April Garden Checklist
April is the season to to sit back and enjoy the hard work you put in last Fall.
Don’t Sweat the Dead-stuff
I’m learning not to sweat the dead-stuff in my garden! Every year, I fret that my flowering shrubs and perennials have been killed off by our crazy Texas weather! I say to myself, “this is the year that the ice storms are going to be the killers!”
March Garden Perennial Checklist
If you didn’t get a chance to thin out and transplant your perennials in the Fall, the optimum time, do it now!
Seed Harvest, A Winter’s Job
On a brisk, cold winter day, when skies are clear and the afternoon sun is targeting my back porch, I pull up a chair with my back to the massaging warmth and process seeds from my previously harvested blooms.
Roses Are for Valentines
February is the month for roses: planting, transplanting, pruning, and fertilizing.
Plan Now for Beneficial Insects
Most of the frozen perennials are cut back, the compost bins are cooking, and the beds are mulched. So, besides harvesting my winter greens, there’s not much to do in the winter garden, even in Texas.
What’s a girl to do?