Posted in Garden on Oct 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Here’s an interesting local event, for anybody in the North of Boston area:
LONG HILL GARDEN WORKSHOP: PUTTING THE GARDEN TO BED
The Trustees of Reservations will conduct a garden workshop “Putting the Garden to Bed” at Long Hill in Beverly, Mass., on Saturday, Nov. 3. Come learn the latest techniques and secrets for winterizing your garden, including what to cut back and what not to cut. Different strategies for winter wind and cold protection will be … continued »
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Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 10th, 2007 No Comments »
If you’ve lost parts of your lawn this fall to white grubs, you’re not alone.
The University of Massachusetts released an update Friday saying this was “a banner year” for white grubs.
You can read the full advisory at: http://www.umassturf.org/mangement_updates/management_updates.html
They think it has to do with the dry weather in August and September.
Unfortunately if you’re just noticing the damage now, there’s not much you can do to kill the grubs short of serious chemicals, and even … continued »
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Posted in Lawn on Oct 5th, 2007 No Comments »
My Yard Dirt column this week, “Giving the neighbors something to talk about,” has been a real conversation starter around the office.
I honestly thought we were the only ones who worried what the neighbors might think of a husband who lets his wife do outdoor chores (when she’s pregnant, no less) while he’s nowhere to be seen.
Not true!
One friend said sometimes in the winter she comes home from a day of working at a … continued »
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Posted in Landscape, Lawn on Oct 3rd, 2007 3 Comments »
I’ve been having an e-mail conversation this week with a Salem, Mass. reader that I just have to share. I thought my clover lawn was going to be controversial, but that’s nothing compared to this.
I keep everyday Fescue in my front yard (along with crabgrass, of course), but in the far back, where the terrain is a bit uneven, I would LOVE to plant some ornamental grasses, or even broomcorn. These would retain the soil, … continued »
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Posted in Garden on Oct 1st, 2007 1 Comment »
The flowers outside may be fading, but indoors I’ve got some spring-like flowers growing.
This is a crazy creeping rosemary plant that I bought from a garden center for my garden last summer. It got so big in the garden that on a whim I dug it up and dropped it in a pot to bring indoors for the winter. (Much later a garden expert told me that usually rosemary doesn’t … continued »
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