Daffodil bulbs apparently are poisonous. I had rat issues with spring bulbs this year and they went after my crocus, tulip and lily bulbs but they...
Best go about it in the fall when it's going into senescence, you want to give a chance of establishing roots before winter sets in. You...
Sea Soil make a variety of blends. The one I used last year was absolutely horrid, hardly anything grew in it. What's your intended use?
[ATTACH] As you probably know already I grow a lot of hostas. Most of them in pots but a select few are at various spots in the garden. Here we...
[ATTACH] Things are progressing nicely with the first of the Muscari in bloom. It wasn't until I looked closely at the picture after downloading...
Your biggest problem with containers is to ensure adequate drainage. Lilies do not like wet feet and if you haven't had success with them in...
[ATTACH] My Corydalis solida is in full bloom! This here is 'Purple Heart'. It is in bloom earlier than last year but it was a new arrival last...
[ATTACH] Things are moving along, in spite of the cool weather. Trilliums are popping up and the first signs of buds are evident. [ATTACH] This...
I got to looking at some pictures I took this time last year and was surprised/shocked at how far behind we are with plant growth this year...
[ATTACH] My wife and I were out and about this morning -such a lovely day- and there's a Whitcomb cherry on Chatham Street that's about to show...
... but there's ample evidence we're about to witness the spring cherry blossom explosion very soon! This is in Steveston on Chatham Street and...
[ATTACH] I was looking around the front yard this afternoon and was absolutely delighted to see my Galanthus nivalis "Flore Pleno' in flower. I'd...
Happy to see all the snow's gone! I can see things popping up again, like this patch of Galanthus nivalis that was covered by that white stuff.......
[ATTACH] When I saw this ceramic frog -we call it 'Jeremiah'- with its wig of snow I just HAD to go take a few pictures of it. Wasn't much else to...
[ATTACH] Must admit, rats are clever. Last night one had started to dig around a snowdrop and when it got deep enough to get close to the bulb it...
