I recently read that there is an oak blight newly introduced to the East Coast in addition to the ash tree crisis of the Emerald borer. This is an oak wilt that is caused by a fungus under the bark. It grows until suddenly the entire tree is killed. At least that is the gist […]
General gardening
Real Life Work is Priority #1
I have fun blogging, and lots of ideas to post, but the garden needs me ! It has been fairly bursting and it was not helping to visit the nurseries. I came home with some great buys on trees and just had to get those in. The weather was gorgeous on Saturday, but I spent […]
Le Dent de Lion
I saw the first sprinkle of dandelions blooming in my lawn. Of course, I have been well aware of their presence, since their spreading sunburst of leaves have been burgeoning along quite hardily all season. I have already paid my little girl for a couple buckets worth that she has dug from the gardens. Dandelions […]
Propagation of softwood cuttings
Propagation of softwood cuttings of deciduous plants. Here is an article ( of many) written by a gardener even more enthused in their website prose than I am! Something of a cross between a motivational speaker and a sawdust revival preacher in the world of plants and propagation. Propagation is an area that I am […]
when should i start my garden
I ran across this search in my stats. Figured it was a pretty important question for most gardeners just starting out. If you live up North, in the Midwestern area, you can start certain things any time now (early March). You can prune trees, and I would say you can plant trees and shrubs, although […]
Gardening Column by Brian Minter
Pruning by Brian Minter Just in time- an article on pruning! I like to read on a subject before I get started, just to brush up on the pointers and to get any new ideas . This article ahs some tips on pruning evergreens. When I first moved here I planted a number of new […]
