Judith Adam
Putting roses to bed
With frost, it the time for putting roses to bed. The process for roses to acclimatize to winter dormancy is slow and gradual. What to do when.
Catching up with bee balm and other travellers
Beebalm plants. Abundant rain encourages colonizing perennials like beebalm to overtake landscape. My clumps have sent out running roots a full 18 inches.
Getting periwinkle under control
Periwinkle, sometimes called myrtle has a beautiful blue or white spring flower. Its small leaves that work well with perennial plants and woody shrubs.
Benefits of polymeric bonding sand
Use a polymeric bonding sand (sometimes called stabilizing sand) to reduce erosion of the gaps on paths and into joints between pavers, stone and brick.
‘The Fairy’ rose keeps on blooming
The Fairy rose is one of three plants that keep blooming. Any plants that can keep showing a flower into November are well worth having in duplicates.
