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• Garden Log, 4.3.15

  I spent the entire gorgeous, sunny, high-70s afternoon in the garden. Moved 2 small Mahonias, planted 2 leather leaf viburnums. Cut back Panicum ‘Dallas Blues’... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2015 GARDENING

• The Waiting is the Hardest Part: Hardening off Seedlings

  

  I have three weeks to go until our average last frost date. I did really well this winter, getting seeds sown and potting things on. Now, I’ve got to hang on... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 GARDENING

• GBFD: March 2015

  

  Christina at My Hesperides Garden hosts Garden Bloggers Foliage Day each month. I missed it yesterday, but better late than never: My snowdrops and crocus... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 GARDENING

• Garden Log, 3.11.15

  

  Moved two blueberry bushes today. They’re loaded with buds, so I might have planned the timing of this project a bit better, but I hope this new location will... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 GARDENING

• Ice Storm Survival 101: Fill Your Birdfeeder

  

  Two weeks ago, we received an inch of ice at the MHM garden. Because it’s the South, and we have no snow-and-ice infrastructure, life shut down until we thawed. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 GARDENING

• Postcard of Spring: Crocus Tommasinianus

  

  My first purple crocus, Crocus tommasinianus, bloomed over the weekend. When I see these fellows poking through the mud, I know spring really is nearly here. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 GARDENING

• Dear Winter, Please Get Lost.

  

  Winter, I’m crying uncle. You win. I know I’m a winter wimp, that I can’t take the prolonged cold and gray. That’s why I moved from Chicago. It’s time for you t... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 GARDENING

• Need More Seeds?

  

  In case you gardeners in the US haven’t finished ordering your seeds for this year, here’s a tool that might help you sort through your enormous pile of... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2015 GARDENING

• Seed Swap!

  

  Yesterday on GardenChat, we talked about growing tomatoes. (To see the recaps of the Monday night chats, review their archives. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 GARDENING

• Garden Log, 2.9.15

  

  Nothing glamorous today. Shredded leaves for about 2 hours to adhere to my self-imposed promise to shred last year’s leaves before this year’s emerge. I’m... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 GARDENING

• Garden Log, 2.8.15

  

  Hurrah! Mother Nature says it’s time to plant the peas. It’s important to wait until your soil is adequately warm to plant seeds or transplants. If it’s too col... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 GARDENING

• Growing Cotton 2.0

  

  Last year, I grew cotton as an ornamental. My plants weren’t impressive, but they did flower and set seed, thus letting me have another shot this year. A bit... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 GARDENING

• Garden Log, 2.1.15

  

  Winter blues seem to be hitting me harder this year than they usually do. I haven’t had the urge to get out and tinker on those intermittent warmish days. I... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 GARDENING

• Garden Log, 1.23.15

  

  Yesterday I planted seeds of Papaver somniferum (Hungarian blue breadseed) and Papaver ‘Lauren’s Grape,’ as well as larkspur (Delphinium ajacis) ‘Apple... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2015 GARDENING

• Wintertime Houseplant Health

  I’m not under 4 feet of snow at the moment, but that doesn’t mean I want to spend a lot of time in the garden right now. Nor should I: It’s terribly damp, and... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 GARDENING

• A Quick Garden Postcard: Fresh January Salad (and Recipe)

  

  Lettuce ‘Freckles’ I peeked under my row cover yesterday to see how the greens are doing. What could be better than a fresh salad from the garden in January?... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 GARDENING

• January Gardening Chores

  

  You may have just gotten the last of your holiday houseguests out the door and the decorations packed away into the closet, and you were probably hoping to spen... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 GARDENING

• Zone 7 Gardeners, Start Your Seeds!

  

  If you live in USDA Hardiness Zone 7 or warmer, it’s time to sow seeds (indoors) of Onions Hot peppers Artichokes Celery If your onion seed is left over from... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 GARDENING

• Garden Log, 1.4.15

  Despite 70F (21C) temperatures today, it’s winter and I must govern myself accordingly in the garden. I went through the seed packets and found a handful of... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 GARDENING

• Garden Log, 12.28.14

  It’s surprisingly mild today. I went out intending to shred leaves before the forecasted rain arrived, but I found more entertaining chores to occupy me instead... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2014 GARDENING