Jenny Rose Carey
Dazzling Plants, Design Ideas, and Proven Techniques for Your Shady Garden
Today is the first day of spring but you would not know it as we had a late season storm yesterday that brought another few inches of snow. It was beautiful outside today with morning temperatures hovering around 32 degrees fahrenheit and the snow crisp and crusty on the surface. The sun came up and …
Continue Reading about Snowy garden on March 21st! Wasn’t I meant to be planting peas?
Despite all the moaning about the weather and how cold it has been for the last few weeks, the complaining is often followed by the refrain, 'but thank goodness I am not in Boston'. We have had snow, frozen rain, and other unidentifiable frozen precipitation, but not the feet of snow that have …
Continue Reading about Touches of Color in the Winter Garden
With one heavy wet snow this week and two more larger snowfalls expected, it is time to think of ways to prevent snow damage to your trees and shrubs. The first way is smart plant choice, and coniferous evergreens with needles are one of the best for a snowy climate. Not only are many of them very …
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