Author: Mary Vargo

This Month in Your Garden- January 2023

Jan 9, 2023 | In the Garden

Coastal Region – Christopher Burtt Create a plan for the Spring in the garden, including a list of materials, such as seeds. Many seed varieties sell out quickly, so it is best to purchase them now,...

Saving Seeds from Dahlias

Jul 28, 2022 | In the Garden

Did you know dahlias can be grown from seed? Many gardeners are only familiar with growing dahlias from tubers. Still, growing dahlias from seed is how new varieties are first created. Then they are...

This Month in Your Garden- June 2022

Jun 2, 2022 | In the Garden, Uncategorized

Coastal – Brad Fowler Many vegetables like sweet potatoes, southern peas, summer squash, and okra can still be planted in June to be harvested throughout the summer and into the fall. Check...

Corn Poppies

May 24, 2022 | In the Garden

Corn poppies (Papaver rhoeas) are charming little darlings whom I let mischievously wander around my garden from season to season, deciding upon a new piece of real estate to make their home. Their...

Growing Health

May 17, 2022 | In the Garden

Gardening and health are intrinsically linked. In order to eat healthy, we must first grow healthy foods. Working in the yard or the garden can provide us with physical activity. And, of course, the...

Spring Is Here, And So Are My Anemones

Mar 21, 2022 | In the Garden

Anemone coronaria is not your stereotypical spring-blooming face that you see around here. It originated in the Mediterranean regions, and its Greek-origin name is a reference to the wind – hence...

Boxwood Bronzing Blues

Jan 20, 2022 | In the Garden

Even boxwoods get the winter blues, bronzing blues, that is. Boxwoods (Buxus spp.) are broadleaf evergreen plants that boldly retain their foliage in the winter months, unlike deciduous plants that...

Maple Flowers

Jan 10, 2022 | In the Garden, Landscape

While most deciduous trees are bare and seem lifeless, red maple (Acer rubrum) illuminates the gray January landscape. Glimmering hazy red to yellow-orange flowers appear to float amid the bare and...

Add Ranunculus to Your Fall Planting To-do List

Nov 18, 2021 | In the Garden

Ranunculus (Ranunculus species) is an often-overlooked fall-planted and spring-flowering bulb that has recently become one of my favorite spring flowers to grow. It’s an attractive addition to...