Ilona's Garden Journal
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The thrilling expectancy of Spring is in the air and what better way to feed the anticipation than to visit the Central Ohio Home and Garden Show which opens this Saturday, February 28th? I am so excited to go this year. You have time to hop on over to a Home Depot store and get […]
Witch Hazel ushers in Spring On the whole, deciduous, flowering shrubs get short shrift in modern gardens. We know about lilacs and weigelas, perhaps, but are often discouraged from planting them given “lack of seasonal interest” as the rationalization for such advice. It is true that some of them shine only when in bloom. Flowering […]
Start Spring with a Big Pop of Color Though the usual sequence is to plant the bulbs in the fall for bloom in the spring, some growers cheat the system by chilling those sold for spring bloom. This is necessary for Southern gardens which don’t get the required cold temperatures. Presented here are some […]
It is increasingly the Holy Grail of garden designs: making a landscape low maintenance. For many reasons, reducing the work load of our outdoor spaces has become a priority. We are busy with many activities We are aging Viewing flowers rather than weeding flowerbeds is preferable That is not the definitive list, by any means, […]
when i was at OSU, i took several
agriculture classes-horticulture,
too. there was a new ‘jonathan’ hybrid called ‘melrose’ that had that tart snappy flavor that i like best. dont see it sold anywhere, nowadays…
down here, i go to n. ga. mountains in october to get heirloom’yates’apple…small,
crisp,great flavor, and it’s
excellent keeper. i have held
a box in my frigid hallway
all winter…cold-storage
in an old house!
p/s north georgia is the
tailend of the apalachain chain…
pretty dramatic fall color,
mid october up there, too.
also a plethora of RV’s
from florida, taking in the
scenery and holding up traffic!
Ilona: Whats up with your posts? I see you on face-book are you losing interest in Ilona’s garden Journal? Got writers bock, that’s understandable.
I am getting back to normal, can’t you tell.
Love you all that’s you and Johanna,
Havbw=e a wonderful evening. john
LOL! John- I never have writers block, but got a bit too much overlaod from too many irons in the fire. FB caught my interest…just like the old forums used too. I am trying to learn how it works in the mix of everything and that is why you see me on it quite a bit.
Blogging is a perennial for me, but it entered a dry season, rather like the garden. I have made a master list of posts I want to be writing this year… just have to *do it*.
I appreciate faithful and kind readers and fellow bloggers like you, though – thanks for the comment :)