Fall is a good time to address weeds, along with invasive or undesired plants. This will also help to minimize next year’s issues with bugs, worms, and other pests and diseases. Some herbicides are most effective in fall, and removing those unwanted plants now means a clean slate to start next year. It’s also a good time to mulch or …
Fall Pruning
One of the most important parts of the fall season is pruning. Pruning helps shape your plants, encourages healthy growth and prevents diseases. Done correctly, it will set your garden up for a spectacular showing the next spring and summer. Roses Roses are a classic garden favorite and with proper care, they can provide beautiful blooms year after year. September …
Fall Planting of Shrubs
Certainly it is tempting to put thoughts of next year’s garden on hold for winter dreaming and spring planting, but gardeners who capitalize in the fall planting season take advantage of many opportunities the spring just can’t afford. Plus, remember how busy the spring season is? There are literally hundreds of tasks we’re juggling with as the earth wakes up …
Fall Colour
The best gardens have plants that add shape, color and overall decor in all seasons. Spring and summer can be pretty easy to fill your gardens with color, especially if you use annuals. However, it can take a bit more planning on your part to keep your flower beds looking great during the late summer and well into the fall. …
Deadheading Perennials
Deadheading/Trimming Perennials Removing spent blooms will help keep your perennials tidy and promote more flowers. Deadheading and promoting new blooms will also provide more pollen and nectar for the pollinators in your gardens. The plants get a refreshed appearance and the amount of seed it drops is lessened with deadheading. This will direct the plants energy into root development and …
Early/Late Tomato Blight
It’s that time of the year again when we are anticipating on eating all the great vegetables from our gardens! Here is a bit of info that will hopefully help you to avoid that awful Tomato Blight so you get to enjoy those ripe delicious tomatoes! One thing to remember is that once you have late tomato blight there is …
Fun Gardening Facts
There’s a lot more to our gardens and beloved plants than we realise. Some amazing secrets are hidden in our gardens. Here are some super interesting facts that you maybe didn’t know … A sunflower is not just one flower. The sunflower is a huge flower, but the head or fuzzy brown center actually contains 1,000–2,000 individual flowers. Each of …
Pruning Roses
Roses have grown at an amazing rate with this years hot and wet weather! You’re likely wondering if you should be cutting them back before the end of summer. Pruning is an important and necessary step in growing roses. It keeps the plant healthy and promotes new growth. Dead heading is important in that it removes spent blooms so that …
Making Mistakes
Love the idea of having a beautiful garden? Hold that thought! If you are fairly new to gardening you will need to know a few things that will help keep you out of trouble. Being a gardener means you will likely make a few mistakes, even armed with gardening know-how and well meaning advice, and that’s okay – you can …
Japanese Beetles
The Japanese Beetle has made itself known in our area as a plant/shrub & tree leaf decimator! Many flowering roses, rose of sharon, fruit trees and hibiscus can be attractors of the japanese beetle. (there are more than 300 known varieties of plants that the beetle is attracted to) To start at the beginning of a Japanese beetle’s life cycle …