by Heather | Feb 13, 2009 | Blog, gardening, plants
A few weeks ago my friend Danyelle mentioned she had great spring color between her crocus, daffodil, and tulips, but wanted to know more about flowers that would come back year after year later in the season. Since she’s a zone six like me, I started doing some...
by Heather | Jan 19, 2009 | Blog, gardening, plants
Another of my favorite indoor plants is the elephant ear, which is also known as taro. This plant is a perennial in zones 8 or warmer with the use of mulch to protect it from the cold, but is often planted in colder areas in the spring to provide great green spots in...
by Heather | Oct 27, 2008 | gardening
My annuals have turned brown–I believe I mentioned once before that I like to eek every last bloom from them before pulling them out for the season–and my perennials have mostly followed in their wake. Now it’s time to collect seeds for next season....
by Heather | Sep 29, 2008 | gardening
Winter may be getting close for many of us, but for others the cool season may just now be appearing, or maybe the winter is coming to an end. When my sister lived in Sonora Mexico, she couldn’t even think about planting tomatoes until October because it was...
by Heather | Sep 19, 2008 | gardening
I love flowers. I love the color, the variety of leaves, the honey sweetness, the way they draw butterflies and bees. I love them enough to put up with invading weeds and finding my walkways encroached upon by nicotiana or cosmos heavy with blooms by the time fall...
