My gardening goal each year is to have something blooming from earliest spring until the snow flies. A couple of years ago, I discovered Ryan’s Pink Mum, an upright chrysanthemum with single soft pink flowers and yellow centers. This mum is beautiful, exceptionally hardy and survives with virtually no pampering. To me however, the most […]
Garden Notes
The Coral Bell Mystery
Coral Bells or Heuchera are grown primarily for their attractive leaf color and I have a lot of them planted in our yard. They live in mostly partial shade and provide a burst of color in the front of my flower beds. Through the years, I tried many different coral bells and had good luck […]
Naked Ladies
As a member of the bloom team at the Boerner Botanical Gardens, one of my duties is to log in plants that are just beginning to bud. I also note when they are in full bloom and when they are finished flowering. The idea is to track when things actually do bloom in our area. […]
Fall Garden Crops
This year in the Channel 6 Garden, we pulled out some of our crops that were finished on August 1 and replanted the same vegetables immediately. Sharon Morrisey, the horticulturist in charge had us write that second planting date onto the row markers so we could judge the timing of our crops. The items we […]
Straw Bale Gardening
This year at the start of the season in the Channel 6 Garden our leader Sharon Morrisey, decided to try straw bales as new container for some of our plants. Sharon said it was a way to garden if you have bad or contaminated soil and we were going to try some as an experiment. […]
Decorative Herb Garden
A few years ago I started growing herbs in my garden and was amazed at taste difference it makes in our food. Originally I started out with basil, oregano and chives and I slowly added Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Tarragon, Savory and Lemon Grass. I just love going out to the garden around 5 pm and […]