Winter 2011
Get Ready For Winter Prepare for the increased time indoors by clean your indoor plants and plants that need replacing. Our greenhouse is always warm and full of tropicals, stop in to escape the cold and enjoy the tropical plants.
As the holiday season arrives, begin decorating your home early so you can spend time enjoying the season.
Fall 2011Fall GardeningEnjoy the autumn scenery and take in the crisp fall air while you enjoy your fall gardening. Here are some things you can do this fall to make spring even easier: - prepare your beds for next spring (clean them up),
- divide any perennials that are overgrown,
- plant your spring bulbs,
- apply fall fertilizers to your shrubs, and
- prune any overgrown plants. If you had your houseplants outdoors this summer, you will want to start bringing them inside and let them acclimate to the indoors.
Summer 2011Annual Maintenence To encourage fullness and growth, pinch back foilage and remove dying flowers. Remember to feed them regularly for showy color through rhw rest of the season. June 2011 If you haven't already, start planting!
It's a great month to get outside and begin planting your gasrdens.
Planting Tips:
- mix your perennials, ornamental grasses and annuals,
- add variety by choosing plants with differnet leaf colors and shapes,
- plant taller plants in the back and shorter in the front,
- try something new every year,
- have fun!
May 2011
Trying to Eat Local? Start planning your Vegetable Garden!
If you planted vegetables last year, rotate the location in the beds this year to control pests, disease and to keep the soil in good condition.
For newbies to the vegetable garden here are some tips:
- Your garden doesn't have to be seperate from the rest of your beds, you can use containers or fill in your existing beds with vegetables and herbs. Peppers can be attractive addition to a flower bed and carrots can provide a lacey groundcover.
- Start with plants you know you will use and already cook with often (and are easy to grow). Popular items are basil, cilantro, tomatoes, sweet peppers, zucchini, and cucumbers
- Spacing your plants is important, make sure you know how big they get and leave enough room to get into the garden to harvest easily.
- have fun and enjoy your harvest!
April 2011
Ornamental Grasses
Spring is the time to cut back your cool-season ornamental grasses. Cut back last season's foilage as soon as the snow is gone because the new growth will begin coming up in early spring.
To cut them back leave approximately 1/3 of last years groth in place. This will soon be lost among the new growth.
March 2011
Start planning for spring!
Think of which perennials were overgrown last season & get ready to divide them.
Divide your perennials when emerging shoots are between 2 to 4" tall. Once divided you can prepare a new planting bed for them or put them in a pot and swap perennials with a neighbor.
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