I thought that I would go over a few things that you should be doing to kind of finish up the year.
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It looks like this weekend; Mother Nature took care of freezing the ground.
When people decorate for the holidays, wreaths, garland and the tree are things that usually come to mind.
Many of you will have been out buying balsam wreaths and balsam branches (also called greens in the trade) for decorating your home or business.
It’s hard to believe that we are at the end of November and the weather is still so warm.
It’s almost Thanksgiving and the weather has been more like September weather than November weather.
The leaves appear to have begun their annual ritual of making a mess of your yard.
Well, Mother Nature sure threw us a curveball this weekend.
If you have maple, oak or other deciduous trees in your yard, there are two things you can be pretty sure will happen each year.
During the past two weeks, many people have seen sections of their lawn develop many holes in the lawn.
Sometimes you need to plan in advance to get something that you want, when you want it. In gardening this holds true for tulip and daffodil flowers.
As we near the end of September, you should be aware that you are running out of time to seed your lawn.
The calendar says that fall arrives this week. The weather has bounced around from hot to cold this past week.
Now that Labor Day has come and gone, our minds tell us that summer is over.
August comes to a close and we are headed for Labor Day weekend. Perhaps you are going away for a last minute vacation.
Weeds of all kinds would appear to be the problem of the week for many gardeners
The days and nights are beginning to get ever so slowly cooler.
We finally have gotten some much-needed rain. The vegetable plants should be very happy!
When the weather is as hot as it was last week, it can be hard to keep up with watering your plants.
Little problems appear to be showing up in gardens around the area. Let me tell you about a few of the problems and the solutions to those problems.
There seems to be an abundance of insects feeding on all the annual flowers and vegetable plants.
June is winding down and the 4 Th of July is this weekend. Summer is officially here.
Over the last few weeks, I had my suspicions that the damp weather would be the start of the appearance of fungus diseases on many plants that are in the gardens.
We had a rainy weekend. I don’t think anyone likes to have a rainy weekend, but we did desperately need the rain for our lawns and gardens.
It’s hard to believe that it is June 1 st. We have had another year of going from winter to summer weather.
It’s hard to believe that it is June 1 st. We have had another year of going from winter to summer weather.
This weekend is Memorial Day weekend. Traditionally, it is the time for planting our vegetable gardens and our annual flowers
A look around your yard will show you that the grass is growing, the perennials are growing quickly and the leaves are forming on the trees.
IT’S TIME TO CONTROL THE CRABGRASS
A drive around the area will allow you to see the forsythia bushes coming into bloom.
IT’S TIME TO PLANT PANSIES
We are approaching mid April. The days seem to be warming up, but the nights are still cool.
With the arrival of April, there are many things you should be doing in your gardens.
Starting Your Vegetable and Annual Flower Plants Indoors
At this point, we are about 8 weeks from Memorial Day.
Don’t be in a hurry to work on your lawn
For many of you, the snow has melted in your yard.
As the weather warms up, the plants in our gardens begin to wake up from their winter nap.
During the last week, we have had quite a few people come into the store and they were looking at and ultimately purchasing houseplants.
The weather people promise us some warm weather for the later part of the week.
The conversation usually goes like this; “Hi, I’d like to buy a bag of dirt.” I’ve learned over the years to ask a few questions when a conversation like that happens in my store.
We have had plenty of snow. Luckily, most of it has been light in weight.
EcoTraction
I would guess that it would come as no surprise if I told you we have had some icy conditions on our walkways and driveways.
It seems that everyone is looking for more bang for their buck.
GARDEN DIARY
As we begin a new year, it is time to think a bit about last year. As Mary Mary Quite Contrary was asked, “How does your garden grow?”