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Garden report corrected. Many thanks to a reader who sent me an email about the yellow bush in bloom that I thought was forsythia. She said it was probably winter jasmine, which blooms at the time of year. She is correct. I drove by and saw yellow. I...
The Merry Maple lighting ceremony last week attracted a huge crowd with lots of kids. The cascading lights on the smaller tree are really lovely. The ARHS choral group was gathered under the tree. Choral director Todd Fruth distributed song sheets so...
Garden report: It rained!***Labor Day is over, and the schools and campuses are in session. Events can fill up a calendar.Here are a few of the many that are scheduled. Check the papers and websites for all the possibilities that are available.The...
There is little good news for the garden report. My plants are so stressed from the lack of water. Daily watering only helps a little. The leaves are shriveled each day and the water helps, but they never recover completely.Someone suggested the...
Garden report: The astilbe have bloomed, the hanging planters are done, now that the bird nest is gone. I will find the chimes that are put out in the summer. There are blossoms on the tomato plants.I learned that it takes three weeks for carrots to...