Smith's Gardenblog

My sister-in-law, Karolyn Smith, just came into the nursery to get another bird feeder and seed cyllinder from Wild Birds Unlimited.

“I LOVE watching the birds now.  I’m putting up another feeder outside my kitchen window!” she told me.

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Blue watermelon??  Outhouse hollyhock??  Bull’s Blood beet??  How about Lazy Housewife beans??

I’m not making these up.  These are some of the varieties of seeds we’ve just received from Seed Savers Exchange.   (more…)

I sometimes have a customer ask me, “Did you make this. . . (fill in the blank with some cute gift item). I have to laugh… (more…)

1. Plant trees, shrubs and perennials
2. Use Ferti-lome Weed Free Zone to kill many weeds in lawn areas
3. Apply Ferti-lome All Seasons fertilizer and weed preventer (pre-emerge) if you haven’t already
4. Put out hummingbird feeders
5. Plant early season annuals like dianthus, snapdragons and petunias
6. Purchase caladium bulbs and store in a warm place till May