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…
The sun is ghosting us, the days are shorter, and most garden coaches are screaming, “Stop feeding your plants!” Why? When the light is right and the temperatures stay steady, many indoor tropicals look at the calendar and scoff at the mere idea of dormancy. Forcefeeding a sleeping plant is rude, but starving a wide-awake…
Amaryllis is one of the easiest bulbs to grow indoors, but it still gives people trouble. Every year I hear the same questions: “Why isn’t mine blooming?” or “What went wrong this time?” and it almost always comes down to a few simple mistakes. If your amaryllis is refusing to bloom or only putting out leaves, don’t worry….
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…