The Proven Winner “Annual of The Year” for 2020 is the “Diamond Collection’ of Euphorbias, and our favorite from the collection is ‘Diamond Frost’. We have been using this white and airy annual for years because of its great season long performance. Source: www.provenwinners.com Tough and adaptable this annual stuns in containers as well as […]
Each year the Perennial Plant Association chooses a perennial of the year, and the winner for 2020 is…. Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’. Source: www.bluestoneperennials.com Aralia is a leafy, deer resistant perennial that can get quite large. It grows to a height of 4’ each season resembling a small shrub, but then dies back to the […]
Is it time to replant your houseplants? How do you know? The plants will tell you themselves. Some obvious signs that it is time to replant are… Photo on Visualhunt 1 – You have not freshened the soil in the last year. Remember that house plants are in a contained environment. The only nutrients available to […]
This is the perfect time of year to get ready for spring landscape consultations. Are you planning on adding a new garden area? A patio to increase your usable outdoor living space? Do you need a retaining wall? This is the time of year to be scheduling a landscape consultation and thinking about the questions […]
It may seem like an odd time of year to be pruning, but this is the time you should be attending to your fruit trees. This applies to edible fruit trees as well as ornamental. Here are a few reasons why you should be pruning now. Photo credit: Stanley Zimny on Visualhunt / CC BY-NC 1 – The best […]
During the winter months we gardeners suffer a little here in the northeast. Without beds to watch over and plants to monitor a gardener can get pretty restless. However, this time of the year there are things you can do so that in the spring you are ready to dig in! Photo credit: Steenbergs on Visual Hunt / CC BY […]
The Pantone color of the year for 2020 is….. “Classic Blue”. Pantone describes this shade as: “Instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era.” Photo Credit: www.pantone.com In the often topsy turvy […]
In the winter months I often sit and look through garden photos that I took during the past year. It’s nice to remember how warm it was in June. How the sun felt and the soil smelled. I often take photos as I plant or divide so that I can compare them later in the […]
Photo credit: Numinosity (Gary J Wood) on Visualhunt.com / CC BY-SA Are you looking for a hearty side dish for your holiday meal? Something a little different, but still traditional? This baked squash recipe is a little sweet, a little crunchy, a little modern and a little traditional. Easy to customize with different squash varieties, […]
Photo credit: Steve A Johnson on Visual Hunt / CC BY Fall is the time to enjoy fresh root vegetables. Here is a twist on classic hash browns that can be a delicious new addition to any breakfast or brunch. Ingredients: 1 large sweet potato, peeled 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 4 tablespoons butter […]
