Archive for November 2012
Create A Holiday Centerpiece
It’s easy to make a holiday centerpiece that will hold one or more candles. Here’s how it’s done: You need a block of wet Oasis, a dish to hold the oasis, waterproof tape, plastic candle holder, candle, greens and any embellishments.
Read MoreDigging and Saving Dahlias Tubers
Here is how to dig your dahlia tubers in the fall, clean them and let dry before wrapping to save them for next summer.
Read MoreThings My Mother Told Me
My mother was a pretty wise woman and her advice was usually spot on. She told me to treat other people in the way I wanted to be treated, not to try and solve difficulties at night when I was tired, to always bring a hostess gift when I arrived, and write a thank you…
Read MoreFall Rhododendron Bloom
“Is my rhody confused?” our customers ask. “They’re flowering now, in the fall. Will they still bloom in the spring?” To some extent this happens every autumn. The hours of daylight and darkness are the same in the fall as in the spring, and the temperatures are a similar combination of warm days and cool…
Read MorePutting The Perennial Garden To Bed
Should you clean up your perennial garden in the fall as a way to put it to bed? There are reasons to leave at least some of the old stems and leaves.
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