new plants you may want to use in the garden and browsing garden design books for new ideas.
Winter Gardening Tips
On December - 16 - 2009
By the time the first snow falls, most gardeners, having finished the fall clean up and planted their spring bulbs, are content to wait until spring to work in the garden again. If, however, you have no problem working in the snow or freezing temperatures you don’t need to put all those tools away just yet. Winter can be a busy time for gardeners so here is a gardening guide to help you get through winter.
Pruning Roses For Winter Protection
On December - 9 - 2009
Roses which are exposed to windy conditions during the winter months are especially susceptible to damage. Longer stems can sway in the wind can cause the rose to rock back forth, thus loosening the soil and the plant’s root system. Gaps can then form in the soil around the base of the rose. If water collects in the gap and freezes it can cause harm to the graft union of the rose. Pruning the longer stems by a third to a half, in fall, can prevent this common problem.
Gardening In Winter
On November - 30 - 2009
By December, most gardeners have raked all their leaves, finished planting their spring bulbs and are patiently waiting until spring to visit the garden again. If, however, you don’t mind the snow or freezing temperatures you don’t need to put all those tools away just yet. Winter can be a busy time for gardeners. Planning next season’s projects is important, of course, but there are a few other things which can be done as well which require
Garden Gifts
On November - 24 - 2009
If there’s a gardener on your shopping list this holiday season you have quite a bit to choose from. Any gardener would appreciate reference guides or other garden related books. They’ll also appreciate a quality garden tool or a bag to organize and carry them. Add decor to a yard with a garden accent such as a sundial. Allow your friends keep their feet dry in the garden with a pair of clogs.
Preparing Perennial Gardens For Winter
On November - 19 - 2009
Preparing a perennial garden for winter is one of the last projects of the gardening season. Some fall gardening tasks are done for aesthetic reasons while others are done for health of the garden. The following are some important gardening projects which will improve the health of your perennial garden and save you time in the spring.
Shrubs With Vibrant Winter Berries
On November - 19 - 2009
Winter berries are a great way to add color and interest to a winter landscape. There are quite a few shrubs which produce berries which are suitable for almost any garden.
Protecting Your Shrubs In Winter
On November - 19 - 2009
Each fall I suggest to many of my customers the idea of protecting garden shrubs from the harshness of winter. If the conditions are right (such as in a season which is described below) winter can devastate some shrubs. Evergreens such as Japanese holly and rhododendron are especially susceptible to the drying winter winds. Since evergreens don’t lose their leaves wind can suck the moisture out from the plant and dehydrate them sending them into permanent dormancy.
Winter Gardens
On January - 5 - 2009
Though spring, summer and fall provide are the of the garden, winter does provide the opportunity to draw attention to some overlooked but striking garden characteristics. A well thought out garden can create a winter landscape with great winter qualities. Against the stark backdrop of snow and earth, a wide variety of plants can provide winter interest to your garden.
