So many plants and trees are emerging now from their winter dormant period. Spring’s arrival brings so many good things to enjoy from the garden. In the video below you can see our garden as it is this March. Featuring Yoshino Cherry Trees, Phlox in the mailbox garden, viburnum and hydrangea cuttings, and a variety of other things emerging in the garden. I hope you enjoy the video tour of our garden!
Here is the video garden tour for April!
How to Fix Leggy Seedlings
One common issue many gardeners have when starting plants from seed is legginess. This is a problem that is normally a result of not enough light and is easy to fix! My current batch of tomato and pepper seedlings is showing signs of legginess and…
The Deck Garden: Then and Now
I was out today looking at the sorry state of the gardens and though it might be an interesting exercise to look back at how the gardens appeared last spring and compare them. Over the next few posts I’ll go back for a few photos…
Why They Call It Beautyberry!
If you every wondered exactly why the beautyberry is called a beautyberry I’ll give you two words: “Beauty” and “berry!” These beautiful purple clusters of purple berries are well worth the wait each year for the autumn display. I’ve added several new beautyberries from cuttings…
Say Nothin’ Saturday: December Sunset
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Garden Chores – The Sequel
In my last post I mentioned 5 garden chores I have on my to-do list. If it were only five items I would have it easy! As usual there is an endless supply of garden chores to do this time of year and here are…
Hummingbirds: In Search of the Elusive Photo of Flight
Hummingbirds are one of those subjects that are a challenge to photograph in flight. The best way I’ve found to get a good shot of a hummingbird is simply to take a whole bunch of pictures. My only other tip is to stake out the…
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