April showers bring May (and June) Flowers. Snow drops have been showing for a few weeks and daffodils are soon to blossom. This means we gardeners have lots to do to get the season started. Along with early pruning and planting there is the necessary clean-up and garden preparations. In this article we will cover details of these renewing tasks and offer a couple reminders about why we garden. Mostly we garden because we enjoy growing plants for flowers and…
My guess is that you garden because you enjoy growing plants for flowers and for some food. It is a great satisfaction to bring in food & flowers that you grew yourself. My hope is that you do this mostly using organic practices. Perhaps you also buy organic foods when you can. If you also feel that organic foods tend to be too expensive to buy all the time, you might like to watch this short (3 minute) video published…
Welcome to the first entry in my new blog about something positive that we can be doing during these very peculiar times. Despite COVID-19 and unstable weather, spring is officially here and many of us are thinking about the garden. In these articles I will address timely gardening topics as we go through the seasons in northern New England. If you have ideas to contribute or questions to ask about a local gardening topic please Contact me. First things first. …