Spring
Anti-Viral Effects of Spending Time in Your Garden
Did you know Fresh Air and Sunshine are natural disinfectants? Here is a link to an interesting article about this subject; if you want to learn more, google will provide dozens of references. https://medium.com/@ra.hobday/coronavirus-and-the-sun-a-lesson-from-the-1918-influenza-pandemic-509151dc8065 Now that the Last Frost Date has arrived, we can comfortably start planting Summer annuals, vines and Topicals like Hibiscus and…
Read MoreSpring Garden Chores That Should Be Started Now
As Spring rapidly approaches we are advising clients to get a jump-start on the growing season and scheduling before the Spring flood gates open and we get swamped. Inspection/ pruning of Winter damage in shrubs/trees before delicate new growth emerges Prune Grasses and perennials so new growth emerges easily Focus on planting areas that ‘don’t…
Read MoreCelebrate Spring!
We’ve had some exceptional weather–2018 Wettest Year Ever! We missed the Biblical Weather this Winter that punished much of the rest of the country. At least so far!March was wet and windy but most plants seem to remain on schedule. We’ve already had to delay some Spring pruning to avoid late Frost damage.Now is…
Read MoreSpring Garden Wake Up
As Spring rapidly approaches we are advising clients to get a jump-start on the growing season and scheduling before the Spring flood gates open and we get swamped. Spring Garden Chores That Should Be Started Now Inspection/ pruning of Winter damage in shrubs/trees before delicate new growth emerges Prune Grasses and perennials so new growth…
Read MoreIt’s time to Celebrate Spring!
Now that the weather has finally settled down, it’s time to celebrate Spring! All those people who said we had a mild winter must have spent all their time indoors–March was colder than February (usually our harshest month), which caused a lot of plants to start budding and flowering ahead of ‘schedule.’ Consequently, Magnolias and…
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