Farming Chart

It starts as A PLAN: You select seed and turn over dirt, all in the name of starting a garden, then…bam! Then what? Pests attack, … Read more

Midsummer is panic time in the garden: My neighbor’s flowers are blooming over there, but my patch look more like grass. That kind of aggravation … Read more

Herbal oil infusions is similar to baking bread: most of us just stare at recipe and hope for the best. Put some dried flower in … Read more

When do you think spring begins? The last frost leaves the ground, right? You toss off the covers one last cool night, pick up your … Read more

Many seed-germination failures aren’t caused by improper care or watering (they’re the result of wrong temperature). In fact, you can do everything else right and … Read more

So you planted some seeds, and then waited…and waited…and nothing happened. What’s up with that? It is frustratingly. Most often it’s not because you’re doing … Read more

When you buy flowers for a reason that matters, there’s a particular sort of panic that follows. It is not like the one when you … Read more

TAKING A walk into the garden center on A saturday morning, you’ll see lots of pots in all kinds of shades and shapes. Most of … Read more

If you went to school at all, you probably got the flower 101 lecture early: there are petals; there’s pollen; there are bees (who go … Read more

You’re in the garden center, holding a packet in your hand, expecting a show of color. You bring it home, plant it…but nothing happens. What’s … Read more

The secret to making better garden is to plan for blooms instead of working harder. “It’s so frustrating when it is the end of October … Read more