If your friend spends most of their time in the garden, often with damp soil on their jeans and hand wipe marks on their top, this khaki canvas apron is the perfect gift. The waist strap is long enough to tie at the front of the apron and there's a handy pocket for tools. See ou...
multi-purpose compost and firm down with your hand so the surface is level. Encourage kids to make holes in the compost with their fingers – about 1cm deep, spaced about 2.5cm apart. Drop a seed into each hole and cover with more compost. Water the container well after sowing. Containers...
I have a friend who likes novelty decoration type things. Thanks so much! Reply Patti Estep January 08, 2016 at 4:36 pm Hi Jeff, Nothing in particular comes to mind but here's a link to this year's picks http://gardenmatter.com/gardeners-gift-guide-under-50/ Also, I believe the...
Many years later, the pristine white native Annabelle hydrangea cast its spell on me again when a friend told me how much she wanted a white hydrangea and asked me to propagate one. The cuttings came from a voluptuous nursery plant that had triggered the clasp on my wallet. The cuttings gr...
In late spring, clusters of small, mostly inconspicuous cream to pale yellow flowers form at the base of the leaves and if pollinated, develop into green, then purple-black berrylike drupes, each containing a single seed. And while the flowers and berries are pretty, it’s the foliage that...