December: Last Chance before Christmas! It’s December, the season of poinsettias everywhere, and whatever you didn’t get done in the autumn garden needs to get done now. Soon, we’ll wake up and there will be 2 feet of snow on the ground. Then you’ll be stuck! If you bought bulbs and haven’t planted them yet, now is the time to get them in the ground. If you need to wrap tender plants, you should wait until the temperature drops and stays down....
Putting Your Garden to Bed November has arrived and it’s time to put your garden to bed. So, you’re going to be pruning, and cutting things back, and cleaning your garden up because it’s a lot easier to pull weeds this time of year before it gets those big taproots in the ground. You’ll be raking lots of leaves, and you’re going to be tidying everything up. You may be sowing some winter crops over your vegetable garden, like winter rye or...
Winter Interest in Your Garden Rather than ignoring your garden—because, after all, it’ll soon be winter—let’s take a look at what can create interest, even in the coldest of weather! First, consider broadleaf evergreens and evergreens because they are the bones of your garden. They draw interest year-round, especially in the winter when everything else is under snow, brown, and not looking so great. This is when beautiful broadleaf evergreens and evergreens can spruce up your garden. Here are the forms that they...
Misconceptions of Fall Planting “It’s September. Can we still plant?” This is the most common question asked in nurseries this time of year. My answer is simple. “Of course you can still plant.” Years and years ago, when nurseries sold all their plants “bare root,” you could only plant that stuff early in the season. Now, everything that we sell is potted. And if it is potted, you can plant from the day you can first put your shovel in the ground in...
Summer Maintenance Following a busy month of July in Nova Scotia, when Blomidon trucks are full and going out every day, we arrive in the month of August—the month of “Summer Maintenance.” While many people are of the opinion that this is a boring subject, it is a necessary and vital topic of discussion in the care of your healthy garden. There are several topics we need to consider: Pruning Fertilizing Watering Pests and Diseases Pruning The first item on our list is pruning,...
