Right off the bat, Nathan talks about new blueberry varieites that are both dwarf and self-fruitful, meaning if you are limited on space, you can grow these tiny blueberry plants by themselves with no need for a pollinizing partner! Then he explains the benefits of planting "bare-root" plants over winter and why spraying your plants with dormant oil in the cool months can help prevent insect and disease issues over the next growing season. Lastly, if you need to divide, thin out, or transplant hellebores, Nathan explains when and how to do it.
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Right off the bat, Nathan talks about new blueberry varieites that are both dwarf and self-fruitful, meaning if you are limited on space, you can grow these tiny blueberry plants by themselves with no need for a pollinizing partner! Then he explains the benefits of planting "bare-root" plants over winter and why spraying your plants with dormant oil in the cool months can help prevent insect and disease issues over the next growing season. Lastly, if you need to divide, thin out, or transplant hellebores, Nathan explains when and how to do it.
Right off the bat, Nathan talks about new blueberry varieites that are both dwarf and self-fruitful, meaning if you are limited on space, you can grow these tiny blueberry plants by themselves with no need for a pollinizing partner! Then he explains the benefits of planting "bare-root" plants over winter and why spraying your plants with dormant oil in the cool months can help prevent insect and disease issues over the next growing season. Lastly, if you need to divide, thin out, or transplant hellebores, Nathan explains when and how to do it.
This week, Nathan tackles some concerns that need to be addressed in fall. He explains what the "cold hardiness" of a plant is and how it helps dictate what you can plant in your area and how a plant will act over winter. He gives some guidelines for choosing a mulching material and how to properly mulch. Lastly, should we be pruning over winter? Nathan lets you know the best practices when it comes to pruning.
Fall is often a troubling time of year when it comes to knowing what you can and can't do or should and shouldn't do in the garden. This week, Nathan answers some of the most timely questions he get each autumn.
Last week Nathan gave you ideas for adding outstanding fall color to your garden with native plants. This week, we travel to other parts of the world and discover even more plants to enrich your landscapes autumnal color palette.
Are things looking lack luster in your garden this autumn? This week, Nathan helps you select native trees and shrubs that are going to light up your fall gardening world for years to come!
Sure all plants are pretty with their colorful flowers and textural leaves, but some of them have a dark side. This week, just in time for Halloween, Nathan discusses a list of plants that might seem cute and innocent on the outside, but hide secrets within that can be down right...fatal.
As gardeners it's important for us to cultivate the next generation of gardeners: our own children! This week, Nathan talks about creative and kid-intriguing ways to get the little ones interested in all things gardening.
Whether you have poor sandy soils or poor clay soils, both problems can be remedied naturally! This week, Nathan talks about practical things you can do this season and all year long to improve your plants' forever home: your soil.
If our gardens look like spring during spring, then shouldn't our gardens look like winter in the winter? This week, Nathan discusses ways to enjoy the "winter look" in your garden once temperatures have dropped and days have shortened. There is beauty in all of the decay.
It's time to plant bulbs. Well, some of them at least. Nathan explains how to get started with bulbs and suggests selections that will give you "bulbilicious" color to your garden across all four seasons.
If you've been growing and killing plants for years but want to try your green hand at something a bit more challenging, listen in as Nathan gives the advanced garden some new things to try.
Have you ever stuck a shovel in the ground and planted a plant? No? Then listen in, as Nathan talks about ways a new beginner gardener might get started.
Right off the bat, Nathan talks about new blueberry varieites that are both dwarf and self-fruitful, meaning if you are limited on space, you can grow these tiny blueberry plants by themselves with no need for a pollinizing partner! Then he explains the benefits of planting "bare-root" plants over winter and why spraying your plants with dormant oil in the cool months can help prevent insect and disease issues over the next growing season. Lastly, if you need to divide, thin out, or transplant hellebores, Nathan explains when and how to do it.
