Christmas at Phipps Indoors

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 […]

The Beauty of Fall

    Don’t forget if you want to get a pop of color in the Fall in your landscape, you may want to consider planting some trees.   Maple trees are beautiful in the Fall with shades of yellow, orange and red.  Personally I don’t like having to pick up all the leaves but they are […]

Gardening in Oregon

Check out this garden.  First of all, Debbie and her husband, Dell had Alan, John and me over during our Oregon vacation.  After serving a fabulous breakfast that included omelettes and a fruit salad of local blueberries and strawberries and some bananas, we checked out Debbie’s garden. Look at these raised beds – Debbie has […]