Horticulture – Page 6

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!

Sale Today

We have lots of beautiful handing baskets! And remember we are sending students to college!

CARE FREE COLOR FOR SUNNY SUMMER GARDENS

Almost everyone wants a beautiful, care-free garden. As you think about and select plants to buy for that garden you may be hoping for the same thing. As a horticultural consultant, I am frequently told, “I want a low maintenance garden with plants that are easy to grow and easy to maintain.” While there isContinue reading “CARE FREE COLOR FOR SUNNY SUMMER GARDENS”

Gardening Activities for Winter

Winter is a valuable time of year for completing many important garden activities vital to maintaining and producing beautiful, productive plants in the growing seasons of spring, summer and fall. I would like to share with you four that top my list. I love ornamental grasses. Most varieties provide great landscape interest and are relativelyContinue reading “Gardening Activities for Winter”

Multiplying House Plants

If you put your houseplants outside for the summer you will soon have to bring them back in if you live in an area like I do that gets frost and temperatures below 32F. You may notice that they have grown larger or longer (in the case of trailing plants) over the summer and mayContinue reading “Multiplying House Plants”

Planting Color for Fall

Just because summer is fading fast doesn’t mean your garden color and excitement has to fade with it. September is a great time to change out those worn out blooming annuals for a fresh harvest look. A standing favorite are fall mums which come in a kaleidoscope of colors from yellows, oranges, reds and bronzesContinue reading “Planting Color for Fall”

“…know that I Am God

I had an opportunity to return to the site of The Daily Lily Retreat ’09 for a couple of days this week. As I was out moving around the grounds and doing one of the things I like to do best, some landscape work, my eye was drawn to a new landscape feature, a gardenContinue reading ““…know that I Am God”

Lavender

This is my lavender plant. I am thrilled with its size and beauty. The bees must be also because they won’t leave it alone. I saw a moth flying nearby also. I’m not sure what variety my lavender is since I planted it last summer and must have discarded the tag. It may be eitherContinue reading “Lavender”