add some color to your summer
written by Lisa Briggs
Seesawing temperatures are one clue that summer is on the wane. Long-range weather forecasters predict that we can expect more moderate temperatures this weekend through the end of the month,
late summer planting
written by Lisa Briggs
As summer wanes and autumn approaches, birds congregate in the trees and on overhead wires. The air is sweetly scented with ripening fruit. The light changes, becoming more golden. Everything seems ready to burst. Not in the tender, life-is-beginning way of spring, but in a more poignant manner that hints life in the garden will soon fade.
celebrate our native flowers
written by Lisa Briggs
Summer borders don’t have to be boring. There are plenty of beautiful, colorful plants that are at their peak at this time of year.
enjoy summer while it lasts
written by Lisa Briggs
The season of extended days never seems long enough, but it’s time for gardeners everywhere to stop, take stock and reap what they have sown.
in living color!
written by Lisa Briggs
When you’re at the Garden Center choosing perennials, annuals and flowering shrubs for your yard, there are probably many factors that affect your decision.
who let the dogs out?
written by Lisa Briggs
The brightest of the stars in the Big Dog constellation is Sirius, the Dog Star. In the mid-summer, it can be seen rising and setting with the sun.
ladies and gentlemen – the beetles
written by Lisa Briggs
It’s June and by the end of the month, many a gardeners’ most hated day of the entire summer will be here – the annual emergence of the dreaded Japanese Beetles.
spring into summer!
written by Lisa Briggs
Early summer is an especially nice time to start a garden journal. Your what-to-do-in-the-garden-today lists have shortened and everything is just so achingly beautiful.
gardeners, start your engines!
written by Lisa Briggs
Although June often ushers in a gentler garden, the kaleidoscopic colors of May might linger with us a bit longer.
is it finally time to plant?
written by Lisa Briggs
May is many a gardener’s favorite month, and this year even more so! The seesaw spring had spring flowers developing in fits and starts, but the warm temps late last week pushed many plants hard, all at once.
