by Flora Caputo | Feb 3, 2021 | Bee Advocacy, Gardening, Uncategorized
As we continue to peruse our seed catalogs that have arrived in our mailboxes (hey, it’s cheaper than therapy!) let’s go deep into one of my other favorite species, Asters. Recently horticulturalists changed the genus name from Aster to a combo platter of...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 21, 2021 | Bee Advocacy, Gardening, Uncategorized
One of the things I love most about writing my books about native flowers and plants is discovering how diverse various flower families are. I discovered this specifically when I was researching plants for my BEE NATIVE! FLOWER POT POWER book. The book was all about...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 30, 2020 | Bee Advocacy, Gardening, Uncategorized
“Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year; for gardening begins in January with the dream.” – Josephine Nuese, author of The Country Garden It’s seed catalog season, everyone. Some...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 11, 2020 | Gardening, Uncategorized
I was shaken to my core with heartbreak and anger when I saw a neighbor burning a huge swath of her property, just to get rid of her leaves. The featured photo above shows how big her fire was. She piled her leaves along a rocky, grassy berm that ran the length of her...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 24, 2020 | Gardening, Uncategorized
As I have been getting more involved with local garden centers, I have been making some great friends and talking to leaders in the gardening biz. Turns out, houseplant love (and sales) are on the rise. Millennials are filling their apartments with house plants to...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 21, 2020 | Gardening, Uncategorized
As we prep our gardens for fall, which normally means putting things to bed and saying goodbye to the growing season for a while, there are still things you can plant in the ground right now. Granted, September is typically better than October to plant bulbs, but if...
