This is a continuation of “Buying Bare Root Plants“:
Once the bare root perennial plants that you’ve ordered have arrived you really should plant them. The sooner they are in the ground the better.
However the weather doesn’t always co-operate, and if you must store them temporarily until the weather is nice enough to begin planting [...]
January through March is the right time of year to be looking through gardening catalogues and making orders for new bare root plants that will arrive at your home in early spring.
There are many bare-root plants to be found through retail nurseries, mail-order and online.
In this area, USDA zone 5b, or Canadian zone [...]
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One of the most brilliant perennials that I grow in my garden is the Crocosmia. This one is called Crocosmia Lucifer, probably because of it’s fiery flaming red blooms.
It’s extravagant and flamboyant isn’t it?
The plant grows with reedy long leaves that come up in a clump. These green leaves reach three to four [...]
Have you ever thought of building a pond in your garden? I say building when most would say creating. In reality I suppose it’s a bit of both isn’t it?
We’ve always wanted to have a small pond but our yard is so small, and now so full of garden beds that we really don’t [...]
