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 [...]
How are you keeping yourself busy this month? Have you been spending time thinking about your garden? Reading gardening magazines and books? If you’re like me you probably have a number of seed and plant related catalogues to read. I think mine started being delivered in the mail from late [...]
Here’s a a few handy gardening tips that you might find useful, particularly if you are new to gardening:
1. Do your homework. Visit public gardens, read magazines and books.
2. Amend the soil for success. Lighten clay loam soil with compost.
3. Design for surprise: place some curves in your design or interesting nooks that visitors [...]
