by Flora Caputo | Apr 12, 2011 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Today I am going to share with you one of my shade garden plans for planning and inspiration. My shade garden was started by the previous owners of our home. They created a very formal structure with mini square beds divided by paver paths. All that was planted were...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 12, 2011 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Last year, I began wondering if cold zones were changing. My garden bloomed so early, and it seemed that the winters were becoming ever so slightly milder year by year (excluding the year we had dismally few sun spots, thus a cooler winter/year overall). Things in my...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 26, 2011 | Gardening, Uncategorized
rtfgvb This week I am featuring a made-to-order garden from Spring Hill Nurseries. For those of you that are not confident in your planning skills, this nursery has a handful of pre-planned, ready to plant gardens. This one is nice because it is planned for waves of...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 18, 2011 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Hi all!Spring is officially around the corner. In the spirit of all our garden itchiness, I am featuring some garden plans I have collected and saved throughout the years. Today, I am going to feature a sweet little garden called “Tussie Mussie”. This was...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 1, 2011 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Winter is coughing up its last gasps as it rolls some “phlem-y” storms of mixed-up thunder, rain, sleet, and snow through the Midwest these past few weeks. We, gardeners, laugh at these sad attempts to thwart our springtime optimism! We hear the birds...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 21, 2010 | Gardening, Uncategorized
If you are looking for a fast growing, long lasting bloom for your sun garden, a great choice is the perennial Daisy. I grew some from seeds last summer, and once I put them in the ground that July, they became established very fast and started “bulking...
