Fall is my second favorite season. Winter is my first, which is odd being a gardener! I love all the colors in Autumn. It really never ceases to amaze me how everything can change so drastically and still be just as beautiful! Our new puppy, Dugal, loves chasing all the falling leaves. […]
These are the days that I dread. So warm during the day that you can still wear sandals and shorts, but so cold at night you have to wear a parka. Trying to get the longest bloom time from your fall foliage can be tricky. Keep an eye on your local weather frost […]
Jennifer from Offbeat Homes raised a really good question about the technique I shared to help acclimate your outdoor plants to an inside environment for winter. She wasn’t the only one! So I thought I would clarify. She asked if putting plastic bags over the plants would harm or kill them. […]
Unless your perennials are diseased, avoid cutting them back until early spring. The crown and foliage with protect the roots and stems from winter frost.
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Because I do a lot of container gardening, many of my plants can be brought indoors for winter. Sudden changes in light and temperature can cause wilting and in some cases cause parts of plants to die off. Also if a plant has been outside for a long period of time, you can […]
Remember going on scavenger hunts when you were a kid? Sometimes they were the most fun part of a social gathering – wasn’t it fun to be given a list and going off with your teammates to locate feathers, safety pins and purple crayons? b5Media’s Home and Dining Channel also remembers. What better way to […]
You’ve seen these right? Little 6-8″ pots with three or more plants in them. You find them everywhere. Even in stores that don’t carry gardening or even house supplies. They usually run any where from $2 - $7. Cheap, small, mass produced plants that are meant to attract people who […]
Looking for that perfect wine to go with your broiled parmesan and tomatoes? Check out our new wine blog here in Home and Dining, Behind the Vines. Farley does a wonderful job of paring wines with dishes. Be sure to check out her wine reviews and even some helpful tips for wine […]
There comes a time in every blogger’s life that no matter how hard they try to avoid it, they are cut off from the online world. It’s frustrating, and annoying, and darn hard to stay in touch with things! I’m finding myself in this boat at the moment. We have moved all […]
I find myself in a strange predicament. We are moving next week, and while this is definitely good news, I’m torn. I’m at a loss to figure out what to do with my gardens. My container garden is fairly easy, I can take that with me, but finding spots with the same […]
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