How to Tell the Difference between Voles and Moles
Karen The words voles and moles look and sound a lot alike and people seem quite confused as to which animal is to blame for damage to their garden. When you…
Plant Profile: Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca aka F. cinerea aka F. ovina)
Also known as sheep’s fescue, this cool season perennial grass was orginally native to Europe but has been bred for color, texture, flowering habit, and size and now is represented…
Garden Journal: July 26, 2009
Morning clouds and cooler temperatures with a tad of rain made gardening very enjoyable this week. Much time was spent cutting back both annuals and perennials and I am hoping…
Recipe: Vegetables Kabobs
When your garden is producing a variety of vegetables, try grilling some vegtable kabobs. Pair it with grilled chicken and serve on bulgar pilaf or rice. Makes a very tasty…
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Plant Profile: Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro) ‘Taplow Blue’)
Globe thistle is a clump forming herbaceous perennial native to Asia and central to eastern Europe. It is a member of the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes daisy, yarrow…
Moles: Does Anyone Like Moles?
I never hear anyone speak well of a mole. All I do hear is complaints about the damage the moles do with their tunnels and how much people want to…
Plant Profile: Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Sentimental blue’)
The unusual buds of balloon flower would earn the plant a place in my garden even if ithad no other virtue. They are shaped like a hot air balloon and…
Garden Journal: July 19, 2009
Sun, some clouds, and a tad of rain, all with warm to hot temperatures have been good for the garden and gardener. Some flowers come into bloom while others fade,…
Recipe: Roasted Summer Squash
Summer squash and zucchini are rolling in daily and squash casserole recipes abound so this is an easy alternative for using up that squash in a way that even company…