As the summer garden begins to wane, there are many things that need buttoning up for the Autumnal months ahead such as harvesting the last of the summer garden vegetables as well as tilling and preparing the soil to plant cold season vegetables including kale, cabbage, lettuce, collards, spinach, carrots, and fava beans. Now is…
Are you into little water gardens in a big way? Water plants, or plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments, are now available in both hardy and tropical varieties and in various sizes at Christianson’s Nursery. What’s the difference between hardy and tropical water plants? Water lilies, cattails, iris, pickerel weed are examples…
Q: Hi John, My flowering annuals are dying back and I am looking to bring in more Fall color for the season. What do you suggest? Thank you, Laura L., Facebook Fan A: Dear Laura, As many of the summer annuals have stopped blooming, now is the time to add hardy flowering blooms…