the 64 dollar gardening question
written by Lisa Briggs
I find that the pace of spring seems more accelerated every year and this season is especially frenzied. The yoyo temperatures had all of us itching to start gardening in March, even though those chilly nights held back a lot of our plant deliveries and trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals are arriving early!
we are so ready for spring!
written by Lisa Briggs
April’s crazy temperature swings had gardeners racing from the urge to get tomatoes in the ground to the scrambling to dig up floating row covers and empty utility pots from the back of the garage.
our spring watchword? patience!
written by Lisa Briggs
Gardeners are not the kind of folks who enjoy being cooped up in the house all winter.
is spring here to stay?
written by Lisa Briggs
Last weekend’s really warm days gave us a taste of the summer to come, but the unseasonably high temps should moderate for the next few days to something more seasonal.
beauty can be fleeting
written by Lisa Briggs
Every spring, gardeners hold their collective breath as we wait for the first green shoots pushing through the warming soil. To be a perennial gardener in this climate requires great faith in your choices.
be vwery quiet
written by Lisa Briggs
They’re awfully cute, but despite those adorable faces, bunnies can do an awful lot of damage to your yard.
tasty reasons to garden
written by Lisa Briggs
There are great reasons to grow your vegetables from seed because you have are so many more choices when you’re buying seeds!
a taste of spring
written by Lisa Briggs
Happy Vernal Equinox! We certainly had a beautiful day for it. And remember March 1st? Mild temps. Sun. Definitely lamb weather!
why plant a butterfly garden?
written by Lisa Briggs
Gardeners value butterflies for their usefulness as pollinators, as well as for their beauty. You can attract them to your yard by planting shrubs and perennials that serve their needs.
bring the spring inside
written by Lisa Briggs
A beautiful vase of flowers is a perfect remedy for chasing away the late winter blues when all we really want is to see is the light of spring at the end of winter’s tunnel.
