The Garden In September
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturalist Well, the firewood is stacked nice and cozy in the new wood shed, my pantry shelves are lined with all manner of jams and…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturalist Well, the firewood is stacked nice and cozy in the new wood shed, my pantry shelves are lined with all manner of jams and…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturist One of the most fun and entertaining parts of gardening for me, is having the opportunity to slow down from the busy pace of…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturalist Well gardening friends, I have good news and I have bad news. Let’s dispense with the bad news first. I am leaving Christianson’s Nursery…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturalist I don’t know about you, but when it comes to tent caterpillars, I’ve had just about enough. They’re everywhere-in my boots, crawling up the…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturalist When I was growing up, my Mom was always spending her free time in the garden. How she managed to have free time as…
April is such an industrious month! Birds are busy building nests, bees are out and about pollinating and building up their colonies, and slugs are on the warpath once again. …
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturalist Over the winter I took advantage of the “off” season by taking a few classes (actually, a lot of classes!) in hopes of honing…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturalist In February, I am all optimism! Spring is not far off, and I look forward to it as though I am anticipating a…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturalist Most people try pretty hard to not go outside in the winter around here. I can’t blame them too much; after all, it’s…
By Rachel Anderson, Certified Professional Horticulturalist It seems to me that the sunrise in winter is so much more beautiful than at other times of the year. Maybe it’s because…