1. A clipper
There are all sorts of clippers out there. I personally like Fiskars. They are reliable and don’t break after the 5th use. When gardening you need to be able to snip this and that at a moments notice, clipping off branches, dead heading, not good for clipping your finger nails. [click to continue...]
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More and more I am finding that people are becoming more involved in gardening. Years back when I began landscaping. I can remember many smirks and side comments from individuals that thought this was only a woman’s hobby. Gardening is for males and females alike! [click to continue...]
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Where flowers bloom so does hope.
- Lady Bird Johnson,
It would be hard to believe that a president’s wife with all her prestige and standing in the United States would write such a profound statement regarding hope. I look back at some of my own personal struggles that have challenged me from time to time. When I was most frustrated, I would go out and visit my gardens. [click to continue...]
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We are looking to purchase used wagons from households that no longer use them. This is a great way for customers to move in and around the garden center with their plants. After they are purchased, they are already loaded up and can be easily transported directly to their car. [click to continue...]
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Saving dried spent flower heads on your perennials from your garden can save you money. Clip them off and place them on a cookie sheets till they can dry out then remove the hulls and outside seed pods. When completely dry, winter over your seeds in the garage in secure containers. You can sow them into the ground after a first frost or after the snow melts in the spring. Small animals and birds that feed on them will account for some of the loss of your seed. Rodents are good about moving seed around, so you might find them springing up in several different locations then where you planted them. When the plant is two or three inches high, you may consider moving them to your perennial gardens or just leave them where they are at. I have kept my seeds separate below in the pictures. I am uncertain if i will keep them separate or combine some seeds. Perennial Paradise will sell some of these in seed packets next spring.
Thse seeds will be used to propogate new plants for 2009.
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