Gardening / 12 posts found
What to do in your garden in December
Planning • Now is a good time to buy early-flowering camellias – Sasanqua and japonica varieties as well as bare root roses, and bare root fruit trees as well. • As the temperatures begin…What do do in your garden in November
Planting Flowers Now is still time to replace your summer annuals and replace them with cyclamen, pansies, primroses, stock, and snapdragons. They are readily available in nurseries now and do really…What to do in your garden in October
Planning There is still time to plan your spring garden. You can expect to see amaryllis bulbs, tulips, daffodils, paperwhites, freesias, hyacinth, and other spring blooming bulbs in your local…What to do in your garden in September
Planning It’s time to start thinking about and ordering spring flowering bulbs, such as crocus, hyacinth, daffodils, Dutch iris, freesia, anemone, oxalis, ranunculus, watsonia, tulips, and more.…What to do in your garden in August
Plant For late-summer to fall color you can now plant aster, chrysanthemum, coreopsis, daylily, gaillardia, gaura, Japanese anemone, lavatera, Nemesia fruticans, rudbeckia, Russian sage,…What to do in your garden in July
Plant Blooms If you, like us, love to have color from late summer to fall, you can still plant begonias, impatiens in your shade areas, salvia, marigolds, verbena, and zinnias in part shade areas.…What to do in your garden in June
PLANT This year, given our drought conditions, instead of planting thirsty annuals like petunias and impatients, why not plant drought resistant annuals along a border such as begonias, moss roses, euphorbia,…What to do in your garden in May
During the month of May you can Stock Up Now is the time to purchase your herbs, lavenders, and salvias. For variety and inspiration visit Morningsun Herb Farm in Vacaville (707-451-9406).…What do do in your garden in April
Planting Before planting perennials dig a hole about twice the width of the root ball and build a cone of soil in the center. Set the loosened roots atop the cone, then refill the hole. Make sure…What to do in your garden in March
Winter is over and as the weather starts to warm, it’s time to dig, plant, prune, and of course start on pest control. In other words, get busy outdoors! Here is a list of items to focus on…
