All Seasons Plant Bench This bench was designed to be my all seasons plant bench for nursery use. Spring, Summer, Fall, and yes our cold nasty Winters of Zone 5b-6a. I don’t have the area needed to lay out all my plants in nice open rows with space in between. I need to make the…
How I Wintersow Wanna know how I wintersow? Well my techniques are about as close to naturally growing plants as it gets. No warm greenhouse, no artificial lights, just seeds, soil, and the elements of nature. People from all growing zones or regions can do wintersowing with good results. What I will show is how…
Snow Damage to Plants Snow damage to plants during a bad snow storm can seem to be devastating at first sight. Sometimes it actually is. The hope is that the plants will rebound and be all right. We had a huge snow event in this area in the days following Thanksgiving. We got over 4…
Curly Fries Hosta Curly Fries Hosta sounds like something you’d order as a side with your next burger. I don’t know how they’d be as a side dish but they are definitely one for the garden. You can see where the fries part comes from in the name, and the curly part is very obvious….
Pineapple Upsidedown Cake Hosta One of my bestest favorites. Pineapple Upsidedown Cake Hosta. It has one of the longest names. It sorta got its name from its parent plant. Pineapple Poll was where it came from. In the Hosta world, as well as many other forms in the plant world, sports can occur. A sport…