If you’re getting stir crazy and you just have to do something in the garden, I have a job for you! Your herbaceous (non-woody) perennials could use a shearing now, Continue reading
March 14, 2020
Category Archives: gardening tips
February 16, 2020
Spring Pruning How-To, and upcoming workshop
If you’re getting stir crazy and you just have to do something in the garden, Continue reading
January 18, 2020
Seed Talk: Decoding Organic, Heirlooms, Hybrids and GMO’s
Let’s say you are part of the growing trend of people who want to grow organically. You know pesticides, herbicides Continue reading
December 19, 2019
Oh Christmas Tree…
Believe it or not, I’ve never put up a Christmas tree as Continue reading
November 3, 2019
Dirt Diva’s Recommended Gifts for Gardeners
If you’re stuck about what to get for your gardening friends or spouse (or yourself ;), Continue reading
March 7, 2019
How to be a Better Wildlife Gardener
“The Chickadees Guide to Gardening” and talked about the scientific research that went into studying the relationship of a population of chickadees in Washington DC with Continue reading
September 25, 2018
Preparing for fall frost in the veggie garden
This is the time of year my clients ask how to prepare for the onset of winter in the veggie garden, Continue reading
July 12, 2015
When Life Gives you Lettuce…Make This!
If like me, you are getting sick of your lettuce patch and think you justcannoteatonemoresalad, I like to remind myself how miserably Continue reading
June 14, 2015
Perennial Favorites and the Fleetingness of Spring
WARNING: This post contains some serious garden porn, so if you’re embarrassed by close ups of swollen buds and dew-drenched foliage, then you may want to Continue reading
May 24, 2015
It’s Time to Plant: Tomatoes, Dahlias…
This post will be Short and To The Point, and then it’s back to work in the garden for the next Continue reading