I have always loved winter, "dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh" and all, but not anymore! Last winter was very cold in our country. Some had such funny shapes! I was no longer upset with winter after seeing all this beauty, but more...
Make your plans for a garden that will play with all of the seasons, and learn to read the old stories, new each day.All photos property of Kathleen M. The trees, planted in the mid 1950s, are spaced about 6 feet apart and are 40 to 50 feet tall.
Ice storms can cause damage to even mature trees and there isn't much you can do about it except to prune the broken branches back come spring. Most people do not realize that snow is a good thing and our gardens are better when it falls.Snow is a natural...
When I was a lot younger, before CDs and iPods and the internet or any of that, I heard a song about spring on the (analog) radio that perfectly expressed the way I felt just then.
Large, flat and star-like, these are the snowflakes of childhood memory and Christmas cards. In 1885, Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley, a self-educated Vermont farmer, became the first person to photograph a single snow crystal by adapting a microscope...
The plant spreads quickly by reseeding and sending out runners. However, a 5-inch deep edge will usually keep this plant in its borders.Don't let Cerastium silver carpet ground cover go unnoticed.
A moisture-heavy cloud cover often holds in the heat of the earth like abig blanket. As observent gardeners, we know in the summer, cloudy days are sometimes warmer and more humid.
If it won't snow on Christmas, then how about a warm Christmas? We like to go to Descanso Gardens around Christmas time because the decorations add to the pleasure. I grew up in Pennsylvania.
We laughed, my children threw more snowballs and our noses turned as red as Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer's. And we all had fun. Have fun on those snow days by making gardens in the snow, and make memories with your children while you do.
You can also plant this flower from seed, but it will take several seasons to form bulbs and flowers.Leave the foliage on the plant well into the fall, allowing it to gather solar energy for storage to fuel the next season's growth.
Trim plants after blooms or when flowers are just spent to prevent removing the next season's bloom material.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });To keep your plant happy, install it in the optimum location.
On the other hand, if a long driveway is your main concern, and clearing paths to different buildings and pastures is less important, then a plow truck (or a snow plow-equipped ATV or UTV) is the better choice.
They'll be ankle high again in no time. The plants spread by means of brittle underground rhizomes, and digging up unwanted plants often causes them to spread even more because broken bits of rhizomes quickly form new plants.freestar.queue.push(function()...
It has naturalized across most of the United States, where it isn't always welcome due to its extreme invasive tendencies. Going green may be a survival tactic; as the plant goes green, it produces more chlorophyll and is able to absorb more energy from...
It's like when you sleep, your body gets the rest it needs to grow another day. I'm just moving the snow away so they'll grow ‘cause I really need some strawberries.”She took one look at what I was doing and quick as a wink she grabbed up that broom...
Smooth the ragged edges of the dead bark using a sharp knife, removing the bark back to its attachment point. Not all specimens are so lucky.Our trees, shrubs, and perennials enter a period of dormancy as days shorten and temperatures cool in the fall.
2008 was the wettest year on record in our area, and both this winter and the last we have had plenty of snow cover, enough to satisfy even my arborist.So what is so wonderful about snow cover?
If the hot syrup just dissolves in the snow, making a maple slush, cook the syrup a few minutes longer. These days, with sugar jumping into the grocery cart in every conceivable form and added to nearly everything, sugar is not so hard to come by; many...
It stood to reason that the seeds that we missed when we collected had fallen to the ground and the snow would protect them as well, else why would those unplanted morning glories show up on the corn stalks every year?
We're heading East to visit my family. The name comes from the fact that the presence of said snow indicates that it's time to head out to the garden and plant your onion sets. Forty-five minutes of maternal bliss for this garden mama.
Only time will tell. What I haven't protected from the deer, and it appears that I probably should have, is my oakleaf hydrangea. I've been trying my best to keep the feeders and suet cages full.
And—oh yes—winter also has subtle effects on smaller outbuildings. These wintry conditions have been particularly frustrating this year, and my tools for snow removal —various types of shovels as well as blowers and snowplows—have been getting...
If you get new, unaffected growth, you'll only need to keep the grass in good condition in case snow mold returns next season.Grass that has died completely, on the other hand, will need to beand fine fescue have shown some resistance to certain types...
I'm having a hard time thinking about gardening with 30 inches of snow on the ground. Our little dogwood tree was bent clear to the ground so I picked it back up and cleared the snow piles off the deer netting.
Areas that have poor drainage can become swampy in spring with too much snow coverage, and any snow containing road salt will burn most plants. Otherwise, piling it on garden beds where it is sparse will help perennials and bulbs weather the fluctuating...
This will provide additional strength to the roof. Use caution, as metal snow rakes conduct electricity if they come into contact with a power line. The center of the rafters and the center of the barn are the weak points.
Instead, users are advised to follow a simple math formula to calculate how much noise reduction earmuffs can offer: Take the NRR rating, subtract seven, and divide the result by two, which gives you the approximate amount by which the earmuffs will reduce...
