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Surely spring is the busiest season of the year for the avid perennial gardener. Fortunately, most of us have been cooped up indoors all winter and are anxious to get outside anyhow, and the cool but pleasant spring weather beckons to our gardening spirit! Is it time yet? The dead tops of perennials that have [...]
One of the most rewarding aspects of perennial gardening is the fact that most plants actually increase in size over the years. After a time, some of your perennials are going to benefit from being divided, and in most cases spring is a terrific time to go about this task. We divide perennials for [...]
PLANTING STEPS (a) After preparing soil, dig a hole deep enough to hold root ball. (b) Remove the pot, break up root ball if root-bound. (c) Place root in the hole, fill with water. (d) Refill with soil. Root ball should be slightly below soil surface. (e) Water a second time. 1. CHOOSING PERENNIALS When [...]
Anybody who grows perennials in their garden is familiar with the idea of cutting off the dead tops of their plants in late fall or early spring. By nature, most flowering perennials will die back to ground level in the fall, leaving behind their dried-up tops; cutting these back at the appropriate time is [...]
In warm summer regions, fall can be an ideal time to plant a brand new perennial garden or to rejig an established one. The moisture is back (or hopefully will be shortly), the days and nights are cooler and as gardeners we are more comfortable being outdoors than high summer, so we will likely put [...]
While visiting those wonderful spring garden shows (like the Philadelphia Flower Show or Canada Blooms), it’s hard to resist the urge to purchase at least a few plants, only to get home later and realize it’s probably too early to plant them directly outside. Keeping them alive and healthy until mid-spring is really quite simple. [...]
Herb gardening has become a very popular past time with youtube videos available to newbies and a host of websites educating visitors on their history and importance, to offering advice on how to grow, how to care for, how to use for culinary, spiritual and medicinal applications. For our purposes, we’re going to focus on [...]
Surely regular old Japanese Spurge (Pachysandra terminalis) is North America’s #1 most popular groundcover. Its thick, dense appearance and evergreen habit still make it one of the best choices for many applications. ‘Green Sheen’ is a terrific new variation on the old standby, every bit as vigorous, yet offering a slightly different effect in the [...]
en·to·mol·o·gy – the scientific study of insects Some call them pests, and in some cases for good reason. But in the grand scheme of things they’re a vital part of the delicate balance of nature. And here’s our select list of sites that will help you learn a little more about those ominous but valuable [...]
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