Garden Journal: May, 2011
Karen May has been a good month for gardening. The weather has been cool and rains have been abundant. True, we had some down right cold days with more than enough…
Name This Plant Game: Perennial Vines 1
Chuck This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…
Garden Journal: August 22, 2010
As we pass through the last weeks of August it appears that the heat and humidity will lift but in the meantime we still have more rain than the plants…
Garden Journal: August 1, 2010
We have had the gamut of weather this week from high heat and humidity to the coldest day on record for August first. Torrential showers gave the plants a good…
Garden Journal: June 21 2009
Ample rain, high humidity, and cloudy days with just a touch of sun now and then set the stage for this week’s garden. Many plants seem to thrive while others…
Garden Journal May 31, 2009
Five days of rain and cloudy weather shattered the rose garden and inhibited many perennials, but some pushed on and, unable to contain their enthusiasm, burst into bloom. They are…