Eight Factors to Consider when Selecting Vegetables for the Home Garden
Karen After you have selected a site for you vegetable garden you should decide what vegetables you want to grow. Sounds easy? It is more difficult than you might think because…
Plant Profile: Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla)
The small sky-blue flowers of Brunnera are one of the most endearing sights in the spring garden. They look like the flowers of forget-me-nots with their yellow eyes and are…
Five Pink Annuals for your Garden
Think ‘pink’. What do you see? Delicate pastel pink than suggests innocence, femininity, and romance? Or hot, shocking pink that is full of energy. Perhaps deep rose pink is more…
Plant Profile: Eggplant ‘Gretel’ (Solanum melongena ‘Gretel’)
I bought a 4 pack of ‘Gretel’ at the local farmer’s market and didn’t realize it until I was about to plant it. I had never had a yen to…
Plant Profile: Chinese Snowball Viburnum (Viburnum macrocephalum)
I grow one of these wonderful plants for the chartreuse flowers that are produced in early spring. There presence in a flower arrangement is awe-inspiring and I combine them with…
Seven Good Reasons to Grow Annuals
Annuals are those plants that complete their life cycle in one growing season. Most of the plants you see in little six packs are annuals: begonias, petunias, marigolds, red salvia,…
Plant Profile: Tomato ‘ Celebrity’ (Lycopersicon esculentum ‘Celebrity’)
A vegetable garden without tomatoes is unthinkable for me and I always include the cultivar ‘Celebrity’ because of its reliability. No matter what the weather conditions or soil conditions may…
How to Select a Site for a Vegetable Garden
There is nothing quite like the taste of vegetables fresh from the garden and having your own garden is not difficult. The first step is to select a suitable site.…
Plant Profile: Bridal Wreath (Spirea vanhouttei)
The graceful, sprays of small white flowers make this a favorite both in my garden and spring bouquets. Blooming with the flowering cherries and iris it gives old-fashioned charm to…
How to Grow Beets (Beta vulgaris)
Beets are a sweet vegetable so if you have a sweet tooth this might be your number one choice of a vegetable. It is so sweet that some varieties are…