General Gardening Plant Science

Soil Temperature for Spring

Especially in the spring, it is important to realize when you can sow seeds directly in the ground.   While I used to wing it, this year I bought the 7 inch soil thermometer from Botanical Interests.  Do a search and find one that you like online. While the snow is on the way out […]

Harvest And Store Blooms

Brighten up your Day with Flowers

First of all, I am so far behind with my gardening blog.  The reason why is that my Mom had a seizure on Valentine’s Day.  We put our free time on hold to rally around her in her recovery efforts.  She is quite a trooper and has improved a lot! After one week at the […]

Pollinators

This House Wren is Staying Put this Winter

I previously did a post on House Wrens so please check it out to learn more about this cute bird. What is amazing to me is that this little one did not migrate South!  I found him eating suet the other day.  I guess with this much snow he can’t find any spiders! Adding this […]