Gardening
Brilliant Fall Color
Oh Goody! The leaves are turning—pretty pretty pretty. Or if you prefer (like one of my grower friends) the chlorophyll is leaving the foliage, thus revealing the various colors. Brilliant! People rave about the fall colors of New England. Truth be told, there are many wonderful trees with brilliant fall color that don’t require the [...]
Garden reaps more than veggies
This was the summer of kale in the backyard. Pole beans, too, grew out of the dirt into tendrils that wrapped along the fence, produced pink flowers that ultimately, magically, produced purple pods with fresh new beans inside.Rosemary and lavender, thyme and oregano, sage and mint and parsley grew out of window boxes on the [...]
Once Upon Your Garden, The Little Villains Must Die
Once upon a time… in some unsuspecting chick’s backyard, there lived a Very Very Hungry Caterpillar…. What’s eating your precious plants in the garden? Chances are, this time of year, it’s caterpillars. Those boogers are out with a vengeance. The leaves look like Swiss cheese, or worse yet, they’ve been stripped to the stem. Caterpillars [...]
Make gardening easier
It’s one thing to work with a commonplace handheld garden trowel, but quite another to use an ergonomically-designed tool. The founder of Radius Garden Tools has created four handheld products that enhance a gardener’s digging experience and provide more ease when planting, weeding and cultivating. These tools are curved at the handle — somewhat like [...]
Moms Gear: Dig around with gardening gloves that are made to last
Whether you’re putting new plants in your garden or pulling out stubborn weeds, you’ll find that the Women’s Bionic Blooms Gardening Gloves last much longer than cotton run-of-the-mill counterparts. In all actuality, these fitted garden gloves resemble a fancy pair of driving gloves with their leather cushioning on the palms and Velcro closures at the [...]
Greedy Little Blood Suckers
Mosquitoes suck! OK, that was a cheap remark. Seriously, mosquitoes are not just a nuisance; they can be a danger. Not only can the scratched bites become infected, but West Nile Virus is still a concern even though it’s not quite fresh news anymore. If you’re like me, you have a few bites driving you [...]
Recycling for Flowers
Here’s a little newsflash for you. What are you doing with all those used black containers from your landscape projects? You can turn them in to flowers! Belmont Nursery in Fresno is currently looking for your used containers and will give nursery credit on good used containers in 5g and 15g. You can take that nursery [...]
Cut Your Losses And Get Interesting
One of the keys to a beautiful garden is to know when to cut your losses, literally. Some things simply won’t bloom where they are planted. Other times they just look sad, sickly, or straight up die. I think we’ve all done it. We’ve set our sights on something that we saw growing beautifully for [...]
Getting The Most Out Of Your Blooming Perennials
You take a look at the garden and wonder, “Where have all my pretty flowers gone?” Take heart. If you’ve got perennials, the answer is fairly easy. They are waiting to be dead-headed. Dead-heading is simply removing the spent flowers and giving them the chance to delight you again. Dead-heading serves many purposes. First of [...]
Put Your Garden Hat On! It’s Spring!
The weather is changing. Let a new season of weather complaints begin! Truthfully, it’s not hot yet. We are just adjusting. Enjoy it! Put your Garden Hat On! Spring is in full swing and many moons will come and go before the paint peeling heat rolls in. This is one of my favorite times of [...]
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