Holding onto the last weeks of the growing season leaves many of us gardeners wondering what to plant in September. Here in Pennsylvania zone 6b, I’m already thinking about trying row covers to extend our growing season through winter. In the meantime, though, I’m all about gardening in September. I’m excited to plant a few…
Learning how to deadhead peonies can help your gardens look tidier and offers benefits to the plants, too. Deadheading peonies is an easy task you can do in a matter of minutes, even with a little help from your kids! The intoxicating fragrance of peony flowers takes me back to my childhood. My mother grew…
Who doesn’t love a good treasure hunt for plants on clearance?! Discovering how to rescue plants at a great price from garden centers like Lowes, Home Depot, even Walmart and smaller nurseries can help fill your beds with perennials, fruit, and more for years to come. A few weeks ago, I took a quick trip…
Hailing from South Africa, the cape daisy adds an exotic touch to your flower garden. This attractive bloom makes an incredible cut flower for indoor arrangements and also elevates the mood of your flowerbeds. One of social media’s darlings in 2020, the Zulu Prince Cape Daisy blew up gardening Facebook and Instagram feeds that summer….
Why does it always seem like rain comes when I’ve finally got time to spend in my garden? No matter, I am ALL about gardening in the rain. (: If you feel this way too, be sure to check out my list of rainy day garden activities! From where I see it – the rain…
Stop into any Home Goods, Marshall’s, TJ Maxx, Ross, or otherwise, and you’re sure to find decorative pumpkins as far as the eye can see. Plush pumpkins with sequins, velvet, or irresistibly squishy stuffing may be just what you need to decorate indoors for fall. On a girls’ day shopping trip, my bestie and…
Celosia comes in lovely shades of pink, wine, red, orange, and yellow, and sometimes others. Tiny black celosia seeds produce such gorgeous flowers! Growing celosia from seed can be so rewarding, especially when you are used to seeing it at farm stands or pick-your-own flower farms. Also known as “woolflowers,” the celosia flower falls into…
Look how beautifully your beans are growing! Oh wait, why are the leaves suddenly all tattered! Don’t look now but it’s a Japanese beetle infestation! If you are finding beetles in plants, chances are you may have Japanese beetles. Look for that unmistakable copper brown color on their wings. You can also make an educated…
Succession planting is a new goal of ours, especially to thwart some of the bad bugs like squash vine borers. With this in mind, I started wondering, what can you plant in July in Zone 6b here in Pennsylvania?! While we aren’t truly organized or scheduled enough for true succession planting, we ARE already underway…
As one of the most prized flowers around, roses would be magnificent if in bloom all the time. Discover how to deadhead roses to keep your rosebush blooming as long and fully as possible. Deadheading roses makes perfect sense although it doesn’t always come to mind as a truly obvious gardening task. At least for…