Christmas Decorations – Not How Much But How Well
Etched very clearly on my mind is the time I laid eyes on the Christmas rose, some years ago. It was a below-zero day in late December, and bitter winds blew in from Lake Erie, as I walked on the hard frozen ground around an estate in Cleveland,... Read More...
Christmas Letter To Gardeners
Christmas is a wonderful time of year. As the north wind blows, as snows drift ever deeper, and as the cold strengthens, human hearts beat all the more vigorously. Under the sparkling stars, white, blue, red and yellow, that grim tension we all... Read More...
Plants Make It Christmas
Who would want to celebrate Christmas without the traditional evergreens, holly and mistletoe or the lovely poinsettias and Christmas roses? Without these plants and many others, the season would be stripped of its many gay and pleasant associations. Although... Read More...
Why Not Grow Your Own Christmas Trees
If you have never set out on a cold wintry day just before Christmas, hatchet strapped to your belt, to cut your own Christmas tree from your own ground, you don’t know what you have missed! This Yuletide harvesting has become part of the... Read More...
Coldframes August Pointers and Tips for Northern Gardeners
Question: What can we put in our coldframe at this time of year (August) it seems a shame not to use it. Brooke, Williamsport, Pennsylvania Answer: Brooke, if garden space is scarce, vegetable seeds can be sown in the coldframe and transplanted... Read More...
Your Check List For Fall Gardening – Grab It Now
When autumn comes, you have a hundred ways to improve your garden… its looks, its health, its prospects for next spring. Cool weather makes it easy to get things done, there is less rush than when you are doing spring chores. Here is a check... Read More...
The Northern Gardener – Tips and Pointers for September
Frost are due again soon. We can expect them in September in upper New York State, throughout a great part of New England, in many parts of the Great Lakes states and throughout the northern Great Plains. Generally, the more prolonged the low temperatures... Read More...
First Steps In The Southern Fall Gardening Program
Question: This is our first fall growing in the south. Growing down here is a a lot different than in Massachusetts where I grew up. What do we need to plant now for fall and to get ready for spring color? I cannot wait to see the Azaleas in bloom!... Read More...
Southern September Gardens Prepare For Spring Beauty
Preparing for spring’s harvest of beauty is the task that will occupy Southern gardeners in September. Bulbs of all kinds should be put in now and iris beds refurbished. Don’t forget to sow seeds of annuals to hide the fading bulb foliage... Read More...
Southern Comfort In The September Garden
The planting of bulbs and iris constitutes the main work for September. The bearded iris that had grown through the years were or should have been lifted and reset last month, and the new varieties are now on hand and need planting at once. None... Read More...
