A few posts ago, I wrote about how I was going to pull out all the English ivy (Hedera helix) in the landscape bed beside the garage. Today, I started working on that. This morning I thought I would …
Seeds Started, Finally
I finally got going and sowed seeds for tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and coleus. I'm trying out a new type of seed starting flat that has a capillary mat to keep the soil more evenly moist. We'll …
Pansies and Violas, Part II
The pansies and violas were on sale, half price, so I got two more flats for a total of four flats (two of violas, two of pansies). I planted up a big pot of pansies and two smaller pots of violas to …
Pansies and Violas!
I spotted pansies and violas for sale yesterday. I hurried out this morning and bought a flat of pansies and a flat of violas at Meijers. The primary difference between violas and pansies is that …
Lost in a garden
You really can lose yourself in a garden. And sometimes it is good to get lost in a garden because what you find, if you are looking to find something, is probably better because of the time spent in …
Annual planting of perennials
Someone asked me when they should annually plant their perennials. Ha ha. She swears that she has to replant (or have someone replant for her) "all" of her perennials each year, especially …