Hanging gardens in New Orleans French Quarter We recently spent a few days in New Orleans on vacation. I loved the vibrancy of the French Quarter. The food was amazing and music was wonderful. There was so much to do that it was difficult to choose what to do first. Container gardens line passage between […]
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Memory Jog for Garden
When we moved into our new home and created a perennial bed, I bought lot of plants that were unfamiliar to me. Reading the information carefully for each the new plant, I tried to follow those directions to make sure they would do well. The original plan was to buy one plant of each new […]
Growing Orchids at Home
I have grown many different houseplants throughout the years, but had always resisted growing orchids. I thought of them as being beautiful, tropical but difficult to grow. The orchids I admired in our local garden center were not cheap and I had no confidence that I could really keep one alive in my home, let […]
Living with houseplants
During the month of December we are all busy with holiday celebrations and the garden is far down on our list of winter activities. Probably the biggest gardening chore this time of year is caring for any houseplants while getting them ready to meet your guests. Now is a good time to clean foliage plants […]
Easy Composting
I grew up in northern Wisconsin on a farm. My parents did their composting very simply. All coffee grounds, ashes from the wood stove and kitchen scraps were put on a pile just over a hill behind the house. Of course this was not very attractive. In the spring, my mom would spread out the […]
Fall Garden Clean-up
In October, I start garden maintenence for fall. I remove spent annuals, cut back a lot of perennials and do a major clean-up to remove pests. Perennials that reseed are always on my clean-up list. A few volunteers are fine, but some plants produce a cast of thousands and the next year, they are simply […]