Warm Season Vegetables Are Next
UNITED STATES—Warm season annuals know what time it is. Although it is still too early for many to move directly into gardens, a few...
Warm Season Annuals Are Next
UNITED STATES—Cool season annuals will probably finish sooner than they typically do this season. They do not enjoy the unseasonably but pleasantly warm and...
Summer Bulbs Can Start Now
UNITED STATES—Spring bulbs go into their gardens through autumn because they enjoy the chill of winter. Summer bulbs do not. They instead prefer to...
Citrus Fruits Ripen Through Winter
UNITED STATES—Planting and pruning of deciduous fruit trees are priorities for winter. Evergreen fruit trees are not as much of a concern. For them,...
Alternating Canes Favors New Growth
UNITED STATES—Dormant pruning happens during winter for one primary reason: dormancy. For the same reason, most alternating canes pruning should happen during winter. The...
Live Christmas Trees Grow Up
UNITED STATES—Cut Christmas trees are the epitome of cut foliage. They grow on farms until harvest, like most other cut foliage. They then beautify...
Dormant Pruning For Fruit Trees
UNITED STATES—Bare root season begins now because bare root stock is so efficiently dormant for winter. Dormancy is the same reason that this is...
Bare Root Season Begins Now
UNITED STATES—Wintry weather, although unpleasant at times, has certain advantages. Most importantly, it provides rain here, and snow in the mountains for water reserves....
Winter Flowers May Be Scarce
Evergreen foliage and berries are now popular for home decor for a primary reason. Not many winter flowers are blooming and available for cutting...
Evergreen Foliage For Christmas Decor
UNITED STATES—Berries such as firethorn might be the most colorful features of some home gardens now. Flowers can be scarce for late autumn and...