The Dogbane is just starting to bloom.The botanical name is Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Blue Star', also called Blue Dogbane. It's a nice perennial, one of the few "true blues". The picture doesn't …
Gardening Vacation
"Gardening Vacation 2006" has officially started. Stop by for occasional updates. First tasks tomorrow are to "lay in supplies", including top soil and peat moss, trim and mow the lawn, put out the …
Potting Soil Recipe
Get out a piece of paper and a pencil or fire up your printer. Following is my Potting Soil recipe that I use for my outdoor containers. Ready? Here it is:Ingredients:40 lb. bag of Top Soil or Organic …
Gardening Heritage and Gardening Genes
Those who also check on my blog "Grandma's Diaries" will find that 81 years ago today, Grandma was out gardening, sowing clover in her lawn, digging new flower beds and planting bulbs and seeds. …
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On weather and lawn mowing
Regarding the weather, someone posted a question on my blog about Grandma's diary for the April 24, 1925 entry asking if I would say it was okay for them to plant early that year, since a record high …
Rain, Rain
I didn't get anything done today in the garden because of all the rain we got. But, I'd prefer to get the rain now and not when I am on vacation. If it is going to rain while I am off work to garden, …
