November gardening can be just as enjoyable as summer gardening. You just have to make the most of every dry day. November means cutting the lawn for the final time. As soon as your grass is dry, cut it, because you do not know when your next opportunity will be. Cutting it also saves raking […]
Summer may be over, but there are still plenty of plants and shrubs to give you color in the garden. Annual bedding plants are still going strong, even if you did not get around to dead-heading them. Roses are still flowering and dahlias are still going strong. I only started to grow dahlias two years […]
Readying your garden for the summer is something to look forward to as the last vestige of the cooler seasons will be replaced with the warmth of the sun. This is the perfect time to make your garden more inviting so that you and your family and even guests can have a great spot to […]
Planting bulbs requires thinking ahead: spring-flowering bulbs need to be planted in fall in order to bloom come showtime. The bulbs need a certain amount of time to get established before winter’s freezing weather sets in, and they need enough time exposed to cool soil temperatures to be properly chilled. But fall doesn’t occur at […]
Are you wondering what you can plant in September? Depending on your zone, you might be surprised at all the vegetables, fruits, and herbs that you can plant in September. Let’s get the fall garden going! Before you make plans for planting make sure your beds have been amended after your summer harvests. […]