let’s get growing
written by Lisa Briggs
There are good reasons to grow vegetables from seed. There are so many more choices when you’re buying seeds. Ordinarily, the Garden Center has about 50 varieties of tomato seedlings on order. If you look at seeds though, you can chose from 118 different cherries, currants, slicers and pastes.
is your garden one in a million?
written by Lisa Briggs
Gardeners value butterflies for their usefulness as pollinators, as well as for their beauty. Did you know that about 130 of these brightly colored beauties can be spotted in Wisconsin?
march so far, lamb or lion?
written by Lisa Briggs
Don’t you find yourselves looking for any excuse to be outdoors in the early spring sunshine? It feels as though everything alive is aching to stretch- length of the days, leaves on the trees, germinating seeds.
the 411 on forcing branches
written by Lisa Briggs
Bring a bit of spring indoors by gathering branches of flowering trees and shrubs, and then forcing them to bloom inside the house.
signs of spring
written by Lisa Briggs
As winter recedes, each sign of spring seems more symbolic than the last. And March’s teasing tone always makes me a little crazy. I’m longing for thunderstorms instead of snow showers.
give your houseplants some love
written by Lisa Briggs
Weren’t last weekend’s sunny weather marvelous? We spent most of them at the Garden & Landscape Expo, but hope that you had a chance to get outside and enjoy those beautiful days.
anticipation, antici pay-yay tion
written by Lisa Briggs
I’ve checked all 10 of my favorite weather apps and forecasts seem to agree that March will be coming in like a lamb. Finding consensus about past weather events is tricky because our memories can be so subjective.
the floral language of love
written by Lisa Briggs
Happy Valentine’s Day is in less than two weeks and everyone at the Bruce Company wishes you and those you love a great day! Have you wondered why red roses are the go-to flower for Valentine’s Day giving? Or
feed your need for seeds
written by Lisa Briggs
There are a few cool weather annuals that you can start now from seed in anticipation of mild early spring days. A mix of pansies and snapdragons would make a splendid spring container.
itching to get into the garden?
written by Lisa Briggs
The frantic pace of the holidays has given way to the much calmer contemplation of mid-winter, making it a great time to settle in, plan for and nurture some spring gardening projects.
