Don’t toss those leaves! At one time November was ushered in with the smell of burning leaves. Everyone did it. First, the leaves were raked into giant piles. As kids, we would jump into the piles with reckless abandon. Then, our mothers set the leaves on fire – once the kids were out for the…
In other years we had the Hartford Flower Show to pull us out of winter hibernation. And, to help us put the finishing touches on our garden plans. I sort of miss the madman running around talking to his plants. Did he really think they would scream, “Take me! Take me!” when he asked who…
Bulbs in July? Yep, now is the time to start thinking about what blooms you want to see after a long winter. Sounds crazy in July, but the catalogs have been here for a while. Pages are turned down; selections are circled, and lists are started. My problem is that everything looks so good, but…