container gardening

Adding Color

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My back porch, which overlooks the garden, is awash in color right now.  My daughter’s collection of pelargoniums, portulaca, purslane and assorted other summer bloomers are in their glory.  Looking at them is a treat, even though I know that it will be something less than a treat to get all those geraniums in the … Read more

Book Review–Bulb Forcing by Art Wolk

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Most of us who live in cold winter climates get sick of winter just about the time that sleet, ice, snow and gray days really get going.  That depressing period generally starts after the first of the year, when the holiday excitement is long gone, along with the decorations.  Living spaces are bare, New Year’s … Read more