by Flora Caputo | Jul 3, 2010 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Gardeners everywhere have critter problems. As much as I love the cute bunnies, it drives me crazy when they decimate my green beans and eat new arugula shoots! Gardening is hard work and a labor of love. Nothing is more frustrating than having animals trample on it....
by Flora Caputo | Jul 2, 2010 | Gardening, Uncategorized
I have had in-ground ponds and I have had small container ponds and have learned through trial and error the success of building and maintaining them. If you want to enjoy a water feature in your yard and don’t have time or space to deal with a big pond, a...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 12, 2010 | Gardening, Uncategorized
My previous post on my spring gardening to do list was such a success, I thought I would share my summer maintenance schedule as well. Early summer brings many fresh blooms in the garden which means a lot of food and watering. It is also a good time to plant, move and...
by Flora Caputo | May 8, 2010 | Gardening, Uncategorized
At long last, I finally got edging into the ground today for my garden. A garden without proper edging is like dropping a football a foot before the touchdown. Your lawn creeps into the garden and your husband doesn’t know where the garden starts and the lawn...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 27, 2010 | Gardening, Uncategorized
My poor Rosemary bush that I winter at my office has had a stint of white powdery mildew. If you look above, you can see the white powder on some of it’s leaves. My poor bush was almost covered with this stuff. I did try to spray it with a baking soda...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 17, 2010 | Gardening, Uncategorized
It’s a gorgeous day in mid-April, and that means one thing! It is time to dust off the gardening gloves and get in the garden. I am not talking planting yet. If you live in cooler climates like the Midwest, it still is a little risky to begin planting new plants...
