Did your Schlumbergera decide to cosplay as a ghost of Christmas Cactus Past? Or is it auditioning for a Bleach Company ad? That unsettling paleness is not a poorly rendered grayscale filter, but SOS, Save Or Sigh. Prepare to interrogate your care routine and answer your cactus’s cries for gingerbread cookies. Aid, I meant aid….
The only thing moving in December should be Santa, right? Wrong! Some trees and shrubs are ready to pack their bags. I call this replanting with a purpose. My folks call it procrastinating until the ground is almost frozen. They might be right. But we all agree that gardening is a lifestyle! Nod to each…
Put the eggnog down. I mean it. Do not waste a single second. If you believe the best time for dabbling in horticulture is a sunny Saturday in April, and you happen to live in Zones 7-10, you’ve got the whole calendar upside down, mister. If you’re not in these zones, fine… grab your eggnog….
As winter settles in, my container plants always show the stress first. Pots don’t protect much, and the old foliage breaks down fast once the frost hits. Over the years, I’ve found that a small December trim keeps everything cleaner and helps these plants bounce back stronger in spring. So, let’s see which container plants…
Welcome back, my beautiful, slightly unhinged soil-mate! I know that you know that everyone else knows you’d rather play in (frozen-ish) dirt this December than prioritize comfort and fuzzy blankets. Let’s hope the rest of the family leaves us to planting dormant trees this month while they argue over holiday lighting. It’s a triple win…
Did you know that gardeners in colder climates suffer severe planting FOMO this time of year? The good news is, if you garden in Zones 8-10, you do not have to. December is the month to plant the cool herbs, even though your green thumb is going slightly numb. The biggest mistake you can make…