USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The USDA has updated its hardiness zone map. Simply type in your zipcode to see if your area has changed. Mine went from a 5a to a 5b. Interesting…
Category: Gardening
No Mow May
My husband and I are taking up the practice of No Mow May, well at least as long as possible. Maybe you will want to try it too! Mowing your lawn less creates habitat and can increase the abundance and …
Photo of the Day – Daylilies
Memories of summer. Daylilies in my perennial garden.
Invasive plants – you gotta go!
When I first started my English garden several years ago after moving to a house with a horrid front lawn, I was happy and eager to collect plants from friends. Well over the past few years, including this fall, I …
What fern is that?
What fern is that. I’m usually very resourceful, especially when it comes to gardening, but for the life of me, I was not able to identify this fern that I planted several years ago. So wrote to a website and …