Lifting And Storing Tender Bulbs

In my excitement of thinking about planning a fall garden, I overlooked a task that probably needs to be considered….that of lifting and storing tender bulbs, corms and tubers.  Oh, and don’t forget that fall is the time to plant next year’s spring bulbs. When I first started gardening, I didn’t know bulbs had to [...]

Savvy Gardeners Think Ahead – Now Is The Time To Start Your Seeds

You may not live in the Southeast or Southern states where the summers are hot and often humid and the winters fairly mild, but savvy gardeners think ahead and plan for fall crops and next year’s spring flowers.  Now is the time to start your seeds for fall vegetables and spring perennials. Summer seeding for [...]

A Neverending Garden

We have certain sentiments about our gardens.  If you live in the same place long enough, then “gardens are a form of autobiography” (Sydney Eddison, Horticulture magazine, August/September 1993), and they become a neverending garden story.  The wonderful lady in the following article has at least 50 years of personal history in her garden. Time-tested [...]