Professional Gardening Tips
I don’t know about you, but I’m grateful that mental health is being taken seriously across sectors. If you are in the know, you’d understand exactly what I mean and how negative an impact ignorance has had on people struggling […]
Plume poppy, Macleaya cordata, Bocconia, Tree Celandine The Plume Poppy (Bocconia cordata, Macleaya cordata) is perhaps one of the most imposing plants of the hardy border, for it grows from 6 feet to 10 feet high. The general aspect of […]
Plumbago Larpenlx or Ceratostigma plumbaginoides is one of the very late blooming small border plants. Because it is such a persistent blooming plant from July until freezing weather in the Winter, it is very much valued at the time of […]
Callirhoe – Poppy Mallow The Poppy Mallow has long, trailing stems with many saucer shaped or Poppy-shaped flowers. These flowers are borne in the axils of the leaves and vary in color from rosy crimson to cherry red and rose, […]
Summer Forget-me-not planting care One of the colors which all amateur gardeners wish is a good, strong blue, one which does not fade easily but which holds its own. Anchusas when planted in large masses, appear as a misty sea […]
Tomatoes can be grown in many different types of greenhouses, as a visit to any large allotment area near any big city will prove. I have known, for instance, that tomatoes grow successfully in only 6 inches of soil placed […]
Information on 50+ Perennials PREPARING PERENNIAL BEDS Spade deeply . . . 12 to 15 inches. If some plants are growing in the bed, remove them and “heel” them into a small trench. Add humus and drainage material … Stir […]
There is a group of plants that the garden literature warns us against with such phrases as “spreads rapidly” or “tends to get weedy,” or “not for refined areas.” These plants gradually have been outlawed from the aristocratic seclusion of […]
Provided is a list of tasks you need to perform in your garden during September. Please understand your gardening zone which is identified in the menu above. Look for Hardiness Zones. Zone 1 Sow wildflower seeds Water to winterize trees […]
Acclimatizing houseplants, dividing daylilies, and controlling slugs are some of the garden activities for this month. Gradually condition or “acclimatize” indoor plants that have spent the summer outdoors to lower light conditions. Move them to a shady spot outdoors for […]