“Hardening Off” is the process of allowing plants to adjust from pampered conditions indoors to the harsher conditions outdoors. Seedlings especially need to adjust slowly to the harsh full sun, night temperatures, rains and winds. If you do not allow your plants to adjust slowly, the shock from being placed outdoors all at once may cause … Read more
Gardeners are always experimenting. Sometimes it works and sometimes it fails; even tried and true doesn’t always give us what we want. Every year new plants debut to tempt us. We happily oblige. Proven Winners has “proven” many times they can provide winners. Here are some new ones that look very promising for our area. … Read more
If you want a Christmas tree, but don’t want to put one up or don’t have the space for one, get the look by plotting out a big triangle on the wall with pencil dots. Stagger clear reposition-able hooks up the sides. Then loop garland and fairy lights through each hook. Add small ball ornaments … Read more
How to Hybridize your own personal Daylily Beth ??? walks you through how to identify the stamen, the pistil, and pollen. She shows you how to spread pollen, and how to collect seed pods. Learn how to grow a plant from seeds to blooming daylily at home. ?? Hybridizing Daylillies ?????