In my small garden, you wouldn't expect winter to be too spectacular, but sometimes it is. It snowed so much we could hardly get out of the street, my pipes froze and we didn't have water for a few days, the car wouldn't start due to the deep freeze and...
Think about the way they will interact with your house. They provide lovely shade during the summer and write wonderful stories on the snow in winter that stretch across the whole arc of the side lawn through the season, along with the lower case scribbles...
Our mature hardwood forests will never look the same. Here in west Kentucky, I usually prune mine sometime in February.One of the few down-sides of snow cover is that it provides a safe predator-free passageway for voles and other garden vermin.
I am nearly certain that spring is on the way, despite weather predictions ofgiant snowstorm this weekend. It took years before I heard the song again, but the words of the first few lines, where 'snows' rhymes with 'rose' and 'knows,' were stuck in my...
Come January, those of us who live in snowy climates tend to grumble about snow and winter weather, and begin to dream of summer flowers. Some columnar types have hexagonal plates at each end, causing them to resemble cufflinks.We've all heard that no...
The soil must be kept moist for proper germination but once the plant is established, it is very drought tolerant.Established plants may be propagated by division in the fall or by cuttings.Space the snow in summer flower 12 to 24 inches apart to give...
Maybe the earth is just going through a mid-life crisis. Even gardeners are complaining that their newly planted acquisitions aren't making it!The climate changes we're hearing about are not just over Georgia or South Dakota, they're worldwide.
Other plants, both wild and domestic, go dormant for the winter. One time when I was a child, I remember my mom saying that if would be nice if it was warm on Christmas so that kids could play outside with their new bicycles and other outdoor toys.
The previous week was long and hard for us here in northwest Missouri. A week later, it was 10 below zero in my front yard. But now I have learned to appreciate it--it is a time to slow down.
Work in compost or leaf litter to increase porosity if necessary. Chiondaxa is hardy infreestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Plant your spring blooming bulbs in fall.
If necessary, you may want to encourage more blooms by using ato the soil around non-flowering snow in summer plants. This is anthat thrives in United States Department of Agriculture zones 3 to 7.
In addition, a snow blower is the perfect choice for going “off road” and clearing paths to your barn, your shed, your livestock pastures and so on. The question is: do you need a snow blower, a snow plow or both?
Solid green varieties provide a lush, uniform appearance, and variegated forms have white highlights that glisten in deep shade.is easy in the right location. Snow on the mountain plant only responds to herbicides when there is new growth on the plant,...
Well, for starters, it's normal for the variegated form of bishop's weed to. After all, it's just as attractive. Going green may be a survival tactic; as the plant goes green, it produces more chlorophyll and is able to absorb more energy from sunlight.You...
It was winter in the mountains and I had tolerated the mounds of snow for what seemed to be ages to a little girl. It wasn't unusual for me to be outside during snowy days, and the strawberry patch was out of sight of the house in the back yard, but well...
The great Ice Storm of 2007, followed by the coldest April in 118 years, marked one of the worst weather years in history. When the temperatures warm, assess the situation to see if the tree can be straightened and saved.
In the spring, he would warn of potential damage because we had inadequate snow cover over the winter, unless we turned on the hose.Things have changed a bit. In the case of evergreens, some cellular activity in the leaves continues; while they do not...
And we fail, but we always try again next time.First of all, warn your young participants not to touch their oddly shaped treats right away; remember, 250 degrees is quite a lot hotter than boiling, which isbig) fingers.
Harvest broccoli when the flower heads are 6 to 8 inches across and compact, with tightly closed green buds. Broccoli grows during the cool weather in spring and fall. Standing water around the young, developing broccoli roots causes rot and seedling...
That doesn't mean I have the addiction under control, it just means that my yard is not growing any larger, though my flower gardens are, and I am quickly running out of room. That went very well for a few years, until I had a brilliant idea.
« More Dirt on Gardening » I promised we would plant carrots next and lettuce and broccoli, but it will have to wait until after the Easter holiday. Together my four-year-old companion and I planted 60 onion sets, half-yellow and half-red.
It's one of my favorite flowering shrubs for its 4-season interest (oak-like foliage, white conical flowers, glorious autumn foliage, and interesting bark and form). I'm beginning to think we will have snow on the ground until the end of March!
Some are controlled by a simple crank that must be turned by hand to change the orientation of the chute, but some snowblowers offer more sophisticated controls, such as a joystick.
At the end of the fruit is a long extension. They are oval in shape and form a basal rosette. The hollow stem will leak the same white milk-like substance as the root, if cut or damaged.
This can occur at any time after the ovary has grown significantly. The five-petaled, white flowers appear either singly or in clusters. The flattening of the developing buds starts to become evident late in January.The flowering stage in a lemon tree...
Just some of the tools that one will need include brushes for tamping and cleaning the base of the plant (or getting soil out of the spines), bonsai scissors and nippers for trimming the branches, spoons and top-dressing spreaders (tool in second photo)...
The harvest lasts seven to 10 days for each of those plants. Watch for the two-leaved seedlings to emerge above the soil three to 10 days after sowing the seeds.A seedling's first two leaves are called cotyledon and are round with smooth edges.
