gardening

22
Jan
What’s a gardener to do… in winter?
gardening / Landscape design / 0 Comment / January 22, 2024

It’s the dead of winter, and a great time of year for gardeners! What’s great about winter you ask? I’ll get to that in a minute. First, a weather update for the Idaho Treasure Valley… […]


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17
Jan
Snow is good! Why is snow good?
gardening / Landscape design / Landscape plants / Uncategorized / 0 Comment / January 17, 2023

I’ve loved snow all my life, so any snowy day is a favorite day in my book. Ice, now that’s another story, but I have a vivid childhood memory that even makes that a bit […]


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5
Sep
High Desert Garden Challenges
gardening / Landscape design / Landscape plants / Uncategorized / 0 Comment / September 5, 2019

What exactly is a high desert, and how do I garden there? I’ve been doing some digging, pun intended, and have found that “high desert” is a loosey-goosey term. Of course, “high” refers to elevation, […]


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28
Apr
Just down the road, but a world away!
gardening / GMO / Uncategorized / Vegetable gardening / 0 Comment / April 28, 2017

My friend Pat and I recently took a little road trip. It was actually a shorter road trip than I expected it would be. But it was a world away from my life, my suburban […]


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27
Mar
My own ode to spring!
Flowers / gardening / Uncategorized / 1 Comment / March 27, 2016

I just couldn’t help myself. Enjoy my photo tribute to spring! Bergenia ‘Spring Fling’ shocking beauty! Tulips… need I say more! Rhododendron ‘Purple Gem’ Lupines knock my socks off! Can you smell Lilac, Syringa ‘Henri Robert’ […]


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19
Mar
“Hardening off”… it’s not what you think!
gardening / Uncategorized / Vegetable gardening / 0 Comment / March 19, 2016

Getting ready to put your veggies in the ground? Not so fast… they need a few more days of TLC before moving to their springtime home. Annuals and vegetables making their spring appearance at the […]


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3
Mar
Cool season veggies… get ’em in the ground!
gardening / Uncategorized / Vegetable gardening / 0 Comment / March 3, 2016

In my last post I touched on cool and warm season veggies. Now for which is which. Cool season veggies can be put in now, either by directly sowing seeds in the ground, or by […]


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24
Feb
Eat Your vegetables… after you grow them!
gardening / Uncategorized / Vegetable gardening / 0 Comment / February 24, 2016

We’ve had a tough winter in central Virginia, with more snow than normal, and many cold, wet and dreary days. Most of the white stuff came in one fell swoop though, so it hasn’t been […]


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20
Feb
Seeds, seeds, and more veggie seeds!
gardening / GMO / Landscape design / Landscape plants / Uncategorized / Vegetable gardening / 0 Comment / February 20, 2016

Can’t you just smell spring in the air? It’s not long now! As I’m contemplating the coming season, the 2016 flower, veggie, and bulb catalogs have had my head spinning again this year! So many […]


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7
Oct
Early, middle, or late- blooming, that is!
gardening / Landscape design / 0 Comment / October 7, 2015

Are you planning and planting this fall in anticipation of the lovely garden you’ll have next spring. Choose plants and cultivars  carefully, or the effect you get may be dramatically different than what you expect! […]


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