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 [...]
Don’t you just love the look of Heuchera leaves?
Heuchera Purple Palace leaves
They’re so colorful. I have heuchera’s growing in shady places in my garden, even below other plants that are in otherwise sunny areas. For example I’ve got coral heuchera growing underneath our ornate Japanese maple tree. The branches drop down almost to [...]
Well, I finally managed to tidy up my garden and my arms have the scratches all over them to prove it!
Every rose I have has been pruned so now there are no more dead twigs standing up, visible over the new growth and blooms.
The garden looks so much better!
Chris and I went out yesterday afternoon [...]
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 [...]
