I may earn a small commission from some of the links in this post. As always, all opinions are my own. When it comes to growing blueberries, you either have it or you don’t. The “it” being perfect soil conditions. I don’t have perfect anything. That would be incredibly boring. It’s all about soil pH….
My soil test results contradict everything a gardener is told to do. As promised, I received a letter in the mail less than two weeks after submitting the soil samples to the lab detailing the shortcomings. As it turns out, both areas are pretty similar despite the fact that one is an established garden, the…
I have a confession to make. My garden hasn’t had a soil test in 10 years. There are plenty of things in the garden, like the chlorosis on the little lime hydrangea and the groundcovers that never seem to cover any ground, that have been telling me now’s the time. I’m finally prepared to listen…
For nearly 17 years, my garden flew under the radar of disease until last year when it was obvious something was wrong with my redbud tree (Cercis canadensis). One of the main branches didn’t flower or leaf out. While I remained hopeful, the reality was that I sort of knew what was happening but didn’t…
So here’s the thing about winter. It creates plenty of time to think up ways to add more plants to the garden. But the only way to do that is to dig out more grass. SSHHH…don’t tell my husband. Guys and their grass. I find it’s better for marital harmony if I dig a new…
Dahlias, roses and hydrangeas command attention, while other plants go seemingly unnoticed. Yet their impact as the garden’s support staff — better known as see-through plants — is nothing short of a superpower in layered garden design. These airy garden plants float effortlessly above, through and next to plants with more presence, adding height without…
