It was an amazing fall. One day the high temperature was 73º F and the next day the high temperature was just 43º F. If ever one was looking for a sign that our amazing fall of 2016 was over, I …
Before you forget… I just ordered bulbs
Consider this a public service announcement, which I am only making because I've ordered my spring flowering, but you plant them in fall, bulbs. Therefore, there is no risk that the bulbs I want …
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Rescued from the Weeds: The Tale of Pinky and Pretty
Pinky Written by Pretty Everyone thinks the life of a tulip is quite simple. We get planted in the fall, hunker down all winter, then come up and bloom in the spring and soak up the sun juice to …
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Mystery, thy name is flower circles
Flower circle Mystery, thy name is flower circles. In early spring, in the lawn, circles of flowers appear in some areas, especially those areas where gardeners have gone to some trouble to …
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Tales of Traveling Plants
Traveling plant "Hey, over here. Look at me. A traveling plant. I made it from way over there by the tree to the edge of the flower border, by the front walk. I know. I'm impressive, aren't I? A …
Flowers in the Lawn
Glory-of-the-snow in the lawn Would you like to have flowers in your lawn in the springtime? Of course you would! And you can. It's easy. Just order some corms for crocuses, Crocus tommasinianus …
