Find tips and ideas for growing Hostas in containers and keeping them over winter. I have included information on soil preparation and container selection as well. About a week ago I had to get the car serviced and knew it would be at least an hour waiting if not more, so I always take some reading material along and some paper to […]
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Find planting ideas for hardy lily bulbs including Sunny After Eight, Sumatra, Strawberries and Cream, and more. Great for Zone 4 northern gardening. Last week I was searching through all the stored pictures on my computer and found the Garden Flower Folder to be of great interest in this very Wintery January. The bright colors […]
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Hardy Lily Bulbs are a wonderful addition to any garden to say the least! They live for years and multiply until you have enough to divide for other beds, or maybe to give to a friend or neighbor. These perennials can be a great source of color in the garden and fragrance as a cut […]
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Find beautiful Hostas in the Autumn Landscape. Learn which varieties hold up well all summer long. Hello to all my Favorite Perennial Website friends and newsletter subscribers! I hope this summer and your gardening experiences have left you with happy thoughts and another year of learning about your gardening practices! It is Mid-October here in […]
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Spring 2012 What do you do with all of your established flowerbeds when you are planning to add on to your house and find you have to move over 100 plants? Yikes! We are planning a garage and new entry addition to our house this spring and also new siding and in the process I […]
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Find out which types of Hosta varieties hold up the best all summer long and still look great in the Fall. Learn which are the most drought and slug resistant. About 5 years ago I was on a Garden Club Tour on a very hot August evening to a local nursery to view all their […]
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The 2010 Monroe County Historical Society Summer Garden Tour and Tea was held at the Don & Judi Ruedy farm to raise funds for the Deke Slayton Memorial Museum. View photos from the garden tour. Last week on Monday evening, July 26th, 2010 we had about 175 people in our yard! And, they were all […]
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Hello to all………… If you have been a visitor to this site before, you will notice the same content, but a different format. I have changed website carriers and so am working on tweaking the site with new pictures and writings so keep checking back to see what tidbits I may have for you. I […]
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Find ways to rejuvenate your perennial beds. Fall is a good time to dig, divide, and re-work your Hostas and perennial beds so they look great next spring. It is also a good time to think about redesigning your flower beds. Are your perennial beds too crowded? Are they overgrown? Weeds everywhere? Perennials just seem […]
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Find out how to prepare your Zone 4 garden for spring by removing mulch and planting seeds. Learn what to do and what not to do with flower bed preparation. You may also want to read about mulching in the fall so your flower beds are ready for spring. Spring Garden Preparation March is a […]
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