The Perennial Care Manual: A Plant-by-Plant Guide: What to Do and When to Do It by Nancy Ondra is the book I wish I'd had in my hands when I first started growing ornamental perennials over twenty years ago. Wait, make that over thirty years ago, when I was in high school and didn't even [...]
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Protecting Newly Transplanted Plants
April 28, 2009 – Posted in: Acquisitions, Garden chores, How-toI bought this little Anemone nemorosa at the post-meeting plant sale at the Adirondack Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society in Ithaca, NY last Saturday. After doing a little research, and finding out it likes shade and woodsy soil, I planted it on the shady side of the house on Sunday evening. I [...]
50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants: Book Review
February 24, 2009 – Posted in: Book reviews, Plant infoI confess, when I first heard 50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants by Tracy DiSabato-Aust was coming out, I was dismayed. I have the first edition of The Well-Tended Perennial Garden, which was incredibly satisfying because it was based on her own close observation and methodical experimentation. At the time it was published, it was very [...]
Prepare ye for frost
October 15, 2002 – Posted in: How-toYou were smart to bring them in. You don't want the roots to freeze. Once they are in the ground, I would try to protect the tops for about a week to let them settle in. (The traditional vegetable garden protection is bed sheets from the house. You could also use the pot they just [...]
Planting perennials in autumn
October 14, 2002 – Posted in: MiscellaneousWhat's up with perennials? I brought them in because of frost warnings. Are they okay if I put them in the ground today? I think I am going to turn my cornfield into a giant nursery bed and just put stuff in the ground. When can I move stuff? Can I move them until the [...]
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