Much like January, there are few plants that bloom in February. Though, in February, quite a few more plants start to bloom, and some that were listed under the January blooms that might not have been in bloom for you should hopefully start to awaken this month. If the perennials, bulbs, shrubs, and trees still […]
Winter Container Ideas
Winter can be a difficult time to design containers for outside your home. In a previous post I outline key elements to a successful container – thriller, filler, and spiller. While it’s not always necessary to have all three, it’s helpful to know design rules before you decide to break them. Knowing the rules can […]
February Blooms – 2019
This Month in Gardening – February
Nothing to do for gardening in February? Not so! February is the perfect time to nail down some plans for your garden and get some seeds prepped and/or started. If you want to get a downloadable pdf checklist for February gardening tasks, as well as monthly newsletters, fill out the form below! Planning In case […]
This Month in Gardening – January
Winter weather has been a bit all over the place this winter, and our January weather has been rather mild comparatively. There are still some gardening items for this month, especially if you are considering sowing seeds indoors. Gardening in January consists mainly of reflecting on your garden over the past year – what worked, […]
Plants that Bloom in December
Not surprisingly, there are very few plants blooming in my garden right now (as opposed to previous months), but there are some standouts. The camellias, for one, are stunning! Even after a freeze knocks out some blooms, new ones come back. For this month’s Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, I only have a few blooms to […]
