My husband loves bonsai — it’s actually the only garden/plant hobby he enjoys. But his success with bonsai has been . . . limited. So when I got a chance to go behind-the-scenes at the amazing Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia, I had lots of questions on how to grow better bonsai for Kevin Bielicki, bonsai curator at Longwood. Longwood is…
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It’s that time of the garden season when you start to think about what worked and what didn’t. Yesterday I shared with my email subscribers my favorite tomatoes, annual and rose for 2023. All of these are great plants that you may want to check out for your 2024 garden. Favorite Tomatoes I had two favorite tomatoes in my community…
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I recently posted a video on Instagram of the damage deer had done to the hostas planted on the edge of my patio. We moved to this townhouse last fall, so this is my first year with these plants. Uff da! Did the deer do a number on them. So, I asked the people of Instagram which plants deer don’t…
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My two amaryllis bulbs that I saved from more than a year ago are blooming now. Why so late? It turns out that they are doing what amaryllis naturally do, not what we flower-mad humans manipulate them to do. Here’s the story of my amaryllis and its spring-blooming ways. I bought these two bulbs (I believe they are a variety…
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Ready to get started with growing from seed? Now is the time! Here are my 10 best tips for seed starting success, gleaned over years of seed starting and many failures! 1) Don’t start too soon. It is soooo tempting to start seeds in February, when you are bored, indoors and eager to garden. Unless you have a greenhouse or…
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