Tips and tricks for gardening all year round, including outdoor gardens, indoor gardens and houseplants.
After all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s always a relief when January hits and life slows down. The garden catalogs start coming in the mail, and I’m always ready to get back in the garden. It seems like most of the year I’m knee deep in gardening chores, but I really miss … Read more
We have several fruit trees at our house, calling it an orchard might be stretching it a little since they’re a little spread out around our property. Every late winter or early spring it’s time to get out there and give them all a good pruning! We’ve just learned as we went the last several … Read more
I’m definitely getting spring fever! I’m ready to be out digging in the garden. To tide myself over I planted some pepper and tomato seeds today. Hopefully they’ll grow into some nice seedlings before it’s time to put them in the garden. I planted some little red medium hot peppers I dried from last summer. … Read more
Normally this time of year we have snow on the ground most of the time. We’ve gotten off really light this year, with hardly any snow! I’ve actually been watching some of the spring flowers start to pop out of the ground for the last couple weeks. It’s super exciting for me, since I’m always … Read more
Holly is one of my favorite Christmas plants. It’s beautiful in the winter outdoor garden, and it also adds some beautiful red and green color to indoor decorations this time of year. I love holly’s waxy green leaves and beautiful red berries. Legend says holly helps to ward of bad spirits, that’s where the tradition … Read more
