatures we LOVE inside the garden. Thanks to this being the United Nations Decade of…
Tips To Improve Curb Appeal
Creating a welcoming and well-kept appearance to the entrance of your home is the most significant part of pride in home ownership. Not only is it the first point of entry that is experienced by visitors and prospective buyers, it…