Spring may be around the corner but we still have a little over a month more of Winter to go! As we venture out into our gardens over the next couple of weeks, mother nature will begin to herald the coming new season with spectacular late winter and ea…
2009 Hummingbird Migration has begun!
The web link below will take you to a web site that monitors the northern migration of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). These tiny birds overwinter in Mexico, Central America or some Caribbean Islands. They begin their journey wi…
The Architecture of Trees
Winter in its nakedness, offers us an opportunity to study the architectural forms of trees that comprise our landscape. When designers begin to layout a landscape they usually start with the trees, ornamental or shade trees. Why? In the life cycle of …
Garden Tips and Outdoor Rooms
FORCING SPRING BLOOMS IN YOUR HOMEAbout this time of the year, gardeners in the colder climates are very ready for spring. One way gardeners can speed up the onset of the flowering season is to force branches into blooming indoors. This is a great way …
To Prune or Not to Prune? And if so, When?
This is usually the age-old dilemma that besets many a conscientious gardener through-out the calendar year.Well why prune? Good and effective pruning, if done at the right time of the year, can:Remove unwanted, dead, damaged, and diseased wood that ca…
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