Garden Season Gets Off to a Slow Start
Despite a return to cold greyness it is officially spring. I know this because the forsythia is out in full force. So are the hyacinths, tulips, daffodils and other flowering bulbs. Not much is...
April 22, 2003
Spring is Started?
Crocus The growing season is supposedly started but I'm having a hard time getting into it with this crazy back and forth swinging weather. One day warm and sunny, the next day cold and...
April 07, 2003
Seed Starting Has Begun
Azalea -- Gainesville Florida I am so proud of myself! This year, for the first time in years, I am on time with my seed starting. Woo hoo! Last week I found out the...
February 22, 2003
New Cheap Books
Palm at Allan Gardens Greenhouse Some new gardening books were purchased at the Giant Book Sale at the Dufferin Mall yesterday. Mind you none of these books were on my list of "Books to...
February 20, 2003
Pamela Produces Seeds
A strange thing happened -- my amaryllis 'Pamela' produced a seed head. Obviously it's not unusual for a flowering plant to produce seeds, but my other amaryllis 'red lion' hasn't done this. It's kind...
May 29, 2002
Late... AGAIN!
Yesterday I planted some seeds. It's kind of sad because I am WAY behind in this. Like months. But I planted some tomatoes at this time last year and all the plants produced so... Rather...
