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Spring Pruning of Summer Blooming Shrubs

Spring Pruning of Summer Blooming Shrubs

What shrubs should you prune in the spring? The rule of thumb is that in the spring you prune shrubs that bloom on current year's (new) wood. This category of...

Spring Pruning of Summer Blooming Shrubs

What shrubs should you prune in the spring? The rule of thumb is that in the spring you prune shrubs that bloom on current year's (new) wood. This category of...

Plants to Prune in Late March and April

Plants to Prune in Late March and April

Late March and April is the time to prune your summer and fall blooming shrubs that bloom on new wood. Which ones are those? Nancy offers a list for your Connecticut...

Plants to Prune in Late March and April

Late March and April is the time to prune your summer and fall blooming shrubs that bloom on new wood. Which ones are those? Nancy offers a list for your Connecticut...

Birds and Spring Belong Together!

Birds and Spring Belong Together!

Last spring as the world around us changed so rapidly and I found myself in the house more than ever, I spent more and more time looking outside. Seeing the...

Birds and Spring Belong Together!

Last spring as the world around us changed so rapidly and I found myself in the house more than ever, I spent more and more time looking outside. Seeing the...

Sowing Big Organic Onions

Sowing Big Organic Onions

One of my absolute favorite things to grow from seed are onions! I seed a full tray of them every February and harvest big onions in mid July. It gets...

Sowing Big Organic Onions

One of my absolute favorite things to grow from seed are onions! I seed a full tray of them every February and harvest big onions in mid July. It gets...

A Season of Seeds...and Hope

A Season of Seeds...and Hope

February has arrived. Bone chilling cold and the promise of a snowstorm on the way means it's a typical winter in our part of CT. After having just gotten through...

A Season of Seeds...and Hope

February has arrived. Bone chilling cold and the promise of a snowstorm on the way means it's a typical winter in our part of CT. After having just gotten through...