Finally, it culminates when the gardener opens the box and sees the quality and size of the plants. I know I have had a few plant deliveries show up looking like those same gorillas were entrusted with their care! To prepare for these uncertainties, each...
I go to the internet, and open multiple tabs so I can flip quickly from one plant to another, building my list for the coming year (until I consult my checkbook balance, and transfer most them to a wishlist for future years!) I give my husband nervous...
The history of mail order gardening catalogs reaches back hundreds of years, and the month of January honors this event. About the only thing missing is a truckload of compost.In 2013, over 42 million U.S. households had a home garden or participated...
Says Becky: "Nature is my best inspiration, but the world is a colorful place."She also turns recycling into a new art. I use about 3 feet because I am wrapping it around the bulb base and allowing some of it to dangle and hold beads.9. Finding the middle...
Your opinion is important, so be sure to pat the good vendors on the back when you're pleased with their service. At first, we recognized 10 companies. Many are small family operations that have a passion for gardening.
I prayed for it, offered quiet incantations, and even gently caressed it. ‘You didn't get more plants, did you?' ‘No, no, I swear!', you respond. ‘That doesn't mean anything.
Or that her plants tended to be D.O.A. and she promised more than she delivered. That's all changed now—you get a combined feedback score with no details, and the lag between when you order and when the orders start arriving (and people start leaving...
I don't only buy those forms, but they are what seem to catch my eye.”It was those words that started me thinking about why we love daylilies. The dual coloring and the play of light and dark is a stunning eye stopper in any garden.
Landreth Co. in Philadelphia, mail order seeds were there for them.you feel when those first seed catalogs start to arrive in January, or even earlier.internet, telephone, television, and a grocery store and friends nearby.
Gardeners in the UK can search for mail order vendors, as can those in Australia, Canada, or any other country. They encourage feedback and your voice makes a difference. Your opinion is very important to them and they work hard each year to be included...
If you wish to purchase a tree suitable for planting, these Garden Watchdog vendors specialize inThe Garden Watchdog also helps with other seasonal purchases. Holidays generally bring out the best in us.
(Note: perlite works about as well as pumice, but I prefer pumice.Rarely do I kill something by underwatering it although I have done that, too.Mostly, I kill things by watering them too much or too soon.If I were really doing the right thing, I would...
The definitive word from the Brits, who sound so authoritative to me because of the accent (doesn't translate into e-speak though): "They do make some suggestions about arranging black flowers, including black tulips, which are actually a deep purple.
Or the lovely yew in front of a window that has grown taller than a ten-story building?Popular catalogs will list a plant in flowery lingo. All thought and no action? Have you run out of room for your plant catalogs?
We'll share them with each other and make today's bargains go twice as far.One of my favorite things about this sale is having society members right there to give advice and answer questions.Whether I need general advice or have specific questions about...
This article showcases some of the new introductions in greens that gardeners can plant in 2008 to add some spicy flavor accents to their salads, as well as some that stand particularly well in warmer weather when many kinds of greens turn bitter and...
Anuenue is a smaller lettuce than iceberg and matures in about 70 days.This one is generating enthusiasm for its heat-tolerance in a crisphead lettuce.Fedco Seeds offers it in an organic version as well as regular seed.An unusual Batavia newly available...
Before this happens, scientists remove seeds from storage and plant them to harvest and re-bank fresh seeds.Click on the following heirloom flower names, whose photos appear in the composite above, for more information:Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, IA:...
I'm a sucker for picotee flowers! They're the ones whose petals have a delicate border of contrasting color. Cosmos are tall, airy plants topped with daisy-like flowers. This is cosmos 'Picotee' grown and photographed by greenthumb99.There you have five...
I resolve to consider bloom times of every bulb I purchase.Much as they look adorable on the cover of bulb-sellers catalogs, it's not realistic for me to make the commitment to. I will say only these few words: most anemone corms (apparently) benefit...
Mail-order is also extremely convenient. At last count I have more than a dozen varieties of creeping thyme in various places; underplantings for roses, spilling over rocks, filling in bare spots between pavers.
We hope this spotlight on some of our members' favorites is a nice change of pace for your Saturday morning. Instructions for making herbed vinegars and oils, along with pickles, preserves and sauces round out the offerings.Detailed instructions for the...
A list of decorative companion plants assure the gardener (and their neighbors) of an attractive display, regardless of the season. Blueberry bushes instead of boxwood and fruit trees instead of sterile specimens make efficient use of the planting area,...
The basics of dividing, layering, grafting and taking cuttings are universal. As an interesting note, in 1716, Thomas Fairchild successfully crossed one species with another. We hope this spotlight on some of our members' favorites is a nice change of...
Read on for some inspiration on how to plan you plant quests ahead of time.Plan and decide which plants you will need next spring and summer."Need" might be in quotations or you could actually have an open spot in your garden that is really in need of...
Summertime means vegetables and with the abundance of fresh offerings from the garden and farmer's markets, it is time to expand our horizons. Even if the nearest fresh vegetables are only in the local supermarket, color outside the lines a bit and try...
There is something to appeal to everyone.Different methods for staining, painting, inlay and lacing are explained and excellent examples of each technique are clearly photographed.The gallery of gourd art is reason enough to purchase this book.
