I’m an incredibly lucky daughter! I’ve worked sunup to sunset every Mother’s Day weekend for as long as I can remember. Not a single one of these special weekends has passed without my Mom bringing me in my favorite snacks and coffee – and on more than one occasion she has been conscripted into working […]
My Dad is still in sunny Florida and he takes great joy in reminding me of how nice his weather is compared to mine. Today I beat him to the daily weather text with my own snarky – “Morning Dad! It’s raining again here, but I’m glad because the mud was just starting to dehydrate!”. […]
Your Rhododendrons and Hollies are not dead! Yes, I know they look horrible but what we are looking at is winter damage often referred to as Winter Burn. These last two weeks we have seen lots of gardeners bringing in pictures or samples of their damaged evergreens like rhododendrons, hollies and mountain laurel. The picture […]
Is it Spring yet? Often times I feel overwhelmed by April. I feel like every April qualifies as the most unsettled weather month on my calendar. But April should be amazing right? It is the month that I have spent all winter waiting for and as usual, now that it has arrived – I PANIC. […]
We will be opening for the spring season March 25th! Alec and Angela have been busy in our greenhouses planning, potting and caring for an exciting spring selection of new plants! The baby plants began arriving in early January and even though that can be one of the bleakest months of the winter season, it’s […]
I only have two items on my March chores list: first “If frozen….” and second “if thawed… Most chores can only be started when the snow melts, the ground defrosts, and mud starts to drain off and dry. If you’ve read any of my spring blogs you know how adamant I am about staying out […]
Alec gave me a leftover Halloween planter for Christmas. It’s not as awkward as it sounds. Alec believes that to know a plant you have to grow a plant and he also knows I’ve never been a big succulent fan. He gave me a paper mache pumpkin topped with sphagnum moss and planted with a […]
I am surprised that my monthly list of chores has become the most popular of our blog posts. My sometimes snarky but always timely list of garden chores you need to get done this month is mostly a compilation of answers to the most commonly posed questions I get at the garden center. We love […]
The beginning of every New Year is the best time to reflect on the past year and to make resolutions for changes whether in health, personal habits, or in this case gardening. Here are a few of my gardening resolutions for this coming year that may give you ideas for your own. As has […]
Though deciduous trees capture most of my attention this time of year, it takes only a brief glance around my garden to realize that there are numerous shrubs that deserve equal billing for the brilliance of their fall color. Among my favorites are: smoke bush (Cotinus coggygria), witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), highbush blueberry, chokeberries (Aronia […]