If you’ve been reading my garden stories you know I was a very very bad gardener this year. I didn’t complete my summer gardening tasks until last week! Those tasks included adding a three inch or so layer of shredded red cedar mulch to my garden beds.
Time and time again I’m amazed at [...]
The other day, Monday I believe, Chris and I finally finished all the work in the garden that I’d been putting off for months. Ok well not all of it. I still have a few annuals to plant and some of the roses need pruning, but otherwise the garden is ship shape.
It feels good [...]
Here’s my Tip of The Day:
If you live in a zone 5 or lower climate do not put mulch on your garden beds until June!
If you put it on too early you’ll have lots of slugs. Instead, take this time to stir up the soil around your plants. This will expose tiny slugs and either [...]
Looking for a perennial that’s fairly easy to care for, can grow in a dry area, partly sunny and that grows tall?
There are many plants that suit this description.
I find that the description “Part Sun” can be confusing. It’s very subjective as to what “Part Sun” is after all isn’t it? In [...]
