Early Spring Eastern NC-Irises

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.—Philippians 4:8 (NIV) The Iris Symbolism… “Having been around for centuries and with nearly 300 species available in a rainbow of colours, it shouldn’t be a surprise to learn thatContinue reading “Early Spring Eastern NC-Irises”

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”

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”