Mar 22, 2013 | A Gardening Life
A Gardening Life – March 22 Since these are small bulbs they don’t have to be planted too deeply. It’s easy to dig holes for crocus, even in clay soils. Crocus self-seed and spread. There is nothing that lifts spirits more than seeing an entire lawn filled with...
Mar 17, 2013 | A Gardening Life, Life's Gardens, my gardens
A Gardening Life – March 17 In the northeast March isn’t the month that beckons us out into the garden. In some states the snow cover remains while in other areas we almost wish that the white stuff was still hiding the brown, dead landscape. On close...
Mar 14, 2013 | A Gardening Life, Life's Gardens, my gardens
A Gardening Life – March 14 I was speaking at Blithewold yesterday and had the pleasure of connecting with Gail Read, their Gardens Manager. She invited me to stop by the Blithewold greenhouses after my talk. On a cloudy March day, who could say no to a fellow...
Mar 11, 2013 | A Gardening Life, my gardens
A Gardening Life – March 11 When the animals were made by God, tigers, squirrels, toads, dogs and cod. Birds must have been his special passion: beauty that soars in feathered fashion. Colorful garb and bodies sleek from slender legs to useful beak. From tiny...
Mar 9, 2013 | A Gardening Life, Another Polular Misconception
“Well, the plant is dead, but maybe there’s something that might help with that?” or “Surely there is a product I can spray so that whatever this is doesn’t spread.” The questioner wants to know which product to buy in the dead of winter that will kill off possible...
Mar 6, 2013 | A Gardening Life, Life's Gardens
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