Native plants often have a reputation for being “aggressive”, “thuggish”, or “weedy”. Sometimes this reputation is earned. Common milkweed, for example, is great for monarchs, but can be a real pain for a gardener to try to control (only plant this particular variety if you have lots of space and an informal style!). And it […]
Have you noticed? It’s spring! Lawns are green, perennials are popping out, and of course the weeds seem to spring up quickest of all. All of which makes May such a busy month for gardeners. We shake the dirt off any tools we forgot to clean, work the creaks out of our knees and tackle […]
June 5th 9:30am — This Saturday Saturday June 5th Meet at WH City Hall Parking Lot 9:30am Bring your gardening essentials (trowel, gloves, hat, mask, etc) See you Saturday!!! ??? ???????? We need everyone who signed up to show up and anyone else who can attend ? Please be sure to attend now that we have committed to […]
Next month we’ll talk more about: Tomato Care Staking plants (tomatoes) Pruning Insect and Disease Control Watering Send in your Garden photos for our summer/garden issue Plant Thugs Update on Plant Sale
For the salad: 2 ounces pancetta or bacon, chopped 2 cups shaved brussels sprouts, about ¾ pound ½ cup Marcona almonds ¼ cup shaved parmesan For the dressing: 2 tablespoon champagne vinegar 1 teaspoon dijon mustard 1 teaspoon shallots, finely minced ¼ teaspoon ground pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ teaspoon agave syrup or sugar […]
1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 pkg (3 oz) beef-flavored ramen noodles ½ tsp garlic salt 1 pkg (16oz) shredded coleslaw mix 1 pkg (5 oz) sliced almonds Stir contents of noodle seasoning packet, garlic salt, and oil until blended. Crush the noodles and place in a bowl. Add coleslaw mix and almonds. Drizzle with oil […]
Don’t forget that you can grow a lot of vegetables upright. Tomatoes need support. Put a large cage on your tomato plant in a big pot—the bigger the better. The tomato can be staked with a wooden stake. Put a few large headed (roofing) nails in the stake to hold the ties as the plant […]
I’ve been busy the last week or two potting some hostas that have gotten a little to big for their spaces, taking a daylily fan or two off some big clumps, digging some monarda (bee balms) and pulmonaria (lungworts) that have gone a little too far astray, and potted up some new lilium bulbs. I […]
Have you noticed? It’s spring! Lawns are green, perennials are popping out, and of course the weeds seem to spring up quickest of all. All of which makes May such a busy month for gardeners. We shake the dirt off any tools we forgot to clean, work the creaks out of our knees and tackle […]
So, you’ve been considering container gardening. Let’s think a bit more specifically about what it takes to create a spectacular pot. You don’t need professional help or specialty plants—Just take a walk down the aisles of your favorite garden center this spring and choose wisely. Plan the structure of your pot. The easiest way is […]