Late Summer Veggie Gardening
Once the heat of the Dog Days begins to wane, I start thinking about how to slow down my gardening.
All About Hydrangea
As the days shorten, it’s time to look at what late summer has to offer our gardens. We are counting on a fabulous display from that summertime staple, the hydrangea. There is a variety for every garden, whether your boat is floated by the big, blowsy mopheads or the...
Late Summer Gardening
August 3rd marks the end of summer’s Dog Days. Cicadas and crickets sing us to sleep. Nights, though still warm, are noticeably longer. And sadly, summer days shorten. The season never seems long enough, but it’s time for gardeners everywhere to reap what they have...
Sunlight in the Garden ABCs
Every one of these hard-working and adaptable plants can be the backbone of any garden, no matter what your level of expertise
Attracting Birds with Flowers
When you’re at the Garden Center choosing flowering perennials and annuals for your yard, there are probably many factors that affect your decision. The size of the plants at maturity. The color and time of bloom. Perhaps whether or not the plants will re-flower....
Mid-Summer Gardening
Nobody likes to be the first to say it, but here goes. Summer is waning. But there are plenty of things to do in the garden-weeding, watering new trees and shrubs, weeding, dividing perennials and yes, more weeding. Why not take a break from these mundane, mid-summer...
The Art of Fragrance in the Garden
The longer I work with my garden, the more I appreciate experiencing the cycles of the seasons through senses other than sight.
Summer Gardening
The brightest of the stars in the Big Dog constellation is Sirius, the Dog Star. In the late summer, it can be seen rising and setting with the sun. This conjunction caused the ancients to believe that Sirius’ heat added to the heat of the sun, creating a stretch of...
Summer Vegetable Gardening
The rising popularity of vegetable gardening shows no signs of abating and the goal eating in a more seasonal and local way is easier than ever. Growers are introducing lots of new, and re-introducing lots of older varieties. Designers are reworking standard tools in...
Summer Bloomers
And as long as you’re in your garden, why not consider popping in a few plants that will add color and drama to your summer borders?
