The best, most garden-worthy hardy Geranium you can grow. Violet-blue flowers late spring into fall. Virtually disease and pest free! Read more…
Garden Plant Profile: Hardy Geranium ‘Rozanne’
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It’s Time To Plant: Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis
Our beloved, early spring blooming, native wildflower Sanguinaria canadensis “Bloodroot” is now upon the perfect time of year for planting. Bloodroot gets its name from when a break in the surface of the plant, especially the roots, reveals a reddish, blood-like sap. Bloodroot was once used as a dye and as an herbal remedy by […] Read more…
Span the seasons with trees, shrubs and grasses that offer color and texture in abundance
Wonderful article written by Karen Chapman on Great Garden Combo: A Fall Landscape Scene That Lasts. Karen beautifully covers the steps and details necessary for anyone to create beautiful garden vignettes. She also has a new book titled Fine Foliage with Christina Salwitz. The layout of the book is beautiful. Though the book offers a […] Read more…
Bees: an Introduction to Native Bees in the Landscape
Most people do not realize that there were no honey bees in America before the European settlers brought hives from Europe. Native pollinators, especially bees other than honey bees, have been pollinating the continent’s flowering plants since long before the arrival of honey bees. Even in today’s vastly altered landscapes, our native bees continue to […] Read more…
Tool Review: In Love With deWit Garden Tools
Last Friday my first set of deWit forged garden tools arrived: a trowel, a 3-tine cultivator, and a handfork. It takes a lot to impress me when it comes to things and I am delighted to say that not only have these tools done just that but I will not give any think to purchasing […] Read more…
How to Grow and Maintain an Organic Blackberry Patch
Each Blackberry plant can produce 10 to 20 pounds of fruit, so four to six plants can easily produce ample berries for a family of four.You might choose to plant more if you like to can or freeze crops from your garden. Another option for some is to plant a large enough Blackberry patch to […] Read more…
Wine Bottle Garden Beds: my experience, thoughts and suggestions
There is a tremendous amount of repurposing, re-use, and up-cycling these days, some of the ideas are brilliant and some not so good. When I first learned about using empty wine bottles or edging a garden I have to say I thought it ‘might’ be a cool idea, they certainly can look pretty enough. A […] Read more…
Certify Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat with Another Organization
With the recent announcement of the partnership of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and ScottsMiracle-Gro came a lot of disappointment among supporters, many became so upset they have returned their NWF backyard wildlife habitat signs which certify their backyards as wildlife habitats and meeting the requirements of the NWF. In response to that disappointment I’ve created […] Read more…
National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and Scotts: Disappointing and Disturbing News
This past week I became aware of some shocking news: both the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and Scotts Miracle-Gro was proud to announce they were partnering. In their press release on January 18, 2012 stating, The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and ScottsMiracle-Gro are announcing a new partnership to advance NWF’s nationwide Be Out There initiative to […] Read more…
Pollinators in Our Gardens: Butterflies and Moths
Butterflies are some of the most beautiful and graceful of all pollinators. Through providing safe habitats we can also support the roles that butterflies play in pollination. Butterflies need flowers in full sun that are protected from wind, preferably away from roadways. About 75% of all flowering plants rely on animal pollinators and over 200,000 species […] Read more…
