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Featured Perennial – Pulmonaria
Pulmonaria Pulmonaria, commonly called lungwort, is prized for both its early spring flowers as well as eye-catching foliage in woodland gardens. Flower buds range in color from fuchsia to light pink. Pollinators eagerly await the flowers that can be gentian blue, bluish-pink, white or bright raspberry pink. (Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ in my garden) The foliage…
Read MoreHere comes Peter Cottontail
Ahhhh…. Can you smell it? Spring is in the air. I LOVE the month of April. The earth bursts with new life. All my plants seem to be on steroids as they grow inches each day. I delight in tiptoeing out to my gardens early in the morning. No lawn mowers, cars, garbage trucks or…
Read MoreWater is precious! Water wisely!
Water conservation is a hot topic in the green industry. How we water our lawns and gardens matters. One of the best rules of thumb for watering is to water less often, but longer when you do. The goal is to wet the soil to a depth of at least 6”. You want to train…
Read MoreSave Money on Premier Corona Gardening Tools
A worthy gardening tools works harder for you so you don’t have to. That is why Corona tools have always been in my back pocket or in my hand. My garden shed is filled with so many of their great tools from pruners to loppers to blade sharpeners. One of the door prizes I gave…
Read MoreAllan Armitage's Unique App
Allan Armitage’s unique App features over 1000 different plants (perennials, shrubs, annuals, roses, herbs, veggies & more!) along with hundreds of photos plus videos, a great section on pollinators and a deer browsing guide. AND the App includes a list of topnotch independent garden centers as well as recommended books (including mine). All for only…
Read MoreGarden Design magazine is a ‘Bookazine’
Welcome in the New Year with a subscription to Garden Design, an ultra-amazing ‘bookazine’, filled with inspiring landscape design tips, exceptional plants, lifestyle features and book-quality photographs. There are no ads – just 148 pages of beautiful gardens and plants. There is no other magazine that captures cutting-edge design concepts along with practical, how-to advice…
Read MoreHoliday Gift-Giving Made Easy at Gardener’s Supply
Gardener’s Supply Company is a candy store of goodies for holiday gift-giving. I love leafing through their colorful catalog filled with a huge assortment of products ranging from indoor and outdoor gardening; home decorating; holiday décor; harvest and kitchen goods, and wellness & comfort. Gardener’s Supply Company is a top-rated mail-order business as well as…
Read MoreFantastic bulb auger and solar lights from Gardener’s Supply
Each month I feature a couple of cool items from Gardener’s Supply Company, a mail-order and retail store based in Burlington, Vermont. This employee-owned company not only offers first-class items (many of them exclusive to Gardener’s), but it is also tremendously committed to offering earth-friendly products that help people garden in harmony with nature. Gardener’s…
Read MoreGoldenteak sells the BEST teak furniture
Goldenteak is my company of choice when it comes to superior teak furniture and accessories. I’ve ordered several benches and chairs from them over the years. Most recently, the 4’ Aquinah bench for the courtyard garden at my son’s final club in Cambridge (pictured right). Based in Lawrence, MA, Goldenteak only uses Grade A teak…
Read MoreGot Deer? Get Plantskydd!
In my lecture jaunts across much of this country, I can say without doubt that deer are a huge problem for many gardeners. They can ravage foundation plantings, flower and vegetable gardens. Heartbreaking: and just as frustrating are the numerous products and concoctions that we use to try to keep them away – without success.…
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