No Pollinators = No Food This may sounds harsh, but it is our current reality. A few weeks back a news headline read "tractor trailer load of honeybees topples". In February the federal government pledged over 3 million dollars to...
If you read gardening blogs (you’re reading this one, so that’s good!), you have probably seen posts about gardening in small spaces. My question to most of them is – are you for real? Yes, they are beautiful – but...
Not everyone has room for the seed starting setup in their house – the grow lights, the stand, the fan, etc. I am one of those people. So now I buy my tomato and pepper plants from a local farm....
I dislike paying $6 for a box of salad greens at the grocery store, even in fall/winter when there is no hope of growing them outside. Or is there?I have been paging through magazines, books, and blog posts – drooling...
Blueberries are blooming - YUM! Brunnera macrophylla (False Forget-Me-Not) - Cheery blue flowers are great with bleeding heart. Clematis montana - Almost ready to pop open! Cornus florida 'Rubra' (Dogwood) Dicentra spectabilis (Common Bleeding Heart) - This is an old...
So many seeds, so little time – so where do you begin? First you need to understand the language. Heirloom. You see this term in magazine articles, blog posts, seed catalogs – so why is it important? Heirloom seeds are...
Believe it or not, things are happening outside in the garden. Enjoy the photos below. Pussy willow catkins. Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore) in full bloom. Helleborus hybrids starting to show color. Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) peeking out from leaf litter. Garlic...
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