Flowering in the Snow
[caption id="attachment_651" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Helleborus 'Cinnamon Snow'"][/caption] Snow may be covering the ground but every time I walk to or from my garage, I see this lovely budded hellebore and I smile. I first noticed the buds in the middle…
Bringing Nature into Our Landscapes
Over the years, I have heard about a professor at the University of Delaware named Doug Tallamy and his thesis that we need to use more native plants in our landscapes. Two days ago, while attending the Ohio Nursery and…
It’s Planting Time!
It’s Planting Time! Now that autumnal weather is with us, we know that winter will follow all too soon. Many people complain about Cleveland winters but I love them because I know that they will be followed by Spring, the…
December Decorating Ideas
[caption id="attachment_458" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Lets Get The Outside Decoarted!"][/caption] Decorating Outdoor Containers for the Winter I leave most of my containers outdoors for the winter because I no longer have the time or energy to haul them into the garage…
Fall Tree Care
[caption id="attachment_465" align="alignleft" width="247" caption="Image Courtesy Of How Stuff Works"][/caption] Fall Tree Care Now that we’ve had our first snowfalls, short though they’ve been, we know that winter is upon us. Most of you don’t realize that the trees we…
Bringing Nature into Our Landscapes
Over the years, I have heard about a professor at the University of Delaware named Doug Tallamy and his thesis that we need to use more native plants in our landscapes. Two days ago, while attending the Ohio Nursery and…
Overwintering Outdoor Plants
[caption id="attachment_470" align="alignleft" width="320" caption="Image Courtesy Of Susan Hanson Photography"][/caption] Overwintering Outdoor Plants Many landscape plants die during the winter but there are steps you can take to lower the mortality rate. Even though temperatures drop, keep watering your landscape…