by Heather | Nov 29, 2008 | Blog, gardening, plants
As I search for different plants to try out in my yard, I’m always on the lookout for something unusual to add interest. my first summer in this house, some of that interest came in the form of a contorted filbert. This member of the hazel family qualifies as a...
by Heather | Nov 24, 2008 | gardening, plants
Have you taken a look around your neighborhood lately? If you have neighbors like me who don’t pull their annuals or cut back the perennials until winter has put them to bed, you’re bound to find some flowers still in bloom. In my yard is a large mum that...
by Heather | Nov 21, 2008 | Blog, gardening
Last time I talked about what you would need to start Winter Sowing, today, I’ll show you how to set up your containers. I use mostly milk jugs since we go through a lot of milk. When I’ve happened to stumble across those plastic trays that you buy...
by Heather | Nov 17, 2008 | gardening
Some weeks ago I promised I would explain the principle behind winter sowing. I can hear you all now, “Winter sowing, what’s that all about?” It’s a great, super inexpensive way to start lots of healthy seedlings OUTSIDE. There’s no need...
by Heather | Nov 14, 2008 | gardening
As we’re putting up Christmas lights before the snows come back and pulling out dead annuals, don’t forget your rose bushes. Sometime between now and when the leaf buds begin to develop in the spring, cut rose canes back by at least a third. In addition,...
by Heather | Nov 10, 2008 | gardening
This weekend I pulled my fish out of the pond for the winter. They could have wintered over with a little extra care (like a pond heater to keep a spot open in the ice, or a bubbler for the same purpose, this allows an oxygen exchange for the fish), but I opted to...
