by Sarah Haynes | Feb 7, 2020 | Garden Tips
This is the ideal month to start a new wildflower garden in 2020. Few plants in the garden deliver a more natural appearance than wildflowers. Although true success with wildflowers is dependent upon timing, adhere to these simple tips, tricks, and techniques, and...
by Sarah Haynes | Jan 7, 2020 | Garden Tips
Once you’ve tried digging the first planting hole in a mountain garden you learn that our native soils are HARD!! Skimp on spring soil preparation to “soften” the ground and a mountain garden’s production can drop to almost zero. We know that the better the...
by Sarah Haynes | Dec 8, 2019 | Garden Tips
Gardeners are some of the “tough customers” on our annual Winter gift lists; it’s hard to know what they could use at that time of year. Here are a couple of suggestions: Wildflower seeds for the gardener in your life will trigger winter-long dreams...
by admin | Nov 8, 2019 | Garden Tips
As the autumn colors drop the last of their leaves, the gardens can feel naked. Without strategically placed evergreens in the yard, it quickly feels like prying eyes look right through your home. Not only does your own privacy seemingly disappear, but that...
by Sarah Haynes | Oct 10, 2019 | Garden Tips
by Ken Lain, the mountain gardener Mountain landscapes are famous for their autumn colors. This week’s column is merely a list of the best-colored plants you will find in our area that can be planted in your backyard. Of course, there are more choices,...
by Sarah Haynes | Sep 13, 2019 | Garden Tips
It was Robert Frost that said, “Good fences make good neighbors”. In today’s fast-paced, noisy world we all need our privacy. Without it, we become moody, perhaps even grumpy neighbors. Sometimes it is enough just to define a line of demarcation along the...
