Perennially Yours Blog
You are a wonderful speaker–engaging, warm, informative, candid. You packed a lot of information into a short time! We had one of our biggest audiences ever for our meeting today, and my sense is that many of the new faces–non-club members… probably came from other Connecticut towns and other garden clubs. And as part of…
Read MoreYour “presentation” yesterday was so well done. It was friendly, informative and graciously infused with an authenticity that only comes from ‘hands on’ experience. We both learned a lot and shall hope to incorporate a goodly number of those ‘newer and better and brighter’ perennials and annuals in our pots and plots next Spring. ‘A’…
Read MoreWatering gardens in the fall is NOT an option – it is essential – especially if it has been a season with little rainfall. Hydrating thirsty roots before the winter lockdown (created by frozen soil) may well be the difference between life or death. A thirsty, stressed plant is at a major disadvantage against Old…
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Allow me to introduce you to a fabulous resource, Gardening Products Review. Monica Hemingway is the editor and a good friend of mine. With oodles of new gardening products hitting the market every month, it’s hard to know what is truly great and what is bunk! Gardening Products Review provides honest, unbiased reviews of a…
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Fall is an ideal time to give acid-loving shrubs a dollop of Holly-tone (4-3-4). The gentle, slow-release, organic fertilizer not only provides plants with a light snack before winter bedtime, it also helps to lower soil pH (it contains elemental sulfur), making many nutrients more accessible to roots. The recommended application of Holly-tone is twice…
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Sedum ‘Pure Joy’ and Lemonjade’ Sedum is one of the most popular fall blooming perennials. I bet many of you reading this have ‘Autumn Joy’ strutting its stuff right now in your garden. Forgive my frankness, but I put ‘Autumn Joy’ in the same category as daylily ‘Stella D’Oro’… far too overused and ho-hum boring,…
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The presses are rolling and pre-orders have begun! My new book, The Right-Size Flower Garden: Simplify Your Outdoor Space with Smart Design Solutions and Plant Choices, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com. The hardcover, 192-page, four-color book retails for $18.95. The book is scheduled to be available on February 16, 2015, if not sooner.…
Read MoreThank you !!That was one of the most informative, plain spoken lectures we have had in my 20+ years in our garden club. As a gardener with a lot of shade, I have always been drawn to interesting leaves , glad I am on the right track! You gave me some ideas for more plant…
Read MoreYour program was one of the hits of 2014, and we thank you for your generous willingness to help us bring quality programming to the Botanical Garden. Maja Britton, New Jersey Botanical Gardens
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As many of you know, I have the pleasure of speaking on Proven Winners’ behalf at many events. The company is always working on breeding better plants and helping gardeners have more success and fun in the garden. One of Proven Winners 2015 goals is to produce more how-to gardener videos. To help them decide…
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