This is my annual column on proper watering habits and it is interesting to me that last year I wrote this same column the second week of JULY.  Hopefully that means that we are going to have a long and hot summer. Here’s the lowdown on proper watering... 

June is the month I try to finish all the tasks that I thought I was going to complete in March, April and May (funny how that works).  If you find you need a break from all these chores then come join me for...

Here we are in the last week of May and for the most part the glory of spring has faded away.  If we want to keep a continuous display of color in our gardens then we need...

Delayed Gratification: It should be no surprise to my readers that...

For years I have planted a dozen or so flats of impatiens in our garden in cool shady areas (but also in full sun) and enjoyed months of...

If April showers bring May flowers then it ought to be a pretty colorful month.   With 30-50% above normal rainfall the season has been a slog up until now.  The last week of April was truly glorious but May is when the real work begins so read on. 

Springtime has arrived and the multitudes of Rhododendrons are blooming….. Our state flower shines in every color imaginable – but what I am here to remind you of is one old adage – flowers come and flowers go - so discover the different foliages of Rhododendrons! 

Back in my hippy-dippy days of the late 60’s and early 70’s I was a devotee of the organic gardening movement with subscriptions to Rodale’s Organic Gardening Magazinealong with Prevention and Mother Earth News.  My favorite cook book was Diet for a Small Planet and Adelle Davis’s Let’s Eat Right to Keep Fit.

If you ever want to find out what is going on in the garden just drop by the local nursery and listen to the other customers talking about their gardens. Chances are that whatever your fellow gardeners are experiencing is also happening in your garden. Here are some hot topics I have heard the last couple of weeks. 

You can always tell when we are in the heat of the season because...