Starting a Vegetable Garden Years ago when we bought our house, one of the great attributes to me as a gardener was the big open backyard. It meant that I could finally have a big vegetable garden like the one I grew up with. However, unlike the one I grew up with, I had to…
Why Prune Plants in the Winter? Increase blooming, stimulate fruit production and enhance the form of your landscape trees, shrubs and grasses with winter pruning. This is a perfect time to begin your landscape cleanup in preparation for a beautiful spring. Winter pruning ensures that the plants put their energy into growing the way you…
It’s a Marathon Since moving south a dozen years ago, the thing that I am still amazed by, as a gardener, is the length of spring. Growing up at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, and spending early adulthood near the headwaters of the Mississippi and Lake Superior, lets just say that I…
Steel Magnolias I live in the deep South. Yet, I have never attempted nor purchased a Magnolia wreath. I know, I know. I even have a huge Magnolia in my back yard. Over the Thanksgiving holidays, my sister got a wild hair and proclaimed that she was going to harvest leaves from my Magnolia tree…
Here’s a roundup of books, online sources, tools and products that we use to garden and preserve our harvest. Before we beginning any gardening project, we invest time in research, which usually means we read! Our first stop is primarily our local library. We are lucky enough to live in an area that has a…