with Teri Knight
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: New hostas and a family drama
My niece wants me to help her landscape her place. Sadly she had a fire and her home was destroyed. It is being rebuilt but that’s quite a process. In the meantime she’s given me this information to work with: nothing that takes any time and no hosta. How is she even related to me!!
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: PPA announces their Perennial of the Year 2023
The Perennial Plant Association has named their choice for Perennial of the Year 2023. First, who IS PPA? They are a trade association composed of growers, retailers, landscape designers and contractors, educators, and other professionals in the perennial industry.
Their selection is a pollinator magnet. Rudbeckia ‘American Gold Rush’ is a compact black-eyed Susan.
Just 24 inches tall but with a width over 3 ft., it’s packed with a … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: AAS tomato winners to try
Last week I mentioned receiving a lot of varied seeds from All America Selections. From years 2019 to 2022, they’re all AAS winners. This year I’m going to set up a space in my spare bedroom. It has little light but I’m looking at ways to start these seeds. When I figure it all out, I’ll share it here with you!
I’m really excited to test out the 5 tomato varieties AAS sent. … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Epiphany and what to do with your Christmas tree
Today is the official last day of the twelve days of Christmas. It’s the Epiphany, the time when Christians around the world remember the three Wise Men.
There are various celebrations around the world including Mexico where they bake a baby Jesus inside a cake and whoever gets that piece is the godparent of Jesus for the year.
In Spain it’s more elaborate with the “Three Kings” delivering … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Three things NOT to do in your garden
Three more ways to ruin your garden! Today I share Time and Teri tested methods in an effort to stop you!
Last week I shared that not doing soil prep is the number one mistake gardeners make.
The plant is … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Giving your leaves a bath
I’ve talked about this topic before but it does bear repeating, especially in winter. Our leaves get really dusty over time. That layer of “gunk”, be it dust or even airborne grease from cooking, creates a layer that inhibits plants from doing what we want them to do. Especially in Winter. Clear the air.
Periodically cleaning the leaves of your houseplants is actually less work than letting it go until a year down … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Plant pot sizes and shapes
Hmm, square or round? Maybe rectangular? Does it matter?
When selecting pots for our plants, we… or maybe just me, can get carried away with all the beautiful containers. I can ogle them almost as much as the plants.
In particular square or round pots with the same diameter and height have differing amounts of soil they … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Bitter blast of Winter and our plants
Wow, the week of Christmas provided some wicked weather throughout the country.
Mother Nature rules and that’s something to always remember as we plan our gardens while we’re hunkered down in our homes. That heavy snow that came first in my area was really hard to shovel and very difficult on our trees. I talked about whether to knock if off your plants in a previous Garden Bite. (PS, I can’t … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Champagne history
As we get set to clink glasses to a happy, healthy and prosperous 2023, I wanted to share a little history of the wine so associated with joyful festivities – Champagne!
What does it take for a wine to get that special designation? Strictly speaking, champagne is a sparkling wine that comes from the Champagne region of northeastern France.
If it’s a bubbly wine from another region, it’s sparkling wine.
While many people use the … [Continue reading]
Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Bottom watering houseplants
Watering is always an issue with houseplants.
Stick your finger into the soil about first knuckle deep. If it’s dry consider watering. But first check to see that is what the plant requires. Some, such as holiday cactus can go … [Continue reading]