Horticulture – Page 5

Spring has arrived;

Spring is always a welcoming reminder of renewal and newness. The months of a black and white canvas is replaced by a new pallet of color. Last year’s perennials, sent into dormancy at winter’s harsh command; slowly emerge bigger and better than ever. Where last spring there were three daffodils blooming, now there are five!Continue reading “Spring has arrived;”

Tree Planting Part IV

Tree Planting Part III

Tree Planting Part II

Prayer Tree planting, Pea Pridge, in honor or Nicholas and Nathaniel Holton. Erick and Jon Oynes. Elizabeth, Phil and Chris Chaves. Ada Patrick Craddock, and Christopher&Tammy and Jonathan, my family.

Tree Planting to Honor

our families and loved ones. I am planting trees (in photo) to honor my Mother, Ada P. Craddock, my sons, Jonathan and Christopher and his wife, Tammy.

What should one do?

(double click on pic for full view) A squirrel trying very hard to eat birdseed and a chipmunk eating what falls on the ground.

Epsom Salts for Blossom End Rot of Tomatoes

Blossom end rot is a physiological condition of tomatoes, peppers and eggplant that can occur when there is not enough calcium in the fruit that is developing. This deficiency can occur from drought stress or too many fluctuations in the water supply when the fruit is developing that somehow makes the calcium unavailable to theContinue reading “Epsom Salts for Blossom End Rot of Tomatoes”

Promise, my friend

Promise was born January 3, 1998 in Pea Ridge, North Carolina under the watchful eye of dog breeder and caregiver, Wallace Craddock. Sara brought him from North Carolina to Leesburg, delivering him to me in the early spring. I remember the first time I laid eyes on him…the cutest puppy, trotting happily right behind herContinue reading “Promise, my friend”

Pick your own strawberries

Denise Bunch’s photo

Don’t miss spring

garden sale!