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About a month before the last frost date is the best planting time for potatoes in my zone 7b garden. That starts the planting season for potatoes here in Tennessee in Mid March. If you need a better guide than that think of St. Patrick’s Day and plan around it within a few days....
I was overcome by a sale at “Annies Annuals and Perennials” – the most decadent, irresistible, West Coast, Zone 9 catalog ever. Behold! The impossible-to-grow and majestic Puya* Mine! Mine! Mine! It will reside in my greenhouse over the winter. Packing peanut left in pot for scale...
This is a good final question. Now that you have narrowed your list down to things that will grow in your zone, in your garden location, around your schedule, that will be enjoyable for you to eat, and will also work for your gardening purpose, your list should have gotten much smaller...
While we don’t generally believe in gardening rules, you must follow this one rule when choosing perennials: pick plants suitable to your USDA Planting Zone. These plants can survive the coldest temperatures that come your way in the winter and the highest heat in the summer. (Find your zo...
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Beliefs always have been a fundamental aspect of garden design so I’m happy that new beliefs are leading to a new design style – which I hope you can appreciate from the video clips we’ve been looking at. They focus on planting design and are not classified by designer, but the poten...
I love big, bold, tropical-looking foliage plants—even though I’m in a short-season Zone 5B with cold winters. So let’s talk big ferns. A. Ferns come in everything from very tiny to very large. Typically the larger ones tend to grow further south, and are more tropical. But we...
6 planting plans for a beautiful border. 10 pests you should care about. Your guide to soil amendments. What’s your planting zone? [products limit=”1″ columns=”5″ orderby=”date” order=”DESC” ids=”124676″] No. 23 – Great Gardens ...
“Planting these in abundance will help to ensure that the bees will be attracted to the garden and will help pollinate the plants. Additionally, you can provide sources of water, such as bird baths or ponds, which will attract other beneficial insects.” Next:Consider the entire season. 1...