Spring brings cheer at the end of a cold winter with a wide choice of options including bulb favorites such as crocuses, daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips in a vast array of colors. One must have at least one beautiful spring flowering tree in the garden. Choose among cherries, crabapples,...
If you live in a cool enough climate, fall is the time to put thesecold-hardy bulbs in the ground. Plant before the ground freezes; this way, they will naturally get the temperature fluctuations needed to become beautiful plants in the spring. If you live in a warmer climate, there are ...
So, what's a gardener to do?The long-term solution to wind is, of course, to plant plenty of shrubs and trees to create protected nooks.In the meantime, avoid delicate flowers that are especially prone to wind damage, such as delphiniums and bearded irises. Also postpone planting Japanese...
In your yard and garden we should be thinking about fertilizing when growth slows later in the fall. Seed bare spots. Divide hostas, irises, and other perennials that flowered poorly or have grown too big. Plant daffodils, tulips and other spring-flowering bulbs. 展开 ...