November 2008

Many gardening books for children take what I think of as the art project approach: here's what you need, this is what you do, isn't that cute?, now show it to Grandma. Very few books out there take children--or a child's interest in gardening--seriously. I prefer to regard children as apprentice gardeners, gradually acquiring more [...]

Not too long ago, a reader emailed me and asked, I bought some hostas and dwarf bleeding hearts to plant. Shortly thereafter I hurt my knee and I can't go out there and plant them. They are all planted in one gallon plastic pots. How can I safely winter them? If I put them in [...]

I normally don't weed my beds in November, because it is too chilly, wet, windy, and perhaps snowy. However, we have been enjoying a string of unseasonably warm days and I was able to take advantage of it today. Weeding grass out of daylily foliage is usually pretty tricky, because the leaves are so similar. [...]

Recently, Chris of Backyard Gardening Blog published a timeline in pictures, demonstrating the growth of his 'Endless Summer' hydrangeas. I found it very interesting to compare his photos with the few I took. You might want to have his post open in a separate tab of your browser so you can quickly flip back and [...]