The first rule of the garden club? Always talk about the club. The second rule? The planting season never truly ends. While most people sip cocoa and cry in seasonal shopping lines, we know December is a surprisingly busy planting window. Forget about a fancy greenhouse. Forget about waiting until spring, too. Before you test…
Pruning appears deceptively easy. Yet, it is a critical, momentous, complex, high-risk endeavor. Your shears hold the immense power of the Universe to guarantee abundant spring blooms or to eliminate them immediately. The line between being a patient caretaker and a regretful butcher is exceptionally fine. Finding that correct window of opportunity means knowing exactly…
The forecast just dropped the dreaded F-word. Frost. But before you panic, let’s talk strategy. Preparing for the first deep freeze by following this guide is a truly brrrrilliant idea. You’ll get a compiled roster of nine high-maintenance bulbs that cry-o in winter and those that don’t care about cryo at all. A Word on…
No plant enjoys being forcibly relocated. But thanks to you, certain perennials just realized that their current location is trash. They’ve had a lovely summer hogging the light and looking fantastic, but now they’re crowded and demanding. Moving them now, however, gives their roots a fighting chance. If they survive, they’ll owe you big next…
For gardeners, December can feel like an unusual month. For starters, the temperature and environmental conditions make it harder to sow a lot of popular plants, so many just choose to sit back and wait this month out. But you don’t have to! In today’s article, I’m going to show you exactly how you can…
Back in the day, my mom and I used to mark our calendars for when we had to dig up bulbs from the backyard, and now, it’s almost like I’ve developed an intuition for it. Having worked with hundreds of different bulbs, I can say with confidence that I know which bulbs to dig up…