Bulbs, G A R D E N S, GARDEN DESIGN
Now is that sweet spot between Halloween and Thanksgiving where I like to get all our fall bulb planting done. The soil temperature has dropped into the 50s and my perennials are still full to see my bare spots for adding more perennials and where I want to tuck in the bulbs. Earlier shared my plan for selected and designing … READ MORE
Advice, Bulbs, GARDEN DESIGN
Gardeners split time between taking care of the now, and planning for weeks, days and months in the future. October is one of the times we are busy working in the now with seasonal cut backs and clean ups while working for the garden 6 months from now with bulbs. I have two bulb planting strategies: collected/accidental and methodical/designed. … READ MORE
Bulbs
THIS IS A SPONSORED POST BY FLOWERBULBS.COM Finally, this weekend the weather has turned to fall. This was a long, dry summer, and I hope that the turn of the weather also brings some rain with the cooler temps. This weekend I was back in the garden after an inspirational trip to Maine, and with it I have a long … READ MORE
Bulbs
The life of a gardener is spent with one foot in beds tending to what is currently growing and the other foot planning 2-3 seasons ahead. I think it is the anticipation or daydream of what we could be growing is what keeps us going as the gardens go to bed over the fall/winter season. My garden to do list is filled … READ MORE
G A R D E N S, Uncategorized
I know “round ups” for blogs normally are posted on Fridays, but lately I have only been able to devote snippets of time to pleasure reading. Just in case the gardener’s spring to do list also has you busy, here are some quick hits of stuff you might find interesting. SEEING: Spring in Miniature We only had a few warm … READ MORE