This week the late tulips opened: Queen of the Night, World Expression, and Parrot Tulips. Couldn’t be happier with them and the beginnings of some …
Seasons
French Breakfast Radishes
Having just received my latest Organic Gardening, I realized that I left the fabulous radish out of my cool season crops. Luckily, this long cool …
A Look at Spring Blooms
While I was gone for the weekend, it seems all the daffodils and tulips started to show their faces. Yay!
Prepare Plants for Tranplanting
With warmer weather coming, it’s time to introduce your seedlings to outside. Do this gradually. Start with a few hours in a shady spot and …
Phili’s Sidewalks
Philadelphia has character, small streets where residents put out their own little patches of green, and parks with wisteria and iris in bloom. Wisteria is …
Chapel Hill Roses
Chapel Hill is in zone 7, making it feel like I was already in the midst of summer. There was a rose garden with a …
Azaleas in DC
This past weekend I was out on the east coast. Here are some of the beautiful azaleas in bloom in DC! Azaleas are acid loving …
Rainy Spring Days
With all this rain, the daffodils are bowing deeply and the tulips are straight, yet closed. Let’s hope for a little sun soon.
Attracting Pollinators, our Friends the Bees
Bees are our most widely recognized pollinators. From bumblebees, to carpenter, to honey (originally imported from Europe), they keep busy pollinating our tomatoes and broccoli …
Spring Snow
Arrggh, hmmmph, yuk, and probably many more sighs. Yep, Chicago got a little layer of snow last night. If you planted cold tolerant veggies and …