Here’s What To Do…. Get Your Garden Ready For Its Winter Sleep
The practice of protecting plants is not new. Over the years, many reliable methods have been devised. New materials are lending the gardener still other weapons in his fight against
Winter
How To Protect Garden Plants
Garden plants are shielded against frost and drying winds in various ways. Earth is hilled around roses, boxwood, and exposed broadleaved evergreens are screened with windbreaks, and strawberries are mulched
Summer Flowers In Winter Windows
Each fall, to add variety to winter windows, I pot a few annuals to bring inside before the nights become too cold. First Gilliflowers Last year, I potted an annual
Some Useful Ideas On Winter Protection
Proper precautions are necessary for a successful wintering of perennials, bulbs, ornamental shrubs and trees, fruit trees, and berries, where reasonably severe winters are normally expected. Seasons vary, and the
Plan For Winter Now!
Planning ahead is important in any type of gardening. In greenhouse gardening, it is doubly so because the non-producing areas— scarcely noticed outdoors—are as conspicuous as sore thumbs in red
Some Plants They Like It Cool
It took my wife and me several years to learn that not everything will grow in a cool greenhouse. Hopefully, a gloriosa tuber, African violets, gloxinia seedlings, and Christmas poinsettias
It Is Time To Tuck Your Garden To Bed
One way to have a successful garden is to ensure it goes into the winter adequately cleaned and prepared. Although many gardeners fed that last-minute planting and thorough cleaning are
Tips On Bracing Your Garden For A Winter Blast
Let us hope that this winter will not be like the last. The worst was that even if we had expected it, we could do nothing to save our plants
Laying the Way For Winter Blooms
It is time to begin bringing the pots of bulbs planted in October out of storage and starting them into production. The pots should be filled to “overgrowing” with feeder
What Plants Took Last Winter’s Cold?
Looking back on the year in my garden, it was extremely cold all last winter. Many plants I expected to be damaged by the cold were not, and they bloomed