Want to know what actions to take concerning cold damage to your plants from the recent unseasonable freezing weather? I found a tip sheet for you. Cold damage ====== Today is gorgeous -just gorgeous and I am so happy… because I went to Sam’s Club, as planned, and made my purchase of those hydrangeas I […]
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Frost, Rain…No Flowers= Glum Gardener
I tried to stay upbeat, I really did, but the way spring has turned I feel rather glum today. Puddleglum Glum. Anyhoo… I look out my windows and with the rain I can’t garden, the frost left the magnolias tormented and now dead looking, the rest of the spring flowers pretty spare. Ah well. I […]
Frozen Assets
It is Easter Sunday today and the story in the garden is one of premature endings. After the freezing temperatures and intermittent snow, the spring blooms are burst and wilted. The winding cycles of the seasons means this one is over and it waits til next years promise to be better fulfilled than this one […]
Too many irons…
It has been a glorious beginning to spring in my estimation. My only complaint is with myself: too many irons in the fire. Sometimes I feel cooked! Do I have them or do they have me? The computer is failing so I have to backup my drive- went out and bought an external drive to […]
A Few Pruning Tips
Pruning Trees Good Pruning! We are at the end of the season for heavy pruning, which should be done before the plants break dormancy and begin to leaf out. But for those who still have time to prune, and for those jobs which can be accomplished later in the growing season here are a few […]
Thoughts on a Spring Garden
I have found it well to devote one space at a time, sometimes mainly, sometimes entirely, to the flowers of one season of the year. There is therefore one portion that is a complete little garden of spring flowers. -Gertrude Jekyll, Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden I have scattered spring throughout my garden spaces, […]
