Greenhouse Life – Moving Plants Back Indoors for the Winter September 30, 2012 A SOUTH AFRICAN BULBS, MASSONIA JASMINIFLORA, SLOWLY EMERGES ITS TWO LONELY BUT QUITE BEAUTIFULLY PATTERNED AND TEXTURED LEAVES, AFTER BEING DORMANT ALL SUMMER UNDER… Continue Reading
Young People Are Gardening Again! So What if it’s in Virtual Reality September 30, 2012 AN AVATAR FARMER IN SECOND LIFE, FLIES OVER HIS FIELD OF BLOOMING SUNFLOWERS. THIS VIRTUAL REALITY ON-LINE WORLD HAS PLENTY OF GARDENERS. You better… Continue Reading
The Crocus of Autumn September 28, 2012 Colchicum make excellent cut flowers, they can last more than a week in water, and picking them will actually make your display next year… Continue Reading
Creative Rejuvenation at the Snow Farm Craft Center September 26, 2012 Kris Paulson a lead designer from our Furby team, made this faux deer head wall hanging. I just returned from three awesome days of… Continue Reading
Color Inspiration at the Berkshire Botanical Garden September 25, 2012 PURPLE NICOTIANA ADDS A BRIGHT NOTE TO A VIOLET AND BLUE BORDER. HERE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW MASS PLANTINGS OF ANNUALS CAN… Continue Reading
A Morning at the Heritage Breed Poultry Swap September 24, 2012 OUR NEWEST ADDITIONS TO THE FLOCK – A STYLISH PAIR OF BARRED ROCK BANTAM CHICKENS TODAY’S SWAP, WHICH WAS HELD IN LANCASTER, MASSACHUSETTS WAS… Continue Reading
PLANTING FALL PANSIES FOR WINTER COLOR September 23, 2012 TODAY I PLANTED PANSIES AMONG THE FALL CROPS IN SOME OF MY RAISED BEDS. WONDERING WHY? READ ON….. Nothing says that it is springtime… Continue Reading
Four Chrysanthemum Facts You Need to Know September 18, 2012 JAPANESE SPIDER MUMS, WHEN PROPERLY GROWN TO 6 FOOT TALL SINGLE STEMS AND DISBUDDED TO A SINGLE BUT, CAN PRODUCE THE MOST AMAZING FLOWERS… Continue Reading
Japanese Flower Parks in Autumn: Meet the Corn Maze of the Future September 17, 2012 KOCHIA BEDDED OUT ON ACRES AT A FLOWER PARK IN JAPAN, STILL IN IT’S SUMMER-GREEN STAGE. BY OCTOBER, THIS FIELD WILL TRANSFORM INTO AN… Continue Reading
Five Fall Perennials to Plant Right Now September 14, 2012 Japanese Anemone’s add elegance and romance to the autumn perennial border. Long-lived, this is the best time to find them at your local garden… Continue Reading