Bulb Varieties & Planting Tips Ward’s offers many Spring-flowering bulbs for Fall planting. Read on to see what your many options are. Those that are pest-resistant are marked ‘PR’. Printable PDF Version of this post Bulbs good for naturalizing Daffodils (PR) or Narcissus. Virtually ignored by deer, voles and other rodents; Narcissus come in a variety […]
Tropical plants will suffer when night-time temperatures slip below 40 degrees F. Plan to bring in your houseplants when temperatures are forecast below 45 degrees F to protect them from stress and cold damage. Tender perennial herbs like Rosemary or Lemon Verbena can be brought indoors as well for winter cooking. It’s best to start […]
Watering Details for New Landscape Plantings In times of moderate drought, consider what you can do in your own landscape to conserve water. Here’s a link to a Fact Sheet published by the University of Massachusetts Agricultural Extension. Water Conservation Checklist Originally posted a year ago, this information bears repeating. Watering practices are critical to the […]
Be Picnic and Tanglewood ready: A cutting garden is an out-of-the-way but sunny spot for annuals to grow and bloom but where they don’t need to look ‘arranged’. Perennials for cutting are solid, long-blooming plants that have their seasonal showy time.
We are eager to get color in our landscape but we have many annual flowers in our greenhouses and a few outdoors ready for sale that should not be put out in the ground immediately. However, perennials in the yard are ready to be planted. Also potted flowering bulbs of daffodils and hyacinth can be […]
Start seeds for veggie gardens and summer annuals. Dahlia and gladiolus bulbs can be started now in pots and transplanted in late May. Keep your flowering annual plants covered if frost threatens and all should be well. (Remove covers during daytime’s warmer temperatures). Don’t fret over soil mounds and tunnels in lawns. Voles have been […]
Compost & Soils Your garden’s soil is the starting place for plant health and nutrition. Of course, plants rely on soil to anchor their roots. But importantly, soil holds water, bacteria, insects and microbes that dissolve nutrients. The nutrients are then available for the plant to use in photosynthesis (when plants create their own food) […]
Regardless of what type of garden you want, you need to start with a plan. And before you can think about where it’s going or what size you’ll need, think about what plants you want to consume or to enjoy. For a vegetable garden, your best success will be with a garden in FULL SUN […]
Seed-starting saves you money on plants and expands your choices in flower, color, taste and size! Remember: Some seeds grow best when started directly in the garden. Just read the seed packet. And – it’s easier than you think especially since seeds are designed to sprout and grow into thriving plants under the right conditions. […]
They are doing it again! Boy Scout Troup 23 of Great Barrington will be recycling Christmas trees as a service to the community and a fundraiser for the Scouts on two Saturdays in January. Trees should be taken to 265 Stockbridge Road (the former LOCKE, STOCK & BARREL Grocer) in Great Barrington or can be […]
