DIY Pine Cone Swag Hello all! For time to time I blog over at Garden Therapy. I wanted to share a recent holiday theme project I created using foraged items from my own backyard. It’s an easy DIY that will take less that half an hour. This pinecone swag is perfect for hanging on a…
Cold Weather and the Garden Cold weather doesn’t mean the end of the garden season! There’s work to be done before you put the garden to bed for the winter. Better yet, in some areas you can extend your garden season for a few more months. Here’s a round up of winter garden articles we…
Same Ol’ Same Ol’ The thing about gardeners is that we like consistency. To be successful caretakers of plants, we know we must provide steady amounts of moisture, nutrients and heat to the extent that we can control these things. That’s why gardening in the marginal season of late winter and early spring is so challenging. Nature’s…
Lets Plant Something! Spring fever always hits me early. Today the sun was shining and the temperature broke 50 degrees for the third day in a row. Let’s get ready to plant! Actually, UGA Extension publications list January 15 as the earliest planting date for numerous cold tolerant crops; so although I’m several hours from…
Garden In The Cold The reason we choose to grow certain crops in Fall and Winter became apparent especially early this year. As our friends in the North were getting pounded by tons of snow, the wintry blast brought our area night time temperatures in the teens a couple of months earlier than we would typically see…