Dec 14, 2016 | Gardens, Projects/Crafts
If you have diverse plantings in your landscape it’s likely that you have all the greens you need for creating lovely, fresh holiday decorations. Today I went out and spent ten minutes cutting greens from various evergreen shrubs and trees and I had enough to...
Dec 10, 2016 | Love This!
Imagine: You love flowers and the bigger and bolder they are, the happier they make you. Yet your outdoor living space is quite shady, so you need plants that will thrive in with only four hours of direct sun. Thankfully, you’ve discovered the Enchantress hydrangea....
Dec 4, 2016 | You Can Grow That
I went out to the garden on December 4th and asked “What’s for dinner?” You might be surprised to learn that even in the northeast the choices were numerous and I could decide which veggies to pick. The mustard greens (several colors) are going...
Nov 27, 2016 | Projects/Crafts
With a botanical name like Selaginella kraussiana variegatus, it’s no wonder that this plant has been given the common name of frosty fern. But although the foliage is rather fern-like, it’s actually a spike moss not a fern at all. Although many websites...
Nov 26, 2016 | Love This!
Imagine: You love a few plants that make your summer garden come alive with a perennial that pops. And you also like a flower that turns a run-of-the-mill bouquet into a “WOW!” arrangement. That’s why you planted the ‘Big Blue’ Eryngium and plan to use it in your best...
Nov 18, 2016 | Love This!
Imagine: There’s a sunny side of your house or shed that really could use some greenery and flowers to soften the space. You’ve dreamed about growing roses up a trellis in these spots but you’ve always heard that roses are difficult. You’re not a fussy,...
