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There can be no other occupation like gardening in which, if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling. ~Mirabel Osler
Cheryl Jones, Quips from my Garden Come home to Greenwood
Accessible Gardening This week, let’s talk about some tips on how to make gardening easier for those with disabilities, whether they have arthritis, are in a wheelchair or are visually impaired. Being Thrifty This is the perfect time for pulling out all of those planting pots out of the garage or basement. Wipe the cobwebs off and wash them out. Decide which you want to use for inside plants and which for outside plants. Coloring Woodland Spaces Isn’t spring great? It really brightens up wooded areas with lots of colors just bursting out saying “Hey, look at me!” I think that is what sparks us to want to add color to our own shaded patches. Containers Tuesday was Steve’s birthday and, although it was coincidence, we had to be in Atlanta on that day. It was chilly, but only because of the winds. Looking around the city, spring was definitely in the air. Drainage This is a common issue, especially in new developments where the topsoil has been scraped away and the only thing left behind is compacted clay. There are actually some options. Fertilizing: Yes, No, Maybe!!! My staff asked me if I would address fertilizing this week. Our office receives many emails and phone calls on this very topic. How to be a Gardener I feel that it is one of my missions to not only share my own experience and information, but to search out new and helpful information that will make gardening and landscaping easier and more fun. Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Flooding and Storms After these natural disasters, I always receive emails from our members who are concerned about how to go about saving their trees or what to do about their lawn.
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Landscaping Around Decks Once the weather warms and decks, patios and porches are back in use, queries begin coming in requesting assistance in landscaping these areas. Late Summer Maintenance For the most part, we have seen much milder weather than we did last summer. This is showing in our gardens as they are less stressed. (Remember those triple digit temperatures that even crept into September last year?) Little Red Wagon It’s the last week of January already and what a chilly month it has been for most everyone. But, don’t despair, spring months aren’t far away. Mulch: Why, When, Where, and with What? Mulch has to be the single best thing you can do for your plants and have such grand results from. You can take a drab landscape and apply mulch around the plants, and garden areas, by evening the same drab landscape looks as though... Post Gardening Care Well, we are now heavily into spring shipping here at the nursery. At least through the next few weeks, I will continue working in the shipping department pulling orders that are ready for packing. Pruning The best time for pruning plants is coming up over the next couple of months. Here in Tennessee, Steve and I generally do this over a Saturday or two in early March. Spring into Action! Spring is almost here. We are still having freezing days followed by days with temperatures in the upper 70’s. The weather is just nuts this time of year. So…what can we do outside? It’s time to aerate your lawn. Xeriscaping After such extreme temperatures and drought over last summer, everyone is searching for plants that not only require less attention, but less water. Just planting cactus and other succulents isn’t the key, but Xeriscaping is.
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