by Carol | Mar 5, 2012 | Dramatic Flowers, Fall Gardening, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend, Spring Gardening
Itoh Peony – Low Maintenance Beauty and Thrills for All What’s all the fuss about the new Itoh (say it Eeetoe) peony? These new plants eliminate the only weak point of the old fashioned peony, the weak stems which can really spoil the flowers in our often wild...
by Carol | Dec 5, 2011 | Fall Gardening, Garden Tips, Winter Gardening
Buyer Beware! Watch out for fall discount plants at nurseries or garden stores. When you select plants on the leftover table at nurseries you are running some risks. The top of the pot will be chock full of weed seeds and the roots may well harbor larvae of...
by Carol | Dec 2, 2011 | Fall Gardening, Garden Tips, Winter Gardening
Winterize your irrigation system. This may mean flushing out an older system, or just draining your drip system. Bait for slugs all through fall and early winter. Don’t bait for slugs if you live in the woods, you will kill all the big native slugs who...
