A Little Bit of This and Little Bit of That for Autumn Gardeners
A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That for Autumn Gardeners. Here are a few tidbits of information that might help you maintain your garden this season.
Maintenance
Old Fashioned Garden Principles …and a Few New Ones
I used to refer to late August as the ‘calm before the storm’ in gardening. Once Labor Day comes it is a mad dash for us all to aerate lawns, reseed lawns, plant new beds, move old plants, put beds ‘to sleep’ and more.
Two Inexpensive Ways to Redirect and Slow Down Water with Heavy Rains
Whenever my company took on a new client, the first thing we looked at was how and where water ran off their land. Grade was essential in capturing and redirecting water so rainfall didn’t destroy or rot plants, cause insect problems or hurt house foundations.
Cruel to Be Kind: Perennials to Cut Back Now in Early July
When I worked at the Great Big Greenhouse in the early ‘80s, the owner assigned me to a enthusiastic horticultural expert to get a quick tutorial on plant care. She was a bouncy always smiling character, and incredibly enthusiastic about anything having to do with plants.
Be Clairvoyant after a Heavy Rain- See what your Garden wants You to do.
I love visiting my garden after a heavy rain. Plants and weeds seems to have grown overnight. Some perennials lay flat in garden beds with blossoms intact. Tree limbs droop and have to be pushed aside to pass.