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Ugh. I could’ve sworn I pruned our raspberry canes last fall, but as you can see from the photo to the left, I most definitely didn’t! Fortunately, it can be done in late winter/early spring, so no harm done. Since this task might seem puzzling to some folks, I thought it would be helpful to explain how to prune raspberry […]
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Today is a bit of a milestone for me: every season, I write 33 columns so this is #33 and I’ve paired it with video #33! Wow. So today is a season wrap-up, yet I also want to reassure you that I will continue to post to my blog and Facebook page since there’s still plenty of gardening topics to […]
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I’ve recently returned from a wonderful 2-week trip to England. It’s been fun sharing some of the things I saw with you through Facebook over the past few days. But I wanted to write about and share photographs from something I repeatedly saw in some of the beautiful gardens I visited: the use of natural materials for plant supports and/or […]
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Who’s anxious to really get going in their gardens? Boy, I sure am! Once our snow melted, it became very apparent that I’ve got a whole lot of catching up to do. In my column today, I discuss the types of spring pruning we’ll be doing and the timing of them. Here’s a link to my column in today’s edition […]
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It’s a topic of great interest to gardeners these days because they’re frustrated and watching the days zip by. The growing season is coming to close and none of us want to fill our basements or closets with green tomatoes, right? As you might already know, I’ve been filming short videos on how to get your green tomatoes to ripen, […]
Read moreNow that spring is officially here, there are plenty of gardening clean-up activities to take care of. Many can wait a bit but one of the most important things is to get our trees ready for the new season. And since deciduous trees don’t have any leaves on them yet, it’s a perfect time to prune because you can really […]
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