Delicate, fragile and ephemeral are among the adjectives used to describe spring flowers. Nonsense! These plants are among the toughest on earth. Consider: Tuesday, April 17, we had 15 inches of snow. Monday, April 23, it was over 80 degrees. To survive a week like that and then to bloom enthusiastically is not a task [...]
Trees and shrubs
Spring flowering shrubs should be pruned, only if needed, after spring bloom. Fertilize then, as well. Most shrubs will benefit from one application of fertilizer per year, and spring is a fine time to apply it. Repeated applications should not be necessary.
Annual flowers and vines
Our pansies seem finally to be recovering from our [...]
A lion, a lamb or a penguin?
February has the groundhog and his shadow, while March is usually a tossup between the lion or the lamb. This year has been a roller coaster ride, weatherwise: from one of the mildest early winters on record to weeks of frigid cold and ice that would make penguins feel [...]
I’ve never been a big chemical user in my garden, mostly because I want birds, bees and butterflies to visit and thrive.
When you use pesticides to kill off bad bugs, you also eradicate many good ones, including beneficial earthworms. When you use herbicides to get rid of things like clover, you lose a plant that [...]
If you’re concerned about the effect of weed killers and fertilizers on your children, pets and the environment, you should know that a natural way to obtain a lush, green lawn is to plant zoysia grass.
Zoysia is a durable, spreading turf grass that grows into a permanent, perennial lawn that naturally resists insects and [...]
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