https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall daily 0.75 2026-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1446244234302-6G6EJREXQMPI8DYUWABF/possible+fall+pear+tree+orange+leaves.jpg Fall Garden Tips https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2025/10/31/when-to-prune-hydrangeas monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/8dd0efc0-e2e0-41fa-be19-75d834d337b0/IMG_0799.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - When to Prune Hydrangeas - Make it stand out smooth hydrangea finally blooming after many years. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2025/11/15/when-to-remove-dead-trees monthly 0.5 2025-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/9e6332f9-93a7-4b20-ba06-ee1480fc5dff/IMG_1154.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - When to Remove Dead Trees - Make it stand out my neighbor up the hill from my property lost a dead tree last week. it ended up blocking the driveway until the city moved it over. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2025/10/13/when-will-trees-change-color monthly 0.5 2025-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/f5dfc857-9117-47a2-9f3d-c7fb391feac1/IMG_6048.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - When Will Trees Change Color? - Make it stand out eastern redbuds are yellow, the reddish trees are native dogwoods. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2025/10/3/5b695fwm4o0g51pe09w7dbocr1li4a monthly 0.5 2025-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/7d2efd0e-1912-453b-bbc7-d3dce4a4ebf5/IMG_0201.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Mums: Secret Pest Fighters - Make it stand out these chrystanthemums planted last year are now excellent cut flowers because they have long stems I didn’t regularly prune earlier this spring. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2025/9/18/zmml0c1pbelyv7lxtrx3ho7juv61ew monthly 0.5 2025-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/d3bd4c16-997b-4789-beb5-abf3829c5338/IMG_9961.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Beating Beetles and Moles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2023/8/23/planting-bulbs-for-spring-flowers-jxaml monthly 0.5 2025-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ac692386-5d9e-4215-9847-02c9c2995a17/IMG_9886.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Planting Spring Flower Bulbs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2025/01/06/hori-hori-knife monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/d9522846-6ef3-4e0b-966a-69bfeaf3406f/hori+hori+knife.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Hori Hori Knife and How! - Make it stand out my hori hori knife is my favorite versatile gardening tool. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2024/12/7/gardener-gift-ideas monthly 0.5 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/3c65e1c2-183b-4caf-a554-5c67c4c45825/IMG_6500.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Gardener Gift Ideas - Make it stand out some gardener gift ideas include a garden tool appron, hori hori knife, gardening gloves and tools. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2024/11/10/winter-forecasting monthly 0.5 2025-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/8c5b2dcb-da8d-4e9c-aa2d-96c4ec92ba61/Fred+asleep+on+my+chest.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Winter Forecasting - Make it stand out one of my rescues is an excellent weather forecaster; if all fred sleeps in I know it’s cold. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2024/10/22/asian-v-native-ladybugs monthly 0.5 2024-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/b3b9f6bd-8c41-4948-a10d-1587c4fbf835/IMG_6067.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Asian v. Native Ladybugs - Make it stand out asian ladybugs moving into my basement mid fall 2024. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2023/11/18/mulching-v-composting monthly 0.5 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1db21908-64c5-408b-988d-f258cc3f95ae/IMG_5899.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Mulching v. Composting - Make it stand out dry leaves can be both used in composting and in mulching. (charlotte ekker wiggins photos) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2024/10/14/sprouting-redbud-seeds monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ab54a329-12d0-4485-abb0-b1a5f91a6eec/IMG_5787.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Sprouting Redbud Seeds - Make it stand out native eastern redbud trees produce seeds in pods that dry through summer. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2024/10/6/favorite-trees-fall-leaf-color monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/c94130ed-ff2d-4f60-adc0-fbf88e53564a/IMG_1914.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Favorite Trees Fall Leaf Color - Make it stand out missouri’s state tree flowering dogwood turns reddish peach in fall. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2024/10/5/zdt0ofvtu2w8eh57j2dof7hm24xtsp monthly 0.5 2024-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ac1d40a3-bc83-449f-8695-93c436e40da5/goldenrod.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Why We Sneeze - Make it stand out one of the 22 native goldenrod species that bloom june-october in Missouri. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/c9a3097c-be41-4908-9a2b-4d8ff0e6e491/ragweed.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Why We Sneeze - Make it stand out ragweed produces high pollen levels later summer and fall. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2023/11/15/amaryllis-nursery monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/3a6a360d-c6be-4fcd-9ee7-222859af8a21/IMG_2117.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Amaryllis Nursery - Make it stand out baby amaryllis bulb getting ready to be planted so it grows more. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ab4d683d-9da9-48b6-af9b-12d079d7cab6/IMG_2115.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Amaryllis Nursery - Make it stand out this size amaryllis bulb is 4 years old and may bloom this year. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/2b761dc0-8936-4184-8834-32bf681cc8fa/IMG_9667.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Amaryllis Nursery - Make it stand out this is a collection of apple blossom amaryllis that usually bloom in january. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2023/11/26/garden-book-gift-ideas monthly 0.5 2023-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/3e1b052d-f9eb-45c6-b6e2-2ccdb84b75e1/IMG_2221.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Garden Book Gift Ideas - Make it stand out ready for gift-giving, these are some of the gardening-related boois I’m giving this holiday. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/11/11/saving-marigold-seeds-ef9c4 monthly 0.5 2024-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1573528737879-502VT8YPAKPQJZLWWAJG/Yellow+marigold+seeds+drying.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Saving Marigold Seeds An old paint pan makes a nice marigold seed-drying pan. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2023/10/22/amaryllis-care monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/28ebe3ab-ed3e-4594-a8b6-c995d233c1bb/IMG_9667.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Amaryllis Care - Make it stand out apple blossom amaryllis bulbs, some I’ve had for years, re-blooming. (charlotte ekkek wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2023/11/repurpose-leaf-bags-gd83306 monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1602864207437-XZZ49F9RKC79WBABYS55/IMG_4764.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Repurpose Leaf Bags Fall leaf bags are excellent for storing dug up plants. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1603503701124-R2RKGTM4NLZ4EQY2C77G/IMG_5304.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Repurpose Leaf Bags Brown bags can be used to collect compost additions from the garden. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2023/11/5/its-a-book-party monthly 0.5 2023-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/65fe83c3-79bc-4f36-b8b4-d69fc9a08bde/IMG_1992.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - It's a Book Party! - Make it stand out My book a beekeeper’s diary will be among the book giveaways during the november 9, 2023 National garden bureau and garden communicators international book party. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2023/10/22/winter-forecasting monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/6990a985-5c41-4207-a3f2-8d3f2e595b9e/IMG_9359.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Winter Forecasting - Make it stand out bees end winter and early spring at the top of their hives after consuming their way through stored honey. not a very reliable way to forecast winter weather. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2023/10/20/bringing-plants-inside monthly 0.5 2023-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/4c509aa1-e27d-4d3e-b0a4-3517f3d01d09/IMG_1853.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Bringing Plants Inside - Make it stand out IT’S A MESS TRANSITIONING PLANTS INSIDE AND GETTING READY FOR WINTER. (CHARLOTTE EKKER WIGGINS PHOTO) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2023/9/2/why-not-to-rake-leaves monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/f7aa0d89-e1b0-4a31-bbd7-98f62407e58d/IMG_1641.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Why Not Rake Leaves - Make it stand out weather conditions including drought can cause leaves to fall early late summer. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2023/10/14/why-leaves-change-color monthly 0.5 2023-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/07d34d16-c97a-44a1-9a6c-d42ecc8abf9c/IMG_1848.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Why Leaves Change Color - Make it stand out even native dogwoods are struggling through drought. (charlotte ekjer wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/c3caa0e4-05e8-4cc0-92af-70c007102b63/IMG_1846.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Why Leaves Change Color - Make it stand out another fall color in native flowering dogwoods, purple. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2023/9/19/mulberry-weeds monthly 0.5 2023-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/e6dc00f4-b0c9-4ec3-86a8-103adc228031/IMG_1533.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Mulberry Weeds - Make it stand out Mulberry weeds have sweet purple flowers as they grow in my driveway gravel. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/616c3163-7865-4832-940d-ab22ad7f7106/IMG_1534.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Mulberry Weeds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/11/18/snakeroot monthly 0.5 2023-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1574132725220-YNGFOAI35EHME0W7SST0/snakeroot.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Snakeroot white snakeroot makes my garden look snow-covered. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1574132548723-KM8QU64NRX0JIX8PFXQ8/Snakeroot+in+garden.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Snakeroot white snakeroot will plant itself with little gardener care. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1574132691884-QXO0PEFJ882BBVYZPXMZ/Snakeroot+close+up.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Snakeroot snakeroot flowers are a group of tiny flowers. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2023/8/23/planting-bulbs-for-spring-flowers monthly 0.5 2023-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/cd59d57e-1212-4f06-a1db-9166e06e8364/IMG_1329.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Planting Bulbs for Spring Flowers - Make it stand out tete-a-tete daffodils, lefft, are among the early blooming spring daffodils. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2021/11/24/december-gardening-chores-kfz5f monthly 0.5 2022-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/a359a46f-3015-44f6-b604-bd4880e63917/IMG_8358.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - December Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out time to finish mulching flower beds with shredded oak leaves. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/5c9f12dd-4702-4100-979e-7a91179cbbf4/IMG_7792.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - December Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out Mulch-covered mums showing new growth; keep them watered over winter. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2021/10/23/november-gardening-chores-1-lns75 monthly 0.5 2022-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/7ceb737f-8d4a-4c9a-9212-525fc5ddd618/IMG_7821.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - November Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out wintering over mums inside my garage this year. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ac7a6563-fafd-43bf-a47d-3b398060a8fc/IMG_7035.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - November Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out Missouri’s native tree flowering dogwood leaves turn purple in fall. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins Photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2022/11/26/gardener-book-gift-ideas monthly 0.5 2022-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/441cea28-481f-4c2f-b77f-2f15c8d4430e/IMG_7813.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Gardener Book Gift Ideas - Make it stand out Two complimentary books to raise your own fruit. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/7f61127f-88ac-4261-b117-28e216b867c4/IMG_7818.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Gardener Book Gift Ideas - Make it stand out Another gardener book, this one about how to make a healthier garden. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2022/10/22/hardy-garden-mums monthly 0.5 2022-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/344fa994-bc9e-45ff-8244-72e829ac26bb/IMG_7359.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Hardy Garden Mums - Make it stand out Pink daisy-like hardy garden Mums were planted last fall, survived winter and made it through our record hot summer. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/c9a4a203-8275-4301-b24f-0c03b353f3a0/IMG_7132.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Hardy Garden Mums - Make it stand out More hardy garden mums starting to bloom. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2021/9/18/october-gardening-jobs monthly 0.5 2022-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/979995bd-edec-4c98-b201-61505f06a56b/IMG_6907.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - October Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out Time to bring in my favorite red begonias to winter over inside. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1633224016304-BD2B0LL0CJQ5FOHGQL6J/IMG_6195.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - October Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out And yes, my two young cats love their fresh catnip! (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2021/11/24/december-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/86367372-1a0a-416a-979f-48e7b2b15e21/IMG_7794.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - December Gardening Chores - Make it stand out Shredded and small dried leaves make good winter mulch. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/5c9f12dd-4702-4100-979e-7a91179cbbf4/IMG_7792.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - December Gardening Chores - Make it stand out Mulch-covered mums showing new growth; keep them watered over winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2021/11/25/fall-mum-planting monthly 0.5 2021-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/9dcf7c3f-5e67-4ce7-b691-b42222143a14/IMG_7787.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Fall Mum Planting - Make it stand out The flowers are dying but the mum can still be planted in the garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/cbba821d-3952-4314-a523-72e443caa506/IMG_7788.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Fall Mum Planting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/6d21e11b-b38d-4d0c-816e-621d041d3fc4/IMG_7786.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Fall Mum Planting - Make it stand out Look at the inside bottom of the plant, if it’s doing well you will see new growth. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/44a83762-bf8d-46de-a46a-daae51e22aa4/IMG_7789.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Fall Mum Planting - Make it stand out Old totes are good ways to rehydrate dry mums assuming they don’t have holes. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/39fb0ccf-58c4-422b-b9a2-98eaf36cd144/IMG_7798.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Fall Mum Planting - Make it stand out Mulch planted mums with leaves around the perimeter to protect new growth. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins0 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/45bf9391-4e3d-43e6-a09b-75aad56ecdfe/IMG_7793.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Fall Mum Planting - Make it stand out Surprise, one of the mums I planted earlier is showing new flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2021/11/11/compost-autumn-clematis monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/7f38d3aa-acb0-4a91-9a4d-7da068764011/IMG_7068.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Compost Autumn Clematis - Make it stand out Autumn clematis vines in one of my composters. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/fa5935a9-2d76-4741-be4c-2647572d854e/IMG_7575.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Compost Autumn Clematis - Make it stand out Autumn clematis growing on my cattle panel arbors. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2021/10/23/november-gardening-chores-1 monthly 0.5 2021-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ebddedb7-a94c-42e2-abb9-26609eeaaaa9/IMG_7037.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - November Gardening Chores - Make it stand out Time to get these transplanted mums back in the ground. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ac7a6563-fafd-43bf-a47d-3b398060a8fc/IMG_7035.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - November Gardening Chores - Make it stand out Missouri’s native tree flowering dogwood leaves turn purple in fall. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2021/10/23/flying-ghosts monthly 0.5 2021-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/c90ce601-2366-4bc3-bc20-eba4dab6f548/IMG_6399.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Flying Ghosts - Make it stand out One of my neighbors has these ghosts flying at her driveway entrance. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1c989c6b-9a81-482f-86ec-5ce8b716c30a/IMG_6397.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Flying Ghosts - Make it stand out The inside of the ghost has a simple foam head and shoulders. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/15e5fe3d-153b-41e3-bc23-abe978684149/IMG_6398.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Flying Ghosts - Make it stand out A hook at the top of the foam head makes hanging the ghost easy. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/7427855d-7c62-4d2b-acbe-31ab7ef1974b/IMG_6401.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Flying Ghosts - Make it stand out Here’s her whole Halloween scene; the black spider on the left got me! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2021/10/23/ten-ways-to-use-leaves monthly 0.5 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/e2b51f51-1de0-4b2b-98a0-1a5215b84600/IMG_6798.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Ten Ways to Use Leaves - Make it stand out Leaves are starting to cover my mulched garden paths. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2021/10/16/wintering-tropical-plants monthly 0.5 2022-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1634417519581-E52RQYXDRK8N6NRGTD4F/IMG_6681.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Wintering Tropical Plants - Make it stand out Tropical plants lining up for their fall trimming and spray bath before heading inside for winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1634418305477-JU740M0F54X1FFTGEZLH/IMG_6680.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Wintering Tropical Plants - Make it stand out Plants with long trunks and stems get tied up so they don’t take up so much room. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1634418426121-JI0M6511WJZVSTJ64G2M/IMG_6679.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Wintering Tropical Plants - Make it stand out One of my tropical fruit trees surprised me with a fresh lime; okay front of the line for you! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1634418586922-IUQZ7NK8JXSJ9QG77649/IMG_6682.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Wintering Tropical Plants - Make it stand out This is James A Mess’s favorite fresh catnip pot which will be coming inside with the rest. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2021/9/18/october-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2021-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1633208811810-WUCYVTZ7EIJBXRBHXEDF/IMG_6349.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - October Gardening Chores - Make it stand out Even though there’s little left, this catnip pot will be coming inside for winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1633208856601-6G542URPVQOMQZHQK4KM/IMG_6351.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - October Gardening Chores - Make it stand out The gift passion vine, left, and Little Hottie hydrangea, right, are ready and waiting to be planted outside. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1633224016304-BD2B0LL0CJQ5FOHGQL6J/IMG_6195.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - October Gardening Chores - Make it stand out And yes, my two young cats love their fresh catnip! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2020/12/17/winter-flowers monthly 0.5 2020-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1608237255254-J53CFG8OYYBVR9M0LS5Q/IMG_6987.JPG Fall Garden Tips - Winter Flowers Do you recognize these flowers? They are favorite summer bloomers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1608228036628-IONF4QGF18GDG61TYB4B/IMG_6978.JPG Fall Garden Tips - Winter Flowers This red geranium adds interest contrast to the thicker traditional geranium petals, (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1608228074245-QDNCN9ZICR3E91HIL3Z6/IMG_6979.JPG Fall Garden Tips - Winter Flowers These are a new geranium now starting to bloom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1608237334480-8ICUPI8HGEVN9RX3T7LQ/IMG_6988.JPG Fall Garden Tips - Winter Flowers These peach geraniums bloomed continuously earlier this summer. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1608228114103-28O8N5XFLBCE5M2VNA7C/IMG_6980.JPG Fall Garden Tips - Winter Flowers Pink vincas also bloom well inside over winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2020/11/17/best-leaf-mulch monthly 0.5 2020-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1606611692120-JA7EVDI7V3RQP4TVKFI4/IMG_6498.JPG Fall Garden Tips - Best Leaf Mulch Shredded leaves make excellent mulch and growing medium. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1606611748920-5LOGAD5OP8TA64PJ8DHF/IMG_6431.JPG Fall Garden Tips - Best Leaf Mulch Some shredded leaves without anything else mixed in. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1606611813496-XMOS0CP9OA5JUAK876RY/IMG_6430.JPG Fall Garden Tips - Best Leaf Mulch Be still my heart, a pile of shredded leaves waiting for me at our local recycling center. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1606611868387-R0VD7K5QE8XQ5AKBKYAG/IMG_6501.JPG Fall Garden Tips - Best Leaf Mulch Shredded leaves return organic matter to soil, feeding the microscopic creatures that live there. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2020/11/10/coleus-flowers monthly 0.5 2020-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1605044173496-I6878NWP0YCDHTMH2NQZ/IMG_5947.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Coleus Flowers These lovely blue flowers are among not often seen flowering coleus. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1605044215977-H692V7IDX49497RJLLGC/IMG_5943.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Coleus Flowers There’s a wide range of coleus with different leaf shapes and colors. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1605160207078-0CKZWJ63N7NR2I36N98B/IMG_3937.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Coleus Flowers At least two different coleus wintering over in one of my shade pots. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1605044252414-T3R6YMNN1DBKG3LDDJEJ/IMG_5944.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Coleus Flowers Coleus plants blooming inside in my living room window. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2020/10/23/november-gardening-tips monthly 0.5 2021-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1603491422105-O2TOQ4CAFK8LI4GGGNXX/IMG_5260.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - November Gardening Tips Dry leaves are a gardener’s best friend, excellent for composting and harboring good insects. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1603491498207-SILM5L2T6G51VT1JHB5G/IMG_5257.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - November Gardening Tips Love my honey-colored hardy mums currently in bloom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1603491594855-42O744JGVTVC98UCXN70/IMG_5256.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - November Gardening Tips Love the red leaf color native dogwoods add to my hillside. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2020/10/16/versatile-leaf-bags monthly 0.5 2023-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1602864207437-XZZ49F9RKC79WBABYS55/IMG_4764.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Versatile Leaf Bags Fall leaf bags are excellent for storing dug up plants. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins( https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1603503701124-R2RKGTM4NLZ4EQY2C77G/IMG_5304.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Versatile Leaf Bags Brown bags can be used to collect compost additions from the garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2020/10/16/gardening-shoes monthly 0.5 2020-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1602863342627-APF6MQOW154M400CEH08/40E24336-7DD2-4D97-ACD3-9BD5D7846DDE.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Gardening Shoes My favorite gardening shoes from Sloggers, comfortable and cute to boot. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2020/10/3/mushroom-compost monthly 0.5 2020-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1601773250107-KV6IQR77O1YWNIDMK0PO/IMG_4755.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Mushroom Compost Mushroom compost is an easy and inexpensive way to refresh soil. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1601774846447-2DL81PT73PBU72NUM75Q/IMG_4840.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Mushroom Compost This geranium has lived in my office for a good 8 years, getting new soil every spring. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2020/9/27/october-gardening-tips monthly 0.5 2021-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1601263194102-U5YP6BCQJPBPTL30GHXP/IMG_4638.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - October Gardening Tips Time to enjoy a few more bouquets of cut garden flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1601263232178-WTWYTO4M1XZTMM64H258/IMG_4676.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - October Gardening Tips Hardy mums, right, start to bloom and add a dash of fall color. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2020/9/19/falling-for-begonias monthly 0.5 2020-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1600561479589-PG8N6A7DVYKQU67EHK5L/IMG_4380+2.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Falling for Begonias Rescued wax begonias keeping my retaining wall pretty. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1600561806621-1MN7KZF7JK4VUQNCJ8AD/IMG_4382.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Falling for Begonias Love the color of these red wax begonias, so pretty close up. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1600565525591-QEN755TNEJ8XW1586DD4/IMG_4027.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Falling for Begonias More wax begonias easily rooted in these pots by my garden bench. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1600561628993-N63QHFDZ0735TCGUDTZW/IMG_4383.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Falling for Begonias Can you tell that the wax begonias on left get more sun than the ones on right? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/12/14/christmas-ferns monthly 0.5 2019-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1576350743301-RJTTV3IJXDX8A1JZEPW1/house+fern+in+pot.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Christmas Ferns Leaflets from one of my ferns wintering over inside in my dining room. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1576350771925-SFBUYESUXG8U4TABELTH/house+fern.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Christmas Ferns Ferns like moisture so it’s a challenge to keep a house humidified in winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1576350803766-5CPWYI18PTDEZ0DL0WE7/fern+spores.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Christmas Ferns Spores on the back of leaflets is how ferns reproduce. (Photos by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/11/30/tree-spikes monthly 0.5 2019-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1575157222807-N4UI41PT08W8YT8LUU3S/Tree+spikes.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Tree Spikes A weed remover makes adding fertilizer spikes easy after a good fall rain. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1575157241558-MS8HQDF78KH20CN1T46Q/Tree+spikes+in+ground.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Tree Spikes Push the tree spike in next to the weeder, then push into the ground. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/11/18/december-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2021-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1575145574067-LNDMOSNUZFL59ZSVU16E/December+chores+bulbs.jpg Fall Garden Tips - December Gardening Chores Time to get my last spring bulbs in the ground with a sprinkle of bone meal. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1575145641746-DFSVZ88P4VLUDC4B4FH3/Tree+spikes+in+ground.jpg Fall Garden Tips - December Gardening Chores Getting fruit tree spikes in the ground up the hill from the trees. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/11/23/carrion-flowers monthly 0.5 2020-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1574545640195-KE2S18Z7IEQHMJXHM9L3/Carrion+flowers.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Carrion Flowers My neighbor Elaine shared a couple of her carrion flowers with me. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1574545763748-G50VE6GB9MATISRRICZ9/Carrion+flower+fir.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Carrion Flowers The furry water-collecting aspects of a carrion flower. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1574545717754-2KMW9IGYT1ZSTHQ0XZIX/Carrion+flowers+close.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Carrion Flowers The deep center of carrion flowers collect rain water. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1574545746544-Z2E3SAY6QZ3EGE1DTRQC/Carrion+flower+center.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Carrion Flowers The lovely tiny center of a carrion flower. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/11/11/saving-marigold-seeds monthly 0.5 2023-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1573528737879-502VT8YPAKPQJZLWWAJG/Yellow+marigold+seeds+drying.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Saving Marigold Seeds An old paint pan makes a nice marigold seed-drying pan. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/11/18/missouri-native-poinsettias monthly 0.5 2019-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1574125657161-TYZPZEB78B8TQWZJ00UU/Native+poinsettia.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Missouri Native Poinsettias Fire on the Mountain, or wild poinsettia, growing in my hillside garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1574126700260-B3ULXJ2UH542TN1IDGRE/poinsettia.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Missouri Native Poinsettias Typical holiday poinsettias that originated in Mexico. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/11/11/such-a-heel monthly 0.5 2019-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1573528565500-ABA61S4UVZ7ER3O3FQWK/Healing+in.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Such a Heel! The start of heeling in some potted plants for winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1573532231257-R662C2G5ABENVJ8VRWZN/heeled+in+blueberries.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Such a Heel! Pink blueberries purchased on sale are spending winter in my nursery. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/10/25/november-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2021-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1573184187996-0WTOA7K15UJ1EC21J9ZQ/Dogwood+purple.jpg Fall Garden Tips - November Gardening Chores Fall is all about extra garden color, like this lovely plum accent from a pink dogwood. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1573184214367-6RB08A24Q8SCNKNQ4STO/Garlic+chive+seeds.jpg Fall Garden Tips - November Gardening Chores Fall is the time to save seeds for next year. Here I am collecting garlic chive seeds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/11/5/ladybugs-winter-shelter monthly 0.5 2024-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1509945125652-FB3RWIBV3ZNLP5B1NMYG/Ladybug+house+2+at+house+corner.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Ladybugs Winter Shelter This is a homemade ladybug house my brother sent me one year for Christmas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1511755882646-YVHE40S5SJKRNL72DZ97/Ladybug+house+2+with+leaves.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Ladybugs Winter Shelter Ladybugs winter over in leaf litter so ladybug houses need leaves inside to encourage tenants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1509945161967-K9251MRVHCDSZ9LSG9AD/Ladybug+house+2+leaves.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Ladybugs Winter Shelter Now my ladybug house is ready to welcome native ladybugs looking for housing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1510023677892-NWF05KH7F3XMN7KH0SCY/Eastern+Asian+Ladybug.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Ladybugs Winter Shelter Native ladybug or Asian ladybug? See the M on the head? This is an Asian lady beetle. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/9/28/bringing-plants-inside monthly 0.5 2021-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569684376643-JZ7BLS8INELC408CED4L/welcome+fall+plants.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Bringing Plants Inside Tropical and potted annuals lining up to get trimmed or moved to the compost pile. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/9/27/oxot3hxlj7uy59fkj5hwkftbpdoyau monthly 0.5 2019-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569684061275-D12KS5XGRY0W1E6WO65B/welcome+fall+dogwood.jpg Fall Garden Tips - October Gardening Chores My native dogwoods are turning red, kicking off the display of fall color. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569684120832-K6V95PR4YLTWV6RRLSKJ/welcome+fall.jpg Fall Garden Tips - October Gardening Chores My little garden flags help me keep track of passing time. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/9/27/best-light-show monthly 0.5 2019-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569680532166-GC5WROPVHVMN9OBT6UOE/mog.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Best Light Show Missouri Botanical Garden’s Garden Glow changes the garden look. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569680561796-B1YUH29KGUVGMX1D3I6W/mog+spider.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Best Light Show At the foot of one of the displays, the best of the garden show. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569680586744-JFP8F1RH2LTIDHOUGYWZ/mog+spider+up+close.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Best Light Show We watched a spider spinning her web in front of the lights! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/9/24/saddleback-caterpillar monthly 0.5 2024-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569377463939-5K389T3I2MAG6W95E6J4/Saddleback+caterpillar.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Saddleback Caterpillars This was my first meeting with a stinging saddleback caterpillar. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569377489873-JKE804KNWYXHTC3LEKNJ/Saddleback+caterpillar+2.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Saddleback Caterpillars Another look at a saddleback caterpillar in my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/9/21/hummingbird-moth monthly 0.5 2019-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569109402773-C9ODWRB0TOD22GUBGK99/hummingbird+moth.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Hummingbird Moth This lovely hummingbird moth is the end result of the much maligned tobacco hornworm. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569110032968-M1PY4D1VS5HUCHNTNNBA/hummingbird+moth+left.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Hummingbird Moth Lovely tobacco hornworms turn into these beautiful hummingbird moths. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569108962584-BPCBWROJR4GP6L5I152J/Tomato+hornworm+frass.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Hummingbird Moth Frass from a tobacco hornworm consuming tomato plant leaves. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569109015347-J6IQDW5R2V2USXQMTI5K/Tomato+hornworm+damage.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Hummingbird Moth Hornworms feed on green tomatoes as they grow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569110098741-MPFX8LGUFIBK83RR3JZ7/Tomato+hornworm+2019.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Hummingbird Moth My one tobacco hornworm this year, hopefully eating hearty. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/9/20/learn-about-pollinators monthly 0.5 2019-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568996540396-MNJZDCVN3CMO6RI13GZ2/bumblebee+on+aster.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Learn About Pollinators Bumblebee on New England Asters are one of the many food pollinators. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2019/9/19/fiddle-de-dee-fig monthly 0.5 2019-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568951320292-HHVQ7UVAT8E0HECWKZPL/Fig+leaf+philly.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Fiddle De Dee Fig This fiddle leaf fig has spent the last year or so in my basement. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568951335451-XASU27INWOXREJ7I1GI3/Fig+leaf+philly+stairs.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Fiddle De Dee Fig Fiddle headed back up the stairs to return to our local recreation center. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568951352490-72TIJ0SD22VUG93FD6RO/image-asset.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Fiddle De Dee Fig And off it goes, back to the community lounge where it originally lived. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/12/10/last-flowers-of-the-season monthly 0.5 2018-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1544498683069-R59SN2SQ8US8FPOIPTRS/Last+flowers+of+season.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Last Flowers of the Season New England Asters are still blooming in my garden! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/11/24/december-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2018-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1543466478320-ALUHFL7WMYQ1AK4JI8RZ/GC+December+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Fall Garden Tips - December Gardening Chores Find a place to store garden tools where you can easily find them. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1543466521027-W8I205BRW2ISMK8TGNCK/GC+December+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Fall Garden Tips - December Gardening Chores Still have plants to get in the ground? Bury them in pots then moved to their final place next year. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/10/24/stump-garden-seat monthly 0.5 2018-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541290142567-RD43WUMBZVBL022BGGYS/cedar+stump+with+arch.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Stump Garden Seat Cedar stump seat under my whimsical arch to nowhere. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1540439053788-W4P3MW310GXMTI3L1CRY/cedar+tree+stumps+going+home.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Stump Garden Seat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1540439070866-RG2UAGU1R7CCMH5U3C8D/cedar+tree+stump+seat+test.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Stump Garden Seat Testing the smaller cedar piece on the cedar stump for a seat. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1540439120167-T0SMUNV1TQEJHB8WFC45/cedar+tree+stump+seat+rings+top+view.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Stump Garden Seat If this tree piece could talk! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1540439136308-CBSFRP4AYVWPHHYTIOKK/cedar+tree+stump+seat+rings.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Stump Garden Seat Rings in the cedar stump mark the age of the tree. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541471437976-BCVFIYWYMFD9RPPO3A83/never+wet.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Stump Garden Seat No advertising here, this is the product I found through Amazon. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1540439216610-QZ8DLFT0FM8IRE3MIOAE/cedar+tree+stump+seat+first+coat.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Stump Garden Seat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541290199027-NBI9FDCGEVPS5L0WPPAE/cedar+stump+finished.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Stump Garden Seat The wood treatment leaves a hazy film but it repels water. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541450898226-1M8YWKHW1KLZX3M6BZGF/cedar+tree+stump+rain.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Stump Garden Seat Rain beads up on the cedar stump top now that it has been treated. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/11/27/theyre-in-my-garden-now-emerald-ash-borers monthly 0.5 2018-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1543377466935-KAJZNMXV2HCGUP2YJM14/GC+I+Now+Have+Them%2C+Too+1.jpg Fall Garden Tips - They're In My Garden Now: Emerald Ash Borers Emerald ash borer larvae in ash tree in my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1543377589975-Q4QF8S5LV8SGFWC4E242/GC+I+Now+Have+Them%2C+Too+2.jpg Fall Garden Tips - They're In My Garden Now: Emerald Ash Borers Woodpeckers remove slivers of ash tree bark as they eat larvae. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1543466417571-FZHESSZ6DX31NSZ5GQVX/Emerald+ash+borer+map.jpg Fall Garden Tips - They're In My Garden Now: Emerald Ash Borers Confirmed emerald ash borers since July 24, 2018. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/11/18/a-touch-of-winter monthly 0.5 2018-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542593982265-NYRTFTX75TDJ18CYURMX/BG+winter+door.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Touch of Winter Welcome to snow-covered Bluebird Gardens. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542594008902-TF2NHRKHAFUVZ6ZQV3LR/BG+winter+front+arbor.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Touch of Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542594028174-IJRDHBY0MGLCKLOU47J7/BG+winter+front.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Touch of Winter A compact dwarf plum tree holds onto its green color. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542594061454-4FQ62E8Y0MJ790CHG68X/BG+winter+froggy+bottom.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Touch of Winter Pond water doesn’t freeze after the first snow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542594075730-7KY3JM7NFNGULYYTR07U/BG+winter+cedar.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Touch of Winter Cedar trees with a blanket of snow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542594095376-YMBHXCFAP5M9I68NHX4K/BG+winter+apiary.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Touch of Winter The southern apiary is tucked in for winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542594115776-ZKSL7NBD3A7GN5G3GPZU/BG+winter+birdhouse.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Touch of Winter A birdhouse gets exposed after leaves have fallen. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542594135058-YUNDJVCP9D6IORV2Z63O/BG+winter+horizon.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Touch of Winter The view off the west side of my house. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542594162907-RYG7Q0R4KGKLFTTMXKQD/BG+winter+hives.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Touch of Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542594190130-MGJPZ3VC10I2M1Y5LV7B/BG+winter+shirley+honey.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Touch of Winter https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/11/11/missing-gardening-pick-ax monthly 0.5 2018-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541987760731-Q7GTMB500RFHAZIN9RJV/Missing+pick+ax.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Missing Gardening Pick Ax Do you see it hiding in the leaves and vinca? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541988049150-14A704WPV7PNF4VZPTCU/Missing+pick+ax+bottom.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Missing Gardening Pick Ax The bottom of the pick ax stood out among the greenery. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541988067803-7M4YUQP8Q7P8PN4PQ8A4/Missing+pick+ax+red.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Missing Gardening Pick Ax My newly-painted gardening pick ax for easy spotting. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/10/25/too-hot-to-handle monthly 0.5 2018-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541563254256-Y6HJJQCOBLYGY6M06W3V/my+mulch+pile.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Too Hot to Handle My leftover mulch pile, almost moved into the garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541471704576-BURQCKXUSUWO48PN80U8/Non+smoking+mulch.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Too Hot to Handle Newly-chipped mulched at our local recycling center. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541563311995-L9EX0SPT1UL2TNCX1I33/mulch+on+fire.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Too Hot to Handle New mulch pile literally smoking. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1540583575172-5KL453T0SM19ATTTFCJU/Burned+up+mulch.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Too Hot to Handle Mulch after smoldering most of this past summer. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/11/13/learn-how-to-help-pollinators monthly 0.5 2018-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542174806705-1M14II1W8AOUZCH9KTHK/GC+How+to+Help+Pollinators+1.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Learn How to Help Pollinators One of my honeybees visiting New England Asters. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542429666258-OMNHIDRZCM7K2QHTK6LN/GC+How+to+Help+Pollinators+2.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Learn How to Help Pollinators Goldenrod in formal flower bed provides bees fall food. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/11/11/shredded-leaf-mulch monthly 0.5 2020-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541988729206-X2FOS1SUYYTNHQHF7S5S/Leaves+in+bags.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Shredded Leaf Mulch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541988758938-NAN9ULUJZ24HQ6VPQ1GZ/Leaf+pile.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Shredded Leaf Mulch A standard pile of drying leaves that haven’t been shredded. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541988779500-YVW37DIL7TUYX1BYWF63/Leaves+unshredded.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Shredded Leaf Mulch Bunched leaves holding moisture that haven’t bee shredded. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541988803086-T7BC7QFCAQWQM7RLP03D/Shredded+maple+leaves.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Shredded Leaf Mulch Shredded and unshredded leaves are a good combination. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541988825574-ZJO128IQF7FEZOG8B0NN/Leaves+and+grass.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Shredded Leaf Mulch Dry shredded and unshredded leaves combined with grass clippings. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541988852244-6IBE262HP9IYXVQPPCTD/Shredded+leaves+pile.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Shredded Leaf Mulch My favorite pile, shredded leaves and clippings. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/11/1/homemade-bird-feeder-covers monthly 0.5 2018-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541132577421-YEEW1MW0G2Y4K9Y65SGR/Bird+Feeder+Cover+small+bowl.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Homemade Bird Feeder Covers Can you guess that this bird feeder top is homemade? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541132322287-GIGC08GEP0X5ZIL9A2ER/Bird+Feeder+tops.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Homemade Bird Feeder Covers Three possible bird feeder covers to keep seed dry. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541132484679-SU2C44FZ56MPF5EEX4VI/Bird+feeder+cover+close+up.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Homemade Bird Feeder Covers Not exactly a clear caulk but it is keeping water out. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541132698421-4FTN00L7OP6RCEKJRANT/Bird+feeder+cover+large.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Homemade Bird Feeder Covers One of the plastic bowls now keeping bird seed dry. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541450343817-WE1H10H9WOIEVSDK15R6/Squirrel+on+feeders.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Homemade Bird Feeder Covers Squirrels like to visit my bird feeders, too, even with their new tops! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542046904708-8KPZ1VD13H5VZ1O4X8QE/snow+covered+bird+feeder.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Homemade Bird Feeder Covers A wren takes refuge under the bird feeder cover during a snow storm. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/11/6/this-rose-truly-offers-double-delight monthly 0.5 2018-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541563163831-AQJROGKDGF8Y811X6A6Y/Double+delight+rose+bud+opening.jpg Fall Garden Tips - This Rose Truly Offers Double Delight Double Delight hybrid tea rose has a lovely spicy scent. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541987153417-JY68PZ00Q62BVV5IKCUF/Double+delight+bud.jpg Fall Garden Tips - This Rose Truly Offers Double Delight Double Delight hybrid tea rosebud a day after I picked it. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541986786834-7IRZEJP7G62Y1X4IFOHX/double+delight+rose+open.jpg Fall Garden Tips - This Rose Truly Offers Double Delight The Double Delight hybrid tea rose finally fully open! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/11/9/how-to-get-poinsettias-red-again monthly 0.5 2024-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541807202610-H3LB107SYJEYKFEI6LVH/Red+poinsettia.jpg Fall Garden Tips - How to Get Poinsettias Red Again Poinsettia color comes from leaves changing by light deprivation. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541807639039-GKMW6DUXD59S37HP49S2/Red+poinsettia+flowers.jpg Fall Garden Tips - How to Get Poinsettias Red Again Poinsettia flowers are the tiny centers where pollen can be found. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541807575995-ANR5668PJ9HKUHLTME1S/Second+year+poinsettia.jpg Fall Garden Tips - How to Get Poinsettias Red Again A one-year poinsettia after spending summer outside. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541807817128-49F03VZ4PRPHE7NRW9D2/Second+year+poinsettia+color.jpg Fall Garden Tips - How to Get Poinsettias Red Again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541807969739-FJPD7215ECFT34E07NT0/Second+year+poinsettia+color+close.jpg Fall Garden Tips - How to Get Poinsettias Red Again Interesting to watch the leaves turning color. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/10/8/raspberry-cedar-arbor monthly 0.5 2018-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1539665645702-9JDJULI4IT9G4U5FDBIB/cedar+raspberry+trellis.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Raspberry Cedar Arbor The raspberry cedar trellis borders the front of a soon to be raised garden bed. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1540583622528-7AF6TGY9PSC2BQ4MMC1I/Cedar+boughs.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Raspberry Cedar Arbor Cut cedar branches in a pile waiting to become garden arbors. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1539665725486-UA18VVLRIG4MOK0PVSGY/cedar+raspberry+trellis+end.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Raspberry Cedar Arbor I started by making the two short sides, about 3 feet long. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1539665743616-TCBAQV0DUJD4L7VWFTB4/cedar+raspberry+trellis+from+back.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Raspberry Cedar Arbor Next came the almost 10-foot back fence. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1539665784998-RV9NQL527QBFLCQ3X5LP/cedar+raspberry+trellis+right.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Raspberry Cedar Arbor This is the other short side of the cedar fence. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1539665818138-GL477PZAGRBLEA321QB5/cedar+raspberry+trellis+fence.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Raspberry Cedar Arbor Cedar branches are woven inside the fence border. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1539665838549-JBCVLTS6OUAJCVFZLGY7/cedar+raspberry+trellis+corner.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Raspberry Cedar Arbor A raspberry now fills the corner of the cedar arbor. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/10/16/november-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2018-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542175026807-DOZ9FIVH2KGDOJ3APQT3/GC+November+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Fall Garden Tips - November Gardening Chores Bring in favorite herbs to winter over in a sunny window, this is a rosemary. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1539666123076-MBCCAYB72Q4RWE6VX0DP/K+GC+Nov+1+2018+November+Gardening+Chores.jpg Fall Garden Tips - November Gardening Chores If you planted mums, remember to water them every other week through winter so they can get established. I planted this mum last fall and it nicely regrew on its own this year. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/10/31/forecasting-winter monthly 0.5 2024-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1541038348280-OI4KRTBWVD5YSKDWPEIM/GC+Winter+Forecasting+1.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Forecasting Winter What does this wooly worm say to you about winter? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/10/23/along-came-a-spider monthly 0.5 2018-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1540349233906-1ID5JJBV4MX7EA58470X/f+spider.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Along Came A Spider A Missouri garden spider weaving her zig zag web. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1540583140260-OYE49BFDT641HZT3M6MW/door+spider.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Along Came A Spider This wolf spider has set up her web outside my den door, look how hairy-looking she is. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1540349263847-TM2IEX2C9JWMT76CW5N9/Hay+spider.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Along Came A Spider This hay spider is ready to welcome Halloween. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/10/8/people-are-like-dirt monthly 0.5 2018-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1539660675269-GM7TXOLK9Y97IQXUONHA/yellow+wildflowers.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Thought for Today So pretty, Missouri yellow wildflowers blooming along a roadside. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/10/15/how-to-dry-zinnia-seeds monthly 0.5 2018-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1539661849775-D84PX6JH19YP2SOI3NX3/drying+zinnias.jpg Fall Garden Tips - How to Dry Zinnia Seeds Zinnia flowers drying on newspaper before I store them for next year. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1539662331371-QU9P9V3VFF5QWT4KZVCD/zinnias.jpg Fall Garden Tips - How to Dry Zinnia Seeds One of my last zinnia bouquets for this growing season. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/10/15/blue-dayflowers monthly 0.5 2018-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1539660497727-5PW3KABRU6U1YRWG4VW0/Blue+day+flower.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Blue Dayflowers Blue Dayflowers are one of the true blue flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1539660511482-N66A27NMATD8427US450/Blue+day+flowers.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Blue Dayflowers A group of blue dayflowers adding color to a garden corner. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/10/5/volunteer-cantaloupes monthly 0.5 2018-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1538756906106-KT8C5Z9TO5FFPX8YFCGR/Homegrown+cantalope+on+vine.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Volunteer Cantaloupes This volunteer cantaloupe grew itself with a little help from an old wooden arbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1538756926581-NFCEZZ58G731TY8G831N/Homegrown+cantalope+dark+bottom.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Volunteer Cantaloupes Cardboard tucked under the cantaloupe kept it from rotting as it was sitting on the vine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1538756943907-7VUQPEUHA7GL2NJLMTU4/Homegrown+cantalope+bottom.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Volunteer Cantaloupes The other end had a 1-inch crack starting, which was easy to remove once fruit was picked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1538756961028-9LB4D4UNJ5YRIXX08FF2/Homegrown+cantalope.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Volunteer Cantaloupes Cut up cantaloupe stored in refrigerator makes for a delicious treat any time of day. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/9/26/october-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2019-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1538007672394-3Q3Z1JO95N1HJKSE2ZXE/GC+Oct+2018+October+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Fall Garden Tips - October Gardening Chores Fall is a good time to scope out where garden structures will add support for nearby growing plants. I can’t relocate or kill this wild grapevine so now up it goes! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1538061321031-31CSNZYT7NYB1V2DXPKM/GC+October+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Fall Garden Tips - October Gardening Chores A volunteer cantalope grew in my berry patch this year, the vines weaving over an arbor. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2018/9/26/lily-pad-20 monthly 0.5 2018-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1538061231727-EIGRUBQHVWDJHZIOMG1I/Frog+lily+pad.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Lily Pad 2.0 Norman the frog hanging on to the side of the blue escape shelf now in one of my ponds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1538076043201-NAW6XS90M8XMW2CWHH14/norman+in+pond.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Lily Pad 2.0 I now have two “frogs” in my little pond, one on each side of the tiny watering hole. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1538076129356-NQ9HF6FV67D4NELNJKYR/norman+on+escape+hatch.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Lily Pad 2.0 This is typically how Norman spends his days in my pond, sitting on the blue escape. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/12/17/visiting-spring-bulbs monthly 0.5 2018-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1513526780789-V1PG2YACZQLYX3ZXQ9J0/VA+daffodils.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Visiting Spring Bulbs Missouri bulbs gifted to my brother in bloom settled into their Virginia flower bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1513529400020-D4NWOPX4KJ0PEV8H7APV/Visiting+bulbs+boxes.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Visiting Spring Bulbs Two boxes of bulbs from Virginia weighing 70 lbs ready to vacation in my Missouri garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1513526851865-72HHBP056VKTFFUBWG60/Visiting+bulbs.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Visiting Spring Bulbs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1513526885230-KN76YRUB4NQY3VV61ESD/Visiting+bulbs+more.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Visiting Spring Bulbs Spring bulbs sprouting need to be planted in the ground so roots can keep bulbs fed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1513526922508-V0ANB0K8RLMGXRXE1ECE/visiting+bulbs+iris.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Visiting Spring Bulbs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1513732915781-TNU93AYP7XMVPO89DPXZ/Planting+Bulbs+Winter.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Visiting Spring Bulbs Settling daffodil bulbs in ground mixing soil with compost, then watering after they are covered. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/12/11/fake-or-real-christmas-tree monthly 0.5 2017-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1513524743199-WDQRLEPWOHJOB4CQTVSC/GC+Real+or+Fake+Tree+2.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Fake or Real Christmas Tree? My favorite kind of Christmas tree, outside, living and covered in a blanket of snow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1513524652691-KW1S3TQHIZQCIKKHHSQK/GC+Fake+or+Real+Tree+1.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Fake or Real Christmas Tree? The artificial Christmas tree that stays out all year around, this time of year in my kitchen, surrounded by vintage salt shakers in the shape of dolls, teddy bears and trains. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/10/22/forget-something monthly 0.5 2017-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508728705108-IDO1AQ8HQWCMNPI26BCL/Margaret+in+basket+with+tail+outside.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Forget Something? Because some days one just doesn't know what to do with a long white tail. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/11/18/december-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2017-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1512064165702-NRM2SG5OO5XYJD4V2CDZ/GC+December+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Fall Garden Tips - December Gardening Chores Hopefully by December we will have a hard frost and flower beds can be mulched to keep soil temperatures even. I pile oak and hickory leaves on mine, or let leaves fall where they may. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1512064198556-UYB4UY83VNQXYR5ZPP2E/GC+December+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Fall Garden Tips - December Gardening Chores This is a great month to collect dried flowers for decorative outside wreaths. These gray additions are long-bracted wild indigo branches. (Photos by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/11/22/saving-zinnia-seeds monthly 0.5 2017-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1511410334501-TAQASCQ3EWTHAP54VBB9/zinnia+seeds.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Saving Zinnia Seeds Saving a few of my favorite annual flowers, zinnias, for planting next year. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/11/5/frog-showdown monthly 0.5 2017-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1509936382626-PBIRL8C05LYFFJNG0QUW/Frog+Showdown.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Frog Showdown This large ceramic frog met her match with one of the Missouri's native green frogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1509936405093-T3V8DO915OG1DGSEFTH7/Frog+Showdown+close+up.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Frog Showdown See the green frog now? I have dozens of them living in these tiny ponds. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/11/6/tractor-commute monthly 0.5 2017-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1510023621521-A3EQ764ZHA0HV556SZ5R/Commuting+Tractor.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Tractor Commute Who said there is only one way to get to a meeting? https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/10/25/watch-the-birdie monthly 0.5 2017-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508989748624-6YNTHTLJLHSCODRKTGGQ/Bird+of+Paradise+flower.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Watch the Birdie! This is a Bird of Paradise flower from a gardening friend who auctioned the plant off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508989795197-3M4QYWTIHYXOH7AUH8PA/Bird+of+Paradise+SH.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Watch the Birdie! Shirley Honey where she should not be, on the kitchen island getting a closer look at the flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508989832684-4GIR2C75O52Q5ZC6SGHM/Bird+Paradise+SH+pouting.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Watch the Birdie! Shirley Honey in her window seat waiting for a lizard, or bird to walk by. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/11/4/10-fall-bulb-planting-tips monthly 0.5 2020-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1604192109215-8GU4WZS6KL07G50BS670/IMG_5008.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - 10 Fall Bulb Planting Tips Garden centers offer a wide variety of spring blooming bulbs for fall planting. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1509853720587-EJO4X8D0F13RHNKHGD42/Fall+Bulb+Planting+Tips+Spring+garden.jpg Fall Garden Tips - 10 Fall Bulb Planting Tips I have photos of my garden in spring to remind me what is planted where. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1509853778312-EE1U55MRYVJ77BVLUOAE/Fall+Bulb+Planting+Tips+Bulbs+Blooming.jpg Fall Garden Tips - 10 Fall Bulb Planting Tips There are more than 20,000 different daffodil species, all deer-resistant and hardy. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/10/21/november-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2017-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1509580546933-XBECQAN5VKTRPKFM27V0/GC+November+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Fall Garden Tips - November Gardening Chores Pile falling leaves on flower beds for winter insulation and returning nutrients to the soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1509580705947-8OQEDTXDRC5VGKKZY3G8/Fall+zinnia+bouquet.jpg Fall Garden Tips - November Gardening Chores Cut your remaining garden flowers to enjoy in an inside bouquet. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/10/24/frankenstein-cat monthly 0.5 2017-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508989401645-RDK33U9GI8BVQXXIG7HP/Boo+Boo+close.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Frankenstein Cat This is Boo Boo before he dashed outside and met up with - well, we're not sure just what! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508894887250-5O1UY823F2BXUXMGI5JR/Frankenstein+boo+boo+2.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Frankenstein Cat Boo Boo home from the vet looking like two cats stitched together, just in time for Halloween! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/10/21/mixing-mums monthly 0.5 2017-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508642945440-DWFW2QEN9FT0Z624BYZO/Mixed+mums+yellow+pink.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Mixing Mums These two mums are keeping the last little pink rose of the season company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508642991233-2S7LA5A1J7XF2VWCK54D/Mixed+mums+white+and+burgundy.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Mixing Mums The daisy-like white mums got some burgundy neighbors earlier this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508643037349-8T0G9YVWRUJSPCBIA7U8/Mixed+Mums+in+bloom.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Mixing Mums This combination of three different mum colors formed a mound in one of my lower flower beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508643087349-GI0W1H4RNB4OL1A3RY05/Mixed+Mums+in+bloom+2.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Mixing Mums Another mum combination turned out to be yellow and pink mums growing together. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/10/21/prince-charming monthly 0.5 2017-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508569136645-BX6EBTL1FMQGJ5ZIQMPX/Charming+1.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Prince Charming At the entrance to my driveway hangs a birdhouse that doesn't house any birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508734318370-PF1FPINZALV9MHT7KNNO/GC+Prince+Charming+1.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Prince Charming Hard to believe? Take a peek at what you will see most days in the summer in my blue birdhouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508569247521-OMIJUV8E81CKEQ5NTS0O/Charming+Close.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Prince Charming Yes, that's a tree frog living in a birdhouse. I call him Charming, as in Prince! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508569276662-64D45H6Y0QMINQJUG7UG/Charming+hanging.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Prince Charming Charming's not always shy, he usually pops out to see me as I take a morning walk. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/10/15/october-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2017-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508121242622-TGJKT88FWDXFLHT0T6Y1/GC+October+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Fall Garden Tips - October Gardening Chores Lots of bulbs to plant this fall, they started in Missouri and are back for a short stay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1508121290693-1F1KAV0YEDQ328HZHMQ7/GC+October+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Fall Garden Tips - October Gardening Chores Dry leaves help to hold in moisture in flower beds so I layer mine with layers of fall leaves followed by winter mulch after the first frost. Right now I am adding the leaf layer. (Photos by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/10/8/a-garden-of-mums monthly 0.5 2017-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1507442411401-EE9698NNUFVVTTJN0BBA/A+Garden+of+Mums+.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Garden of Mums Mums are the main flowers in this charming garden in my hometown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1507442462578-AFGJUPGHOHU49T8K80UF/A+Garden+of+Mums+tree.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Garden of Mums A variety of chrysanthemum colors stand out against the grey of the tree trunk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1507442485334-DG03XBMX0W8ENIZ5XTRA/A+Garden+of+Mums+border.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Garden of Mums Love the size of these white chrysanthemums, they remind me of a snowdrift! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1507442662007-48AUOTBTCAGG9VOC0AG2/f+fall+mums+with+rose.jpg Fall Garden Tips - A Garden of Mums See the little pink rose in between the two mums? https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/10/3/painted-ladies-migration monthly 0.5 2024-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1507047468707-5F55REV294PND3VDNRXK/GC+Painted+Ladies+Migration+2.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Painted Ladies Migration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1507047489853-5L2Y4DFJTVJI9NHX9KJX/GC+Painted+Ladies+Migration+1.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Painted Ladies Migration How many Painted ladies butterflies do you see on this Autumn Joy Sedum? There are a couple of honeybees, too! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2017/9/24/best-place-for-native-seedlings monthly 0.5 2017-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1506309540047-L4T5TZM3LPUJO8EKUJVR/GC+Best+Places+for+Native+Seedlings+1.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Best Place for Native Seedlings This flowering dogwood was a seedling given away several years ago at a local hardware store for National Arbor Day. I didn’t count on the nearby bridal veil overtaking the seedling so give your seedlings plenty of room to grow. By purchasing from George O. White State Nursery, you know you are getting the native species as opposed to hybridized species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1506309616338-USRODNL0UML7X9LPBM7U/GC+Best+Place+for+Native+Seedlings+2.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Best Place for Native Seedlings The George O. White Nursery catalog is a great free reference for how to plant the seedlings including an easy chart of various land uses. (Photos by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/11/18/planting-mums-in-fall monthly 0.5 2021-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/bca879d5-d2b0-4358-9b4a-d1e11b0eb556/IMG_7531.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Planting Mums in Fall - Make it stand out Chrysanthemums are one of the longest blooming flowers in gardens and cut bouquets. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1481238949279-1T24VM3P7K094WGV88W2/My+gardening+friend+Tom+shares+his+stash+of+tossed+mums+with+me. Fall Garden Tips - Planting Mums in Fall Some of the tossed mum plants Tom shared with me. They look a little down but they are not out! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/a8db9517-e4ed-4bea-ad22-74fd04d6e359/IMG_7532.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Planting Mums in Fall - Make it stand out Look for the sign of green growth underneath the center stem. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/11/28/missing-impatiens monthly 0.5 2016-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1480741110619-OML7DTGFS0JSAUTOW6AS/Empty+bed+of+impatiens+at+the+entrance+to+my+driveway. Fall Garden Tips - Missing Impatiens All of a sudden, the impatiens bed at the front of my driveway was empty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1480741153134-75XJWLU31GVGN58VW1SH/Impatiens+flower+bed+with+pink+impatiens. Fall Garden Tips - Missing Impatiens Pink impatiens added color to the flower bed at the entrance to my driveway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1480741228156-1R0AU0KAFGF2KLXF85DS/Pink+impatiens+flowers. Fall Garden Tips - Missing Impatiens https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/11/16/last-flowers-of-the-season monthly 0.5 2016-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1479355933264-BGTAPC3GU6LY5VXMNCBG/Last+blooming+geraniums+of+the+season. Fall Garden Tips - Last Flowers of the Season These pink and white geraniums were the last blooming flowers from my deck plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1479355986682-ORDVVOO4M8I76JMXFSMC/Geraniums+with+my+last+two+pink+zinnias. Fall Garden Tips - Last Flowers of the Season The last zinnias blooming in my garden added to the last blooming geraniums. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/10/27/dont-bag-those-leaves monthly 0.5 2016-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1477708425420-MAS7S2M22YGPFAICBZ8U/Dried+oak+leaves+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Fall Garden Tips - Don't Bag Those Leaves Oak leaves falling and covering a path at Bluebird Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1477708547554-EUXLCGH2SPXY812AQPLW/Composters+make+turning+leaves+into+soil+easy. Fall Garden Tips - Don't Bag Those Leaves https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/11/7/fall-bulb-planting-tips monthly 0.5 2016-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1478582514063-WC06QMHOPK3ZS04LFRJC/Surprise+lily+bulbs+ready+for+fall+planting. Fall Garden Tips - Fall Bulb-Planting Tips https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/11/3/re-blooming-new-england-asters monthly 0.5 2016-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1478232970289-7474NVAUF4PFHB25DGYJ/Blooming+New+England+Asters+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Fall Garden Tips - Re-Blooming New England Asters New England asters are a favorite fall blooms in my Missouri garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1478233019509-VGBWHNOLQYR2ZVDBWLP6/Dead+heading+New+England+asters+in+fall. Fall Garden Tips - Re-Blooming New England Asters To remove dead blooms, just carefully pinch the flowers off the stem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1478233056631-NGFKSGMRBEARU20SD9AE/New+England+Asters+re-blooming+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Fall Garden Tips - Re-Blooming New England Asters These asters are blooming again about a month after I removed spent blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1478582646372-PN7EBZK0YHQ3B6HBF3HF/New+England+Aster+close+up. Fall Garden Tips - Re-Blooming New England Asters Aren't these beautiful? Well worth the extra effort to keep them blooming. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/10/31/sugar-maple-trees-fall-peach-colors monthly 0.5 2016-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1477966611170-XL99F4WPT9CZMK5V37IY/Sugar+maple+tree+fall+peach+color+in+Rolla%2C+Mo. Fall Garden Tips - Sugar Maple Trees Fall Peach Colors Sugar maples turn from a pretty yellow to peachy hues in the fall in Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1477966679897-754SFEG4M17H50KUQQE4/Sugar+maple+tree+just+turning+peach+colors. Fall Garden Tips - Sugar Maple Trees Fall Peach Colors This sugar maple is just starting to put on its fall colors in Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1477966740338-GX13QCXLPWQCD9TI8AMF/Sugar+maple+tree+peach+color+house.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Sugar Maple Trees Fall Peach Colors These sugar maples are reaching their peak fall color. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/10/31/cat-napping-spot monthly 0.5 2016-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1477970409151-0SRELZ75QVNE4QC5W8UM/Ceramic+bird+bath+is+a+favorite+cat+napping+spot+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Fall Garden Tips - Cat Napping Spot Boo Boo likes to watch birds in the bird feeder from his favorite perch, a ceramic bird bath. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/11/2/bug-busting-mums monthly 0.5 2016-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1478143398840-83IVRSZL4EC5I4JZPTWX/Orange+mums+growing+in+my+Missouri+garden. Fall Garden Tips - Bug-Busting Mums Chrysanthemums, or mums, not only add color to our fall gardens but help with bug control. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1478143845746-TL06UENEE853LHPG04S3/Keep+your+mums+blooming+in+fall+by+removing+spent+flowers. Fall Garden Tips - Bug-Busting Mums Keep mums blooming in fall by pinching off old flowers so new buds form, I pinched this mum about a month ago. You can also pinch mums weekly spring through July 4 to keep their traditional mounded shape. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/10/31/double-color-tropical-hibiscus monthly 0.5 2016-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1477963267840-TAQ4EQ4ACGRIOASCVG50/This+tropical+hibiscus+has+both+red+and+peach+flowers. Fall Garden Tips - Double Color Tropical Hibiscus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1477963648432-OSSZHZJHYW5E00TWU6GV/Double+peach+tropical+hibiscus+bloom+on+my+deck. Fall Garden Tips - Double Color Tropical Hibiscus Lovely double peach tropical hibiscus blooms late summer on my deck. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/10/30/bbkqppinjb9e7v56po0c89nxigeijo monthly 0.5 2016-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1477851617133-3E83IAKKT0X5LBOVY7YK/Halloween+flowers+from+Bluebird+Gardens. Fall Garden Tips - Halloween Flowers Last miniature roses of the season join my inside geraniums and Halloween pumpkin candle. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/10/28/halloween-black-spider monthly 0.5 2016-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1477707756073-ZESMXPIBDTZ5V8KXF4NN/Halloween+black+spider+in+Pulaski+County. Fall Garden Tips - Halloween Black Spider Would this black spider scare you?? https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/9/8/gorgeous-garlic-chives monthly 0.5 2016-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473383346657-I5UOVLVQ8N0DSFXAMLV4/Garlic+chives+growing+summer+2016+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Fall Garden Tips - Gorgeous Garlic Chives Transplanted garlic chives blooming beautifully in my Missouri garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473383431835-XBQQEULF9OFRU0MOA9H7/Garlic+chives+leaves+growing+in+Bluebird+Gardens. Fall Garden Tips - Gorgeous Garlic Chives The green leaves of garlic chives can be cut and added to salads and dishes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473383478685-3RP6Z9PTLPQ2KTP9FNBB/Garlic+chives+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Fall Garden Tips - Gorgeous Garlic Chives Garlic chives make wonderful border plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473383515478-VIW6XFZ1LLTX30TKAARY/Garlic+chive+blooms+close+up+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Fall Garden Tips - Gorgeous Garlic Chives A macro lens closeup of garlic chive flowers. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/10/11/peak-of-fall-color monthly 0.5 2021-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/53714fac-8867-4d3f-aa92-00a1d8a1b78c/IMG_7388.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Peak of Fall Color - Make it stand out Yellow Eastern Redbuds against orange oaks in my apiary. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1476239908597-CZIJLXBGTCG54CY22PYI/image-asset.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Peak of Fall Color The front of my garden with dogwoods turning red, one of my favorite fall colors. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/8656fc6b-9177-4209-a832-5e11668a9bf7/IMG_7345.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Peak of Fall Color - Make it stand out Bartlett Pear trees turn peachy colors in the fall. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/9/8/its-an-autumn-clematis monthly 0.5 2016-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473381734697-6C76MH1VQT6UP67G98OF/Mystery+clematis+planted+on+Bluebird+Gardens+cedar+fence. Fall Garden Tips - Mystery Clematis Identified! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473381261108-EBYRR1VX4FQBVV2X3UJE/Autumn+clematis+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Fall Garden Tips - Mystery Clematis Identified! The mystery clematis vines growing over my cedar fence turned out to be autumn clematis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473381289915-0P50NBFGKG31FV2ETJS3/Autumn+clematis+in+bloom+on+neighboring+tree. Fall Garden Tips - Mystery Clematis Identified! This more established Sweet Autumn Clematis vine growing over a neighbor's tree. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/10/9/move-in monthly 0.5 2016-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1476118331956-8EQ2LIKUTO54CYA7RHKY/image-asset.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Move On In! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1476118387993-9MPVWQ110I2SB54QSL6S/image-asset.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Move On In! Plant trimmings get mixed in with oak leaves and composted for next season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1476118430091-TLF3UIAENVN6VBU9S123/image-asset.jpeg Fall Garden Tips - Move On In! One of my tropical hibiscus blooming in a bay window where it will spend the rest of winter. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/10/2/forget-me-nots monthly 0.5 2016-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1475503070653-W819YKV95DF0PU7Q0BUR/Forget+Me+Nots+Plant.jpg Fall Garden Tips - Not Forget Me Nots Spotting the first of several patches of Blue boneset in bloom at Bluebird Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1475503114629-6M0HOL94TMIJP7WV25VB/Forget+Me+Nots+in+bloom+fall+2016+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Fall Garden Tips - Not Forget Me Nots Wild ageratum at Bluebird Gardens, one of the last flowers to bloom before season's end. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/10/2/last-rose-of-the-season monthly 0.5 2016-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1475504256468-VZNSJBJNH4R5XSW1X1B9/Last+blooming+rose+from+my+garden. Fall Garden Tips - Last Scented Pink Rose The last scented tea rose for the season from my garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1475504213915-QVLG9ULLEQEKXOUFJJ60/Clipping+rose+to+a+stick+to+hold+rose+up. Fall Garden Tips - Last Scented Pink Rose I clipped the drooping flower head to an orchid support with a clip to hold it up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1475504320084-A8SKR2QONU615H1R5GPQ/Last+tea+rose+in+bloom+with+orchid+in+my+den. Fall Garden Tips - Last Scented Pink Rose Scented tea rose keeps my little potted orchid in my den company. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/fall/2016/9/10/university-of-missouri-extension-fruit-growing-guides monthly 0.5 2016-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473568142059-0N3P51JH6T27IEA7GXOB/University+of+Missouri+fruit+growing+guides. 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(charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/45eacc5b-c980-4149-b691-c3a047a9f246/IMG_0522.jpeg Summer Gardening - Rose of Sharon - Make it stand out rose of sharon flowers are 6-8 inches wide and bumblebee favorites. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2023/7/19/planting-onions monthly 0.5 2023-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/c6fecd7e-4cf3-4145-a621-c8b689775099/IMG_0557.jpeg Summer Gardening - Planting Onions - Make it stand out my first batch of homegrown onions, ready for the crisper. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/115f7bec-aad7-4f31-8043-bd0acb195f12/IMG_0561.jpeg Summer Gardening - Planting Onions - Make it stand out onion sets are easy to plant. make a hole and place one set up to the top. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/e783556b-50e6-4282-a33f-f7b69a2c8a6b/IMG_0562.jpeg Summer Gardening - Planting Onions - Make it stand out recycled clam shells work to store onions and onion sets. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/8/28/watering-options monthly 0.5 2023-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630189427652-C038B74ZQGPS254L7E9F/IMG_6222.JPG Summer Gardening - Watering Options - Make it stand out This is the view of the space under my deck when it was under construction where I connected three water totes to the gutter system to collect rain water. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/5a549841-83e2-4a1a-962f-9b696e16a4d5/IMG_0408.jpeg Summer Gardening - Watering Options - Make it stand out small waterfall recycles rain water and keeps it hydrated for pollinator and bird access. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630189837576-AGL0EUCEFXLYOZR4XOFO/IMG_5449.jpeg Summer Gardening - Watering Options - Make it stand out The totes themselves are connected so water collection is spread across all three totes. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630194004467-OVBZYWT8ZNO9OI052MCV/IMG_5450+2.jpeg Summer Gardening - Watering Options - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630189952665-HIVW1SQD2N5TUWZIBZLT/IMG_5451.jpeg Summer Gardening - Watering Options - Make it stand out The pump has a remote control so that I can access stored rain water when I need it on the floor above where the water storage totes are located. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630193020032-C0SCQABRG7J6XKGBQ1NS/IMG_5551.jpeg Summer Gardening - Watering Options - Make it stand out Here’s the pump remote. I press the “on” button then can control the water through the hose nozzle which has a lever for on and off as well. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/3b2b8cc0-b81e-4f39-ba90-fbe94a37f9bb/IMG_0404.jpeg Summer Gardening - Watering Options - Make it stand out I fill sunk plastic bottles in pots with rain water from the house guttering system to keep soil hydrated. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2023/6/24/vx4jaxbgwk67597h48xenpf7xhdya2 monthly 0.5 2023-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/4840e692-2fa9-472c-ada5-c7ba721cd0a0/IMG_0290.jpeg Summer Gardening - Storm Water Garden Ponds - Make it stand out the updated garden ponds are nicely settling in with water plants and a few goldfish. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ff2556cd-3f01-46b6-b702-967570e13b6e/IMG_9748.jpeg Summer Gardening - Storm Water Garden Ponds - Make it stand out this was the original storm water garden ponds with a liner we upgraded. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/36824781-d551-4583-bf0b-5c3700822efb/IMG_9811+2.jpeg Summer Gardening - Storm Water Garden Ponds - Make it stand out instead of liners, we used pond forms to make the storm water ponds oonger lasting. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/dea936ee-a963-47de-a77b-72ef43c41dca/IMG_9859.jpeg Summer Gardening - Storm Water Garden Ponds - Make it stand out we reused rocks donated from a friend’s garden and what I already had. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/15b7ab9c-6379-4d0a-b38e-61de8f623e0f/IMG_0292.jpeg Summer Gardening - Storm Water Garden Ponds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/8/29/2023-george-o-white-state-forestry-seedlings-tx97d monthly 0.5 2022-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/c1b434f1-4a8a-41e7-b204-15a41ce39bd9/IMG_6230.jpeg Summer Gardening - 2023 George O. White State Forestry Seedlings - Make it stand out The 2022-2023 George O. White State Nursery Seedling catalog. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630269050180-95X15B49JJSGDVF9PC12/IMG_5538.jpeg Summer Gardening - 2023 George O. White State Forestry Seedlings - Make it stand out Smallest bundles of 10 seedlings are $1 each. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/23e928b6-0ed8-4a6a-a5b0-00ace086d542/false+indigo+bush.jpeg Summer Gardening - 2023 George O. White State Forestry Seedlings - Make it stand out False indigo bush has lovely flowers bees love. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2020/8/22/september-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2024-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/6e6570a2-f8c7-43e0-8372-9c1de85a66c2/IMG_6078.jpeg Summer Gardening - September Gardening Chores - Make it stand out All these plants will winter over behind the sliding glass doors. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630096867029-LYRKNOQGSIQXXKXC9CW9/IMG_5454.jpeg Summer Gardening - September Gardening Chores - Make it stand out Chrysanthemums will start to show blossoms as fall arrives. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/7/25/august-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2025-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/f4b1bf43-3c84-4e63-a4cc-4278b5d99117/IMG_5694.jpeg Summer Gardening - August Gardening Chores - Make it stand out August is a good time to map out spots for more surprise lilies. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1627750507577-ZZV35KBOVRDFIZXASXMV/IMG_4606.jpeg Summer Gardening - August Gardening Chores - Make it stand out I have a few plants stashed waiting to get in the ground! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/6/20/july-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2022-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1625083800731-S2CZL0EI7N2AQH6FME5P/IMG_3576.jpeg Summer Gardening - July Gardening Chores - Make it stand out James A. Mess daily inspects his favorite pot of herbs. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1625083832990-M21Q3WZBBKWP2359TC90/IMG_3566.jpeg Summer Gardening - July Gardening Chores - Make it stand out Cocktail tomatoes start to produce fruit. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/8/29/coleus-from-cut-tops monthly 0.5 2021-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1631931438666-P4GGNCJICF154O2OWS7E/IMG_5988.jpeg Summer Gardening - Coleus From Cut Tops - Make it stand out Coleus are favorite annuals in mid-Missouri for their colorful leaves. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1632001070643-TSSSQ0MWYZXHRSS9HJMD/IMG_6016.jpeg Summer Gardening - Coleus From Cut Tops - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1632001106527-EGFRO507LT6M2BEEZ0HH/IMG_6017.jpeg Summer Gardening - Coleus From Cut Tops - Make it stand out These are different coleus a friend uses at the shady front of her house. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1631931496984-9VH6IHA5M0E0ZY7JL506/IMG_5989.jpeg Summer Gardening - Coleus From Cut Tops - Make it stand out When in bloom, coleus also offer beautiful blue spike flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/8/29/cucumber-cages monthly 0.5 2021-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630633830341-9ETBP4683ZXSAMHRKMAM/IMG_5657.jpeg Summer Gardening - Cucumber Cages - Make it stand out One of my cucumbers growing over a traditional metal tomato cage. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630633884644-BAK93OQS1MHPE7XCHV51/IMG_5581.jpeg Summer Gardening - Cucumber Cages - Make it stand out One of my cats likes to play with the cucumber leaves from the catnip pot. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/8/28/water-saving-totes monthly 0.5 2021-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630189427652-C038B74ZQGPS254L7E9F/IMG_6222.JPG Summer Gardening - Water Saving Totes - Make it stand out This is the view of the space under my deck when it was under construction where I connected three water totes to the gutter system to collect rain water. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630189837576-AGL0EUCEFXLYOZR4XOFO/IMG_5449.jpeg Summer Gardening - Water Saving Totes - Make it stand out The totes themselves are connected so water collection is spread across all three totes. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630194004467-OVBZYWT8ZNO9OI052MCV/IMG_5450+2.jpeg Summer Gardening - Water Saving Totes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630189952665-HIVW1SQD2N5TUWZIBZLT/IMG_5451.jpeg Summer Gardening - Water Saving Totes - Make it stand out The pump has a remote control so that I can access stored rain water when I need it on the floor above where the water storage totes are located. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630193020032-C0SCQABRG7J6XKGBQ1NS/IMG_5551.jpeg Summer Gardening - Water Saving Totes - Make it stand out Here’s the pump remote. I press the “on” button then can control the water through the hose nozzle which has a lever for on and off as well. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630193549303-ONAXQYAHSFMS3BOQR2F2/IMG_5554.jpeg Summer Gardening - Water Saving Totes - Make it stand out My pond down the hill holds rain water collected through my gutter system and currently holds blooming Missouri Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera,) (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2020/8/22/september-gardening-jobs-8hktb monthly 0.5 2021-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630290377020-DJ87JZ6S44K231245P9C/IMG_5595.jpeg Summer Gardening - September Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out A little paint and these will be ready to go back into the garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1630096867029-LYRKNOQGSIQXXKXC9CW9/IMG_5454.jpeg Summer Gardening - September Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out Chrysanthemums will start to show blossoms as fall arrives. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/6/20/waterfall-visitors monthly 0.5 2021-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1624219339961-QDOB7YRALEC8L3DQTRWU/IMG_3193.jpeg Summer Gardening - Waterfall Visitor - Make it stand out This waterfall sits by my front porch bench so I can enjoy the sound. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1624219374451-IYDI6KYBNJB202RRTPSB/IMG_3195.jpeg Summer Gardening - Waterfall Visitor - Make it stand out This was a gift from a friend and keeps the waterfall company. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1624219411751-0QI4Q9SNLSOULQ2CH8BD/IMG_3194.jpeg Summer Gardening - Waterfall Visitor - Make it stand out This is our new visitor enjoying the waterfall. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/8/5/shopping-state-nursery monthly 0.5 2021-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1628395262489-9S3E7YZHCUJCVGUT0AYX/IMG_4749.jpeg Summer Gardening - Shopping State Nursery - Make it stand out This postcard reminder arrived last week. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1628994019074-1S2FMBV77254FQZ6YTZH/IMG_5037.jpeg Summer Gardening - Shopping State Nursery - Make it stand out Oops, two more native Rose Mallows that still need to get planted from last year’s order. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/7/25/august-gardening-jobs monthly 0.5 2021-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1627750411361-T8FQ24PSZOT5OPTW60MJ/IMG_4605.jpeg Summer Gardening - August Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out Local nurseries start to mark down stock in August. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1627750507577-ZZV35KBOVRDFIZXASXMV/IMG_4606.jpeg Summer Gardening - August Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out And I have a few other plants stashed waiting to get in the ground! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/7/31/surprise-lilies monthly 0.5 2025-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1627747193263-W82IUAQLWSNY814FO4NN/IMG_4556.jpeg Summer Gardening - Surprise Lilies - Make it stand out Surprise lilies are North America’s cousin to tropical Amaryllis. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1627747267598-Y3ANWAAN3Y29SQEFU9HC/IMG_4554.jpeg Summer Gardening - Surprise Lilies - Make it stand out These surprise lilies are growing in shade in my apiary. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/7/21/bolting-plants monthly 0.5 2021-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1626889612910-JRD75KM5010I8XXZP5TJ/IMG_4229.jpeg Summer Gardening - Bolting Plants - Make it stand out This yellow onion from my refrigerator crisper is now in bloom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1626889650413-F8KBBYVRW2UWWGFMS30W/IMG_4228.jpeg Summer Gardening - Bolting Plants - Make it stand out The spring lettuce crop is trying to produce flowers and leaf taste is now bitter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/7/1/summer-garden-watering monthly 0.5 2021-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1625346538253-49N7M5GLQPSWBAMB6Q8V/IMG_3665+copy.jpeg Summer Gardening - Summer Garden Watering - Make it stand out Sprinklers turned over will help hydrate soil. Check your hose, too for any damage. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2021/6/20/july-gardening-jobs monthly 0.5 2021-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1625083800731-S2CZL0EI7N2AQH6FME5P/IMG_3576.jpeg Summer Gardening - July Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out James A. Mess daily inspects his favorite pot of herbs. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1625083832990-M21Q3WZBBKWP2359TC90/IMG_3566.jpeg Summer Gardening - July Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out Cocktail tomatoes start to produce fruit. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/9/18/birdhouse-rentals monthly 0.5 2021-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568854063781-O1KNADG5Q6BBK3YFASYF/birdhouse+flying+squirrel.jpg Summer Gardening - Birdhouse Rentals A flying squirrel lives in one of my bluebird houses. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568854155503-HIZFW0TS7YUMX4NKC2GP/birdhouse+lizard.jpg Summer Gardening - Birdhouse Rentals Lizards make a home out of several of my Missouri hillside birdhouses. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1624737503313-LPMNWWMXX9KERV6XX24X/IMG_4348.JPG Summer Gardening - Birdhouse Rentals - Make it stand out This old birdhouse is home to another Missouri tree frog. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568855310008-FGMRHPA3FOE5ULRIZNNW/birdhouse+wasp.jpg Summer Gardening - Birdhouse Rentals Paper wasps are excellent pollinators and often nest in birdhouses. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2020/8/30/state-nursery-orders monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1599353988758-5L2AIDT2AEN9AA7NJRZI/IMG_3942.jpeg Summer Gardening - State Nursery Orders This year’s order form features a lovely tulip tree flower. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1599354015139-X74T3ID3F3E2AZ03DBLU/IMG_3943.jpeg Summer Gardening - State Nursery Orders There are a variety of native Missouri trees and shrubs. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1599354108507-KBECN1J2CUG5QAT98ZWK/IMG_3828.jpeg Summer Gardening - State Nursery Orders Paw Paw tree ready to plant in my garden after a year growing in a pot. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2020/8/30/golden-dewdrop-trees monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1598841305780-XCWGN58ZC3H2IQ1PFINW/IMG_3894.jpeg Summer Gardening - Golden Dewdrop Trees I look forward to seeing these flowers late summer in USDA Hardiness zone 5. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1598841389777-PPOP9K3IMBHQH1OJUNHR/IMG_3565.jpeg Summer Gardening - Golden Dewdrop Trees Golden Dewdrop trimmed trees blooming at my garage door. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1598922462448-OP664AIRLEBJ38JSG96Y/IMG_3922.jpeg Summer Gardening - Golden Dewdrop Trees Golden Dewdrop shrubs also have pretty yellow berries. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1598841419331-HIDR41PDLYMPULOL3WKL/IMG_3566.jpeg Summer Gardening - Golden Dewdrop Trees Golden Dewdrop trees nicely fill in the space between the ferns and the hanging basket. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2020/8/22/tall-vinca monthly 0.5 2020-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1598218791371-PP7W2B6W9OPIFM0TY59G/IMG_3787.jpeg Summer Gardening - Tall Vinca Swallowtail butterfly visiting blooming vinca on my deck. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1598218692707-QJPPWX8P89N1FQN2MQP6/IMG_3767.jpeg Summer Gardening - Tall Vinca This hanging pot of Vinca was recently on sale at a local garden center. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1598218723291-9TYZ5GZMMPEZFFL7THB8/IMG_3768.jpeg Summer Gardening - Tall Vinca Recent pink and purple Vinca plant additions to a deck pot. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1598218838520-Z5LQZOGCWM576XN9T4AV/IMG_3782.jpeg Summer Gardening - Tall Vinca This pink Vinca with white centers has wintered over in this pot for two seasons. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2020/8/22/september-garden-chores monthly 0.5 2021-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1598754873761-LO318CG5FRN8TL9IQ9JZ/IMG_3896.jpeg Summer Gardening - September Garden Chores Time to trim hardy hibiscus so that seeds don’t get scattered. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1598754943396-3MUDNW5YSANSL1WGZWD9/IMG_3895.jpeg Summer Gardening - September Garden Chores A few garden projects waiting for the rain to stop so I can tackle. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2020/8/9/garden-buddy monthly 0.5 2020-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1597031813832-DQBIRYIENRICPBA8A93V/IMG_3381.jpeg Summer Gardening - Garden Buddy My old garden cart has seen better days. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1597031947829-MXAW410UIKU8H8PIJXIV/IMG_3382.jpeg Summer Gardening - Garden Buddy A small cart on wheels is very helpful to move supplies in a garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1597285027445-D3EHMYURK3LZZN4AUEIS/IMG_3506.jpeg Summer Gardening - Garden Buddy My old garden cart is now air conditioned with a hole in the bottom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1597032001341-N3XNYFIMCEB20M1XC71X/IMG_3380.jpeg Summer Gardening - Garden Buddy My new garden buddy has a more aerodynamic design. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2020/8/2/tomato-arbor monthly 0.5 2020-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1596426047614-UKXWJOXVM2YW19WGHYOO/IMG_3233.jpeg Summer Gardening - Tomato Arbor These two Early Girl tomatoes are now growing over arbor. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1596940706438-ZFA3YG5FTB8BWMYJ8IEI/IMG_3231.jpeg Summer Gardening - Tomato Arbor Early Girl tomato plants growing in pots and up an arbor. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1596940644351-4AUSBMPDS20K9AO2X4WN/IMG_3234.jpeg Summer Gardening - Tomato Arbor Tomato cages hold up the Early Girl tomato plants at the bottom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2020/7/19/drought-resistant-plants monthly 0.5 2020-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1595184774349-SA0ZZND58XCDO7TSOBR5/IMG_2885.jpeg Summer Gardening - Drought Resistant Plants Black-eye Susans are a reliable perennial to add color during a hot summer. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1595184809872-7M0NE1YY6TFAACVNCO42/IMG_2884.jpeg Summer Gardening - Drought Resistant Plants Autumn Joy Sedum requires little water and provides interest all four seasons. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1595184837304-ZR1IZJRVICZOULKHLTSK/IMG_2883.jpeg Summer Gardening - Drought Resistant Plants Need a quick dose of green? Try a Boston fern. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1595184871553-KM6OSI9G83QVVW0M6L6Z/IMG_2886.jpeg Summer Gardening - Drought Resistant Plants Yucca, also called Spanish bayonet, is an elegant Missouri native. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1595184904657-F1COOQRFJ52COJ38ZQH8/IMG_2887.jpeg Summer Gardening - Drought Resistant Plants Jerusalem Artichoke also add a pretty dose of summer yellow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1595184934485-3K7HYY6XQ7XBBBYQ1PJ6/IMG_2888.jpeg Summer Gardening - Drought Resistant Plants Rose of Sharon, a perennial hibiscus, blooms when little else does. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2020/8/1/august-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2021-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1596343893892-5G250597LYJVQMLFVFEM/IMG_3170.jpeg Summer Gardening - August Gardening Chores Surprise lilies popping up in a shady part of my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1596343939286-9I8HVIXGMVRXF9D0908E/IMG_3196.jpeg Summer Gardening - August Gardening Chores Butterflies love Jerusalem Artichoke native flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2020/7/18/growing-tomatoes monthly 0.5 2020-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1595127230131-MR3RVV6Q9N2TNQ45QVVS/IMG_2787.jpeg Summer Gardening - Growing Tomatoes Blossom end rot can be fixed with regular and even watering. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1595127275729-IRKF09RNXUSBIUZYRJKL/IMG_2889.jpeg Summer Gardening - Growing Tomatoes Remove suckers of the growth in between branches to keep tomatoes focused on growing fruit. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2020/7/11/july-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2020-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1594521828186-ONT84NQHQNJEMU1XI2SU/IMG_2483.jpeg Summer Gardening - July Gardening Chores A sure sign of July, Oriental lilies and picking blackberries. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2020/7/11/milk-carton-fence monthly 0.5 2020-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1594516112420-V09DEDE63TNY351SAXEL/IMG_2560.jpeg Summer Gardening - Milk Carton Fence This upside down milk carton is protecting sedum from munching deer. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/10/homemade-wood-arbor monthly 0.5 2020-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562900618503-RRNCP6EV4DB7Q67B8IBV/Homemade+arbor+close.jpg Summer Gardening - Homemade Wood Arbor This wood arbor combines smooth wood with garden remnants. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563425431228-5BIY3D7ZE5D1AA6IX5SJ/wood+arbor.jpg Summer Gardening - Homemade Wood Arbor Pre-made lattice top finishes this easy to make garden arbor. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/9/15/saving-zinnia-seeds monthly 0.5 2019-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568561151145-WB8CNTKV6U8H77C6PM6D/drying+zinnia+head.jpg Summer Gardening - Saving Zinnia Seeds A seed head from a zinnia will produce hundreds of plants. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568561173910-TZYMPF3MSDQJHX8KGJPI/dry+zinnia+seeds.jpg Summer Gardening - Saving Zinnia Seeds Dry the whole flower head; the flower petals will dry and mix in with seeds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568561279718-2C6FPCSSNHRBXNLA7HG6/drying+zinnias.jpg Summer Gardening - Saving Zinnia Seeds A lined cardboard box I periodically toss is an excellent place to dry zinnias. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568578795716-JVF80FNI8D90RSL9TNJM/GC+Zinnia+Gift+Seeds+2.jpg Summer Gardening - Saving Zinnia Seeds This is a zinnia bouquet from last year, such a great combination of colors! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/9/9/water-dogwoods monthly 0.5 2019-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568076349327-ERAUV5UI9CXA9S5MP8FM/dogwood+tree+fruit.jpg Summer Gardening - Water Dogwoods One of the dogwood trees in my center island is starting to show red fruit. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568076395544-67HUI2P52Q1PMOZR4NGG/dogwood+spring.jpg Summer Gardening - Water Dogwoods Here is the same dogwood earlier this spring. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568076423094-S26RGMFPGWAVUVC5XFHH/dogwood+mulch.jpg Summer Gardening - Water Dogwoods Adding leaves, twigs and mulch are critical to keep dogwoods happy. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1568076447445-C8OWYB1BGNKPCKIW33BJ/dogwood+island.jpg Summer Gardening - Water Dogwoods Here’s the same dogwood tree nicely mulched in spring. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/9/8/thwarting-squirrels monthly 0.5 2019-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567963637286-0JUPWT77Z227CSTSPFUW/Pear+tree+fall+clam+shell.jpg Summer Gardening - Thwarting Squirrels Think this will work to protect one of my last Bartlett pears? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567963998069-K7GCKOFWNCMIYSDFS46C/Squirrel+with+pear+on+deck.jpg Summer Gardening - Thwarting Squirrels One of the squirrels eating one of my green Bartlett pears earlier this summer. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567963665810-21ZH4DFB2VH0S808T8TW/Pear+tree+fall.jpg Summer Gardening - Thwarting Squirrels One of the two pears still left on my Bartlett pear tree. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567963686659-RVVD5MG3PGO9FQGX11UU/Pear+tree+fall+clam+shell+front.jpg Summer Gardening - Thwarting Squirrels I’m using a clam shell around one of the two pears hoping I will enjoy it. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/9/6/dayflowers-and-garlic-chives monthly 0.5 2019-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567818326904-ROID2CVWLCTXMMHFTTHY/Border+garlic+chives+dayflowers.jpg Summer Gardening - Dayflowers and Garlic Chives Isn’t this a lovely flower border combination? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567818350582-IZXY77YR40V5HUTVRNDM/Border+garlic+chives.jpg Summer Gardening - Dayflowers and Garlic Chives These garlic chives came from a neighbor’s house and finally bloomed this year. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567818369549-DW57S2GWQECMYDA5I1OM/Border+dayflowers.jpg Summer Gardening - Dayflowers and Garlic Chives Dayflowers are originally from China but have settled well in Missouri. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567821750576-CRBBJWUGLN2IR531PDYO/Border+garlic+chives+dayflowers.jpg Summer Gardening - Dayflowers and Garlic Chives Garlic chives and blue dayflowers together in one of my flower beds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/9/3/monkey-around-with-liriope monthly 0.5 2021-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1629581110289-WGDVZC2Y83RUNQYRMRJG/IMG_5122.jpeg Summer Gardening - Monkey Around with Liriope - Make it stand out Monkey grass (liriope muscari) blooming all over my Missouri garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567565029619-XVADZHWZV2EBTKIV82TL/monkey+grass+path+borders.jpg Summer Gardening - Monkey Around with Liriope I use monkey grass on my limestone hillside to mark paths. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567565109261-LLI9R4JPR8L16OWJTO8F/monkey+grass+flower+border.jpg Summer Gardening - Monkey Around with Liriope One of my new flower beds with old railroad ties as borders. As they decompose, monkey grass will line the flower bed. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567565205851-1BTJ7NJXVFCF9BV519GD/monkey+grass+shallow+border.jpg Summer Gardening - Monkey Around with Liriope Liriope lines this shallow border where columbine and impatiens grow behind it. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567565294496-GZ85VEEG19C3QHXR8XO5/monkey+grass+as+fillers.jpg Summer Gardening - Monkey Around with Liriope This spot was too narrow to plant much but monkey grass fills in nicely. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567565621435-40A22SVBR4N5I48WNVIW/variegated+monkey+grass.jpg Summer Gardening - Monkey Around with Liriope Variegated liriope muscari has white lined green leaves and darker purple flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/8/29/fragrant-hostas monthly 0.5 2019-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567541410667-C2PDS40L3Z2V8UMLH31J/fragrant+hosta+flower.jpg Summer Gardening - Fragrant Hostas August lilies are actually a fragrant hosta with lovely 6-inch long white flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567541446664-JT18C5OLREGIUAET4RCS/fragrant+hostas+center.jpg Summer Gardening - Fragrant Hostas Love the center of the flower stem of August lilies. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567541480602-TZ72VKR3CUI7ENMF7MAI/fragrant+hostas+bench.jpg Summer Gardening - Fragrant Hostas These gift August lilies have been planted behind a bench so I can enjoy the fragrance while seated. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/8/30/order-missouri-native-plants monthly 0.5 2019-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567183470591-TR4SB6J3YP99SFEY0F5E/seedling+order+form.jpg Summer Gardening - Order Missouri Native Plants George O. White Nursery ordering form available online. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567393542851-RBUHXEWD6FWC56HGJH9R/tree+seedlings.jpg Summer Gardening - Order Missouri Native Plants Some of the plant starts from earlier this spring, ready for transplanting. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567393580870-01TJEBIISL8B4IP7RCSM/witch+hazel+start.jpg Summer Gardening - Order Missouri Native Plants On left, one of the spring starts. On right, witch hazel with established roots. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567393607968-QWL11AQE0PKCH8MQLG6C/rose+mallow+comparison.jpg Summer Gardening - Order Missouri Native Plants This native rose mallow started out as the tiny stick on the left. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567393629622-9QD0JXPH1QFHYA71D7KN/rose+mallow+start.jpg Summer Gardening - Order Missouri Native Plants That same native rose mallow is now almost 5 feet tall, ready to move into the garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567563121783-LLRO1PXHKZL6400D6UE4/beauty+berry.jpg Summer Gardening - Order Missouri Native Plants This is my latest addition to my garden, Missouri’s native Beauty Berry, which provides wildlife winter food. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/8/29/mystery-solved monthly 0.5 2019-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567140257137-CNZOEACQMHFX529XIPV2/sawtooth+sunflower+island.jpg Summer Gardening - Mystery Solved The flower bed island at the head of my driveway where the mystery plant was growing. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567140301660-KWETBTX7GW87APID05DR/sawtooth+sunflower+close.jpg Summer Gardening - Mystery Solved Here is the plant almost 6 feet tall with flower buds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567140321078-UDI3K3GV6BDR4DBYTNP9/sawtooth+sunflowers.jpg Summer Gardening - Mystery Solved The tall plant stalks are now all blooming. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/8/23/september-garden-chores monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1566614134238-KNU6NN9MV4NP7SO2XBA2/hibiscus+on+sale.jpg Summer Gardening - September Garden Chores Keep an eye out for fall plant sales, there’s still growing time before the ground freezes. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1566614203407-79XP3RM6TV45NCL83J0Y/dried+herbs.jpg Summer Gardening - September Garden Chores Good time to start drying favorite herbs for winter use. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/8/11/the-race-is-on monthly 0.5 2019-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1565553127553-KAIOTCWTFFUSR41OJLE6/Squirrel+pear+vertical.jpg Summer Gardening - The Race is On! One of my resident squirrels snacking on my very green Bartlett pears. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1566347971143-7HKNSEO7M8VHQLDZW4D9/squirrel+pear+tree+back.jpg Summer Gardening - The Race is On! Gray squirrel selecting a green pear to pick. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1566347988387-BYNW1ATM7W8CQMHHBJIP/squirrel+pear+post.jpg Summer Gardening - The Race is On! One of my resident squirrels enjoying an afternoon green pear snack. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1566348006253-H081L3TCCFSDY9850X6B/squirrel+pear+on+deck.jpg Summer Gardening - The Race is On! Another grey squirrel enjoying a Bartlett pear on my torn up deck. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/27/growing-straight-redbuds monthly 0.5 2019-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1565145987537-DQJ07OEMGIXGF5CURPRY/straight+redbud+braid.jpg Summer Gardening - Growing Straight Redbuds To strengthen Eastern Redbud trunks, try braiding several together. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1565228889997-YHTKN1SB4A4XLR6BIKGB/Eastern+redbuds+with+bee.jpg Summer Gardening - Growing Straight Redbuds One of my honey bees visits a blooming Eastern Redbud tree in my spring garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1565146033658-U77VVW69PQOWNPC38K33/straight+redbud+training.jpg Summer Gardening - Growing Straight Redbuds Doubling and tripling twine ensures the Redbud will grow straight. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1565146057892-FWIX2DGKSBH041V8M1D0/straight+redbud+tie.jpg Summer Gardening - Growing Straight Redbuds Here two Eastern Redbuds are being encouraged to grow straight together. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1565146081163-SFPAA7Y6HFAU6L0N6QTY/straight+redbud+rebar.jpg Summer Gardening - Growing Straight Redbuds Sometimes a piece of rebar helps to hold a Redbud tree trunk straight. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1565146105004-MHE8VDNIBXFP3FS16K0C/straight+redbuds.jpg Summer Gardening - Growing Straight Redbuds Several Eastern Redbuds are tied to this larger tree trunk to anchor them. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/27/cardboard-mulch monthly 0.5 2019-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1565146133376-A46B1AIGVBCOYZG7LOC0/cardboard+hillside+bed.jpg Summer Gardening - Cardboard Mulch Cardboard makes a great flower bed mulch to kill off unwanted growth. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1565146165619-FZ8DBG8C8R8AU0KKC1CU/cardboard+mulch+hillside.jpg Summer Gardening - Cardboard Mulch This is a cardboard pile that’s been sitting for about a month. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1565146195707-GEH9RPR9GD43DECPNFWM/cardboard+mulch.jpg Summer Gardening - Cardboard Mulch Underneath the cardboard, moist soil ready for planting. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/27/picking-homegrown-blackberries monthly 0.5 2019-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1564284952839-QYFX6PCWJ3TBQEX2YQ6E/Blackberry+over+panel.jpg Summer Gardening - Picking Homegrown Blackberries The first ripe blackberries on my cattle panel arbor. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1564284980352-PGTLTO77BWMYK2RZH4TF/Blackberry+on+cedar+panel.jpg Summer Gardening - Picking Homegrown Blackberries Two cattle panels covered in cedar boughs have blackberries nestled along the sides. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1564285000381-21FYJFUEUI6UWX7S3YPZ/Blackberries+blooming+on+cattle+panel.jpg Summer Gardening - Picking Homegrown Blackberries Two more blackberries ready for picking as I walk through! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/27/removing-daylily-stems monthly 0.5 2019-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1564452765931-7MT3FWI8X0I8LDE5WDF1/bg+dead+daylilies.jpg Summer Gardening - Removing Daylily Stems Daylily stems after flowering and still green. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1564452784217-8Z90PKEF5I9BSZP9WF9P/dry+daylily+stalk.jpg Summer Gardening - Removing Daylily Stems When daylily stalks dry out, they can easily be removed. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/17/august-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2019-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1564241745432-SU0KZRD01JLFFPRBPTZX/bg+phlox.jpg Summer Gardening - August Gardening Chores Missouri’s native pink phlox blooms now until frost. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/23/assassin-bugs monthly 0.5 2019-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563913847013-OFP67PA5FDEWXTWBMKIU/Assassin+bug+with+beetle.jpg Summer Gardening - Assassin Bugs Assassin bug makes a meal out of a Japanese beetle in my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563913867299-Q4EBOB6RWKE8Q5LYXQ1Y/Assassin+bug+beetle+under+leaf.jpg Summer Gardening - Assassin Bugs This assassin bug patrols one of my dwarf cherry trees. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/21/for-the-love-of-red monthly 0.5 2019-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563913109032-FBO11S5T551LY18ZJ466/mr+frog.jpg Summer Gardening - For the Love of Red Margaret in one of her favorite garden spots, where she can watch frogs. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563913136645-QQFP82QVG0ESKUAIC782/Cardinal+flower.jpg Summer Gardening - For the Love of Red The cardinal flower now blooming in Margaret’s memorial garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/18/my-red-american-toad monthly 0.5 2019-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563494288743-UC99J8TNTPEJG4T04BJW/Red+Toad.jpg Summer Gardening - My Red American Toad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563493412387-JWKC7F618QBHK128K601/Red+Toad+close.jpg Summer Gardening - My Red American Toad Bumpy red American toad is easy to spot. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563493571942-GI47A8ZUKHT293SBW3DG/Bullfrog.jpg Summer Gardening - My Red American Toad For comparison, this is one of my sleek bullfrogs. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/17/native-missouri-phlox monthly 0.5 2019-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563408896339-N4NCB7M9KTX13RKUG5GL/bg+pink+phlox.jpg Summer Gardening - Native Missouri Phlox I tried to get the phlox to grow on the left but it moved to the right. Oh, well! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563478100645-GHC0GOFYZ3L647OVGK5U/Pink+phlox.jpg Summer Gardening - Native Missouri Phlox Pink phlox flower heads are tiny flowers growing together. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563557924378-N214XVWAPC0ONTMXJP0N/pink+white+phlox.jpg Summer Gardening - Native Missouri Phlox This batch of phlox has a white center but is very similar otherwise to my other phlox. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563408916516-XDNZTMJK1DAYO0IY1U4E/bg+pink+phlox+eagle.jpg Summer Gardening - Native Missouri Phlox Butterflies are usually visiting this Missouri native phlox flower bed all summer. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1567963765918-8E5MJVRBG4M4HHUK77NC/f+bird+nest+in+phlox.jpg Summer Gardening - Native Missouri Phlox A little bird’s nest was built in a native Missouri phlox bed in my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/19/staying-cool monthly 0.5 2019-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563556350973-PPS53QY8YEXRF4WAA214/Head+band+2.jpg Summer Gardening - Staying Cool Muslin kitchen towels make great headbands and neck scarves to stay summer cool. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563556367604-PEWTZCUG1QMJO6GBD5WV/Headband+1.jpg Summer Gardening - Staying Cool Muslin kitchen towels are excellent neck ties to catch summer perspiration. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563557492179-NG6AVXOL3WKM0YZDCBZ9/shade.jpg Summer Gardening - Staying Cool https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/12/tiger-lilies monthly 0.5 2019-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562956257918-OHH6ZVJ4RCDUPPACJ0PQ/Tiger+Lilies.jpg Summer Gardening - Tiger Lilies I have several tiger lily plants now growing together. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562956286322-4UGFX9FK7XSCF2YLQWJ1/Tiger+Lilies+together.jpg Summer Gardening - Tiger Lilies Tiger lilies can grow 5-foot tall or more. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562956304252-UJMCFFO1Q90AJA6NLU93/Tiger+Lilies+seeds.jpg Summer Gardening - Tiger Lilies Tiger lily seeds are called bulbils and grow at the base of the leaf. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/11/froggy-bottom-pond-bullfrog monthly 0.5 2019-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562900430588-79NBYYNMZEQ0CWKCH0TF/Froggy+bottom+pond.jpg Summer Gardening - Froggy Bottom Pond Bullfrog The bottom of my hill frog pond with goldfish. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562900522939-JTCO3V0GM4UHDUC2LZZK/Froggy+bottom+frog.jpg Summer Gardening - Froggy Bottom Pond Bullfrog My clay ceramic pond frog now has a friend. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563161097594-TNYC9P0DJB8YU8FQAKY6/Baby+bullfrog.jpg Summer Gardening - Froggy Bottom Pond Bullfrog See the tiny tadpole now turned frog on the ceramic frog leg? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1563161177049-79K8MZMF0QODL4NDC932/Bullfrogs+two.jpg Summer Gardening - Froggy Bottom Pond Bullfrog Two frogs sit on the rocky ledge on the right. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562900546163-CJHIEBG1NUQ8IC1GP0OT/Froggy+bottom+pond+frog+close.jpg Summer Gardening - Froggy Bottom Pond Bullfrog Can you identify this Missouri frog? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562900563960-IOOK6HKDVRT4ZGYDHCGZ/Froggy+bottom+pond+frog+id.jpg Summer Gardening - Froggy Bottom Pond Bullfrog Look at the side of the head to identify the disc behind the eye. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) Frogs are good additions to a garden, they are part of the cycle of life consuming flies, mosquitos, dragonflies and other insects. Frogs are carnivorous so as the frog gets larger, so do their meals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562975156064-ZLI2E79LVKV92FA3C22T/bullfrog.jpg Summer Gardening - Froggy Bottom Pond Bullfrog You can see the round disc behind the eyes better in this photo. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/6/30/feedlot-panel-arbor monthly 0.5 2019-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562788057179-BWK825HHRA3QU6ZHHCV8/Cattle+panel+arbor.jpg Summer Gardening - Feedlot Panel Arbor This is a cattle panel bent into an arbor shape and covered in vines. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/7/bluebird-gardens-summer-garden-tour monthly 0.5 2019-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562561746319-LUWF2CFH4J3ILAO4G6CE/Tour+daylilies+bench.jpg Summer Gardening - Bluebird Gardens Summer Garden Tour A variety of daylilies line my driveway to the house. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562561852571-W3FHZMT5WVZGW5ZRUI35/Tour+raspberry+bee+balm.jpg Summer Gardening - Bluebird Gardens Summer Garden Tour Raspberry bee balm has spread through the hyssop flower bed. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562561870011-HYC7MAK1MSLHB16L48UV/Tour+shasta+daisies.jpg Summer Gardening - Bluebird Gardens Summer Garden Tour Shasta daisies bloom in a part shaded flower bed. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562561890062-SNXR007RDOCBY7RG6DLX/Tour+frog+pond.jpg Summer Gardening - Bluebird Gardens Summer Garden Tour Froggy Bottom includes a goldfish pond. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562561909451-DKKOTDGBCTRR759IQ8YW/Tour+phlox+bee+balm+hives.jpg Summer Gardening - Bluebird Gardens Summer Garden Tour Native Missouri pink phlox keep more bee balm company. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/7/4/no-more-pinching-mums monthly 0.5 2019-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1562284163156-CCAT68GGX4GBUCB06I90/Mums+july+4.jpg Summer Gardening - No More Pinching Mums One of my mums that didn’t get quite pinched this year. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/6/30/japanese-beetles-are-here monthly 0.5 2019-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1561939371771-KX4VSKDKGZPVIY9TRYEQ/Japanese+beetles+on+leaf.jpg Summer Gardening - Japanese Beetles Are Here Japanese beetles mating on cherry tree leaves in my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1561939423681-QDO6JE4DBIFFIHMS8XK2/Japanese+beetles+rose.jpg Summer Gardening - Japanese Beetles Are Here Japanese beetles eat all garden edibles including roses. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1561939401898-BN0BYYUHVKI2MXHD7T4O/Japanese+beetle+lace.jpg Summer Gardening - Japanese Beetles Are Here Leaves that turn like lace are a sign of Japanese beetles. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1561939448328-73UR19RRBWX9EETG6QZH/Japanese+beetles+soap+water.jpg Summer Gardening - Japanese Beetles Are Here I catch Japanese beetles early morning in soapy water. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/6/19/pallet-raised-beds monthly 0.5 2019-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1561429889134-JPWU0Y8BNJCHO1WO55A1/Pallet+raised+bed.jpg Summer Gardening - Pallet Raised Beds Zuchini is growing in this pallet raised bed at a friend’s garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1561429920978-NQP5U3GTWFC4PNU2U89N/Pallet+raised+bed+close.jpg Summer Gardening - Pallet Raised Beds Cut the pallets in half, then attach at the corners. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1561429938834-F4VFG562H048KD91RG6Q/Pallet+raised+bed+tomatoes.jpg Summer Gardening - Pallet Raised Beds Tomatoes taller than I am are growing in this raised bed full of used straw. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2019/6/24/missouris-daylily-season monthly 0.5 2019-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1561429975063-P4W93LEQ2AC89W0A1KVY/Daylily+grasshopper.jpg Summer Gardening - Missouri's Daylily Season Tiny grasshopper visits one of my orange daylilies. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1561430025558-5RXIA1VI8SVZRWJHPOMF/Daylilies+hillside.jpg Summer Gardening - Missouri's Daylily Season One of my limestone hillsides covered in Missouri’s orange daylilies.(Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1561430067779-9YZU7WGJDRNR9MFPCH8R/Daylilies+hives.jpg Summer Gardening - Missouri's Daylily Season Missouri Orange Daylilies on the way to one of my apiaries. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1561430043478-NL2TSH6SG9SC5MCWKBS8/Daylilies+cats.jpg Summer Gardening - Missouri's Daylily Season My garden “cats” sitting in the middle of Missouri orange daylilies. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1561430092133-TRZMKTVTTH1WUW3FJNA2/Daylilies+walk.jpg Summer Gardening - Missouri's Daylily Season Orange daylilies line one of my paths down the hill. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1561430151418-O6LBG7T7FK9PB1T714O4/Daylily+close.jpg Summer Gardening - Missouri's Daylily Season A close up of Missouri’s orange daylilies. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2018/9/2/moving-time monthly 0.5 2018-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1536200304482-IUJ797NW37VINV40ZVXW/GC+Moving+Time+1.jpg Summer Gardening - Moving Time! Pick ax makes digging easier although I prefer to wait for a day after a good rain. These iris are ready to move to their new garden spot. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1536200386999-3RHJD3L9UHRU4PAUY2RT/GC+Moving+Time+2.jpg Summer Gardening - Moving Time! Once moved, some plants like these daylilies won't stand up straight. Don't worry, they will next year after they have settled in. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1536200412035-8FASPR05GPHFW20LX4BR/Moving+iris.jpg Summer Gardening - Moving Time! These sprawling iris are settled into their new spot with water, mulch and a note in my garden diary. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2018/9/2/gardening-book-gift-idea monthly 0.5 2018-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1535901357961-I5U18WOYFWIO4KMSXT1W/NWF+photo.jpg Summer Gardening - Gardening Book Gift Idea Fritillaria on Black-eye Susan By Charlotte Ekker Wiggins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1535902044742-7FMTVSVPQY63JXPUGQQW/nwf+letter.jpg Summer Gardening - Gardening Book Gift Idea National Wildlife Federation purchased my fritillaria photo for their publication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1535902019606-TA6179S3005WDNVHDX2E/nwf+index.jpg Summer Gardening - Gardening Book Gift Idea Several seasonal topics are covered in wildlife gardening, a great gift idea! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1535902077443-NIASIWM4UZ5UKT3KPLW5/nwf+article.jpg Summer Gardening - Gardening Book Gift Idea Here's my photo in the National Wildlife Federation article about gardening for change. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2018/8/24/september-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2019-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1535156814458-OL35QN7ESHNG6C5FST9A/GC+Sept+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Summer Gardening - September Gardening Chores Time to plant trees in the garden, these are bare roots I potted late spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1535156884840-E7TM0PRZXT2ZM5PQB68U/GC+Sept+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Summer Gardening - September Gardening Chores https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2018/7/29/snappy-turtle monthly 0.5 2018-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1532885371689-8WX4S6IYO8A4EBGQNUVM/GC+Snappy+Turtle+1.jpg Summer Gardening - Snappy Turtle This is where I found this turtle in my garden, as if it had climbed my garden steps. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1532885403078-7XR5ORQ344M289GEE8EI/GC+Snappy+Turtle+2.jpg Summer Gardening - Snappy Turtle Look at the back side, that tail looks quite pre-historic. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2018/7/29/august-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2018-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1535156610269-AEQO9IHD1KM6XTD9GI1I/GC+Aug+2018+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Summer Gardening - August Gardening Chores Give inside and deck plants a good rain shower or two during very hot spells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1535156648327-9YPX688UZ0AJXJU807EJ/GC+Aug+2018+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Summer Gardening - August Gardening Chores Irregular watering contributes to tomatoes cracking. They're still good, they just look odd! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2018/7/29/how-to-dead-head-plants monthly 0.5 2018-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1532903993659-TLYLRLPRYKE1LHW48I5Y/Deadheading.jpg Summer Gardening - How to Dead Head Plants A dry seed head on a Self Heal herb plant could be removed to encourage more flowers.(Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1532904017258-S69JEZPILP2E30QRKNA1/Deadheading+pruners.jpg Summer Gardening - How to Dead Head Plants Traditional pruners can easily clip off plant flower heads. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1532904053256-RTSQVCYPSL76BO3P8DSF/Deadheading+thread+snips.jpg Summer Gardening - How to Dead Head Plants A pair of thread snips are easier and quicker to use to dead head plants. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2018/7/29/july-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2021-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1532885597166-AJQV4QD7VBZ8D2VCBGAT/GC+July+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Summer Gardening - July Gardening Chores Keep flowering plants and shrubs blooming by removing spent blooms, here I am using quilting thread snips. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1532885628623-K7V8GA4IXD4GQLQC12FP/GC+July+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Summer Gardening - July Gardening Chores In record heat, keeping roots watered is the best way to help plants pull through. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2018/7/9/summer-watering-tips monthly 0.5 2018-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1531173801744-CL7UQ71V8OSEPCPYVC9U/Rain+gauge.jpg Summer Gardening - Summer Watering Tips It's helpful to have a rain gauge to make sure your garden is getting at least 1" of water a week. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1531173839373-WQL6FC1Y9LWDG31U0G80/Watering+wand.jpg Summer Gardening - Summer Watering Tips An underground wand is the best way to water a garden in the hot Missouri summer days. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2018/7/9/tiger-lilies monthly 0.5 2018-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1531173290429-S0XKKYSKIAFFE1BJJ44F/Tiger+lilies+in+bloom.jpg Summer Gardening - Tiger Lilies Tiger lilies have started to bloom in my Missouri hillside garden, a sure sign of summer. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2018/7/4/darling-daylilies monthly 0.5 2018-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1530681453773-CSYRQ9PCL9GZNYTA9CZR/GC+Darling+Daylilies+1.jpg Summer Gardening - Darling Daylilies Originally from China, Missouri's ditch lilies are the basis for all hybrid daylilies on the market today. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1530681531323-28ON0FA49MZ08AM2FKAS/GC+Darling+Daylilies+2.jpg Summer Gardening - Darling Daylilies Daylily buds, left, and the open flowers are delicious additions to salads. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2018/6/22/dreaded-bush-honeysuckle monthly 0.5 2018-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1530333773890-QXPFLEQYROV4BVWBW8FQ/Bush+Honeysuckle+among+trees.jpg Summer Gardening - Dreaded Bush Honeysuckle Bush honeysuckle can grow very big, these are growing along my road inside city limits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1530333812939-4PS43IH3OHNCWGUBKA6H/GC+Dreaded+Bush+Honeysuckle+1.jpg Summer Gardening - Dreaded Bush Honeysuckle The bush honeysuckle flowers look similar to the native fragrant honeysuckle vines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1530333848273-9G130I7P952X1EX0EZAY/Bush+honeysuckle+starts.jpg Summer Gardening - Dreaded Bush Honeysuckle You can easily pull young bush honeysuckle out of the ground after a good rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1530333881258-TX0AQO24ZV2QZ65RZHSG/Bush+honeysuckle+starts+pulled.jpg Summer Gardening - Dreaded Bush Honeysuckle This pile of bush honeysuckle were yanked out of the ground and are now in the compost pile. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/7/10/grow-miniature-roses monthly 0.5 2017-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1499663724327-B07UH169MYEBY1OHCTRP/image-asset.jpeg Summer Gardening - Miniature Roses Miniature roses are shrub roses that are easy to grow and continuously bloom most of the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1499663819456-PKGG0RRW5KOQV692093B/Miniature+roses+in+flower+base+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Miniature Roses Miniature roses are also charming cut flowers, the perfect size for desk arrangements. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/9/13/september-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2017-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1505282203817-ON9TVXF17ODU5ZTH5DHN/GC+Sept+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Summer Gardening - September Gardening Chores Plant new flower beds with a cover crop to keep the soil well conditioned. Buckwheat grows fast, has a lovely white flower and can easily be mulched. It is also a good fall pollen source for bees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1505282249198-KNVXVD5EN6P7C2XSLKJW/GC+Sept+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Summer Gardening - September Gardening Chores Cut herbs to dry for later use. Catnip is a favorite cat treat around my house so this is the first herb I cut to dry for winter enjoyment by my pets. (Photos by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/9/1/garden-visitors monthly 0.5 2017-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1504255403842-LSNJWVW4GDJ3PDCVPK5S/grasshopper+on+rose.jpg Summer Gardening - Garden Visitors Grasshopper on Double Delight blooming rose at Bluebird Gardens. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/8/4/runaway-cucumber-plants monthly 0.5 2017-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1501902590892-9NQKMWUAPYCI3XPRHNEY/Catching+runaway+cucumber+plants+from+my+deck. Summer Gardening - Runaway Cucumbers My cucumbers are growing in pots on the second floor deck facing west. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1501902629069-QI0GI84BSG98ABR3VPD9/Runaway+cucumber+plants+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Runaway Cucumbers Both cucumber plants are outgrowing their pots and need more support. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/8/20/surprise-lilies monthly 0.5 2020-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1503284766200-27I5ZX3LSHR4O2R8B6N0/Surprise+lilies+budding+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Surprise Lilies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1503284807284-DKKVP2KK8X3VWSHWCYO8/Cut+surprise+lilies+in+a+vase+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Surprise Lilies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581989249687-PQTO8Z5OY5LMP734QKWS/surprise+lily+leaves.jpg Summer Gardening - Surprise Lilies Surprise lily leaves early spring, collecting energy in the bulb for later blooming. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/7/21/august-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2020-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1501902723025-D4CYOOAPBRBWFLXGEC99/Watering+plant+roots+in+August+will+keep+plants+alive+during+hot+Missouri+summers. Summer Gardening - August Gardening Chores In hot weather, the best way to water your garden is with an underground wand (back) or by pressing the hose head into the ground so the water reaches plant roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1501902779062-2EWDXYCFV84YZSZDP0B8/Wet+leaf+mulch+helps+keep+plants+hydrated. Summer Gardening - August Gardening Chores These Black-eyed Susans have settled in well with the help of wet leaves under mulch. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/7/26/yellow-mums-in-bloom monthly 0.5 2017-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1501129673692-A2KM6KGOP8MFSS1S13OD/Yellow+mums+in+bloom+mid+July+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Yellow Mums in Bloom Yellow mums in bloom mid-July at Bluebird Gardens, a little early but at least not leggy. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/7/20/mystery-plants monthly 0.5 2017-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1500586250136-KGIQQR35J8VQL2ER3ZDV/The+corner+of+my+retaining+wall+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Mystery Plants The corner of my driveway retaining wall where the corner of my eye caught a mystery plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1500586324754-D7BYB8JC4AAXK6IW96RH/Mystery+plant+close+up+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Mystery Plants No, not the onions on the left, I planted those to keep bugs off the rose tree, on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1500586384984-AZDEELAYDWZBKNWXNGPP/Mystery+plant+close+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Mystery Plants There, to the right of the rose tree. A bunch of little green sprouts bunched together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1500586436854-RX7FVQWNUX6JJAER7W58/Mystery+plant+sunflower+seed+starts+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Mystery Plants Those look suspiciously like sunflower seed seedlings. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/7/20/summer-gardening-basket-must-haves monthly 0.5 2017-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1500587396884-EW49GZ2KA21DWB21WO5S/Summer+gardening+basket+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Summer Gardening Must Haves My summer gardening basket of must haves sits by my den door so I don't forget things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1500587428233-Q2YNYPRNHN6KY4DYCP6E/Summer+gardening+basket+contents+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Summer Gardening Must Haves Bug spray, sunblock, water, neck towel - and don't forget a gardening hat - are must haves! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/6/20/for-the-love-of-geraniums monthly 0.5 2017-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1499664134963-WAPYCECCT5PAP86AE0Q6/Burgundy+geraniums+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - For the Love of Geraniums My newest addition to my geraniums, aren't these pretty? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1499664181174-M74SY8K7WUI46H2P8HWQ/Pink+geranium+flower+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - For the Love of Geraniums The old-fashioned, traditional, die hard basic geranium our grandmothers had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1499664230608-JHRR99IA5TVQGESM7Y46/Pink+red+geraniums+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - For the Love of Geraniums These geraniums are as bright as they seem to be and no, they do not glow in the dark. I checked. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/6/21/july-garden-chores monthly 0.5 2020-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1499661975812-PDRUZU3IUT5ZD1R0YRQG/Mulch+on+impatiens+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - July Garden Chores Left, new mulch works well to kill off unwanted plants under paths. Aged mulch, right, is a necessity in Missouri summers to keep garden beds cool during hot weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1499662024229-JDO5QS23IJQ8OVW3U87A/A+rose+ready+to+be+cut+off+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - July Garden Chores Dead-heading, or removing spent flowers, encourages plants to produce more flowers. I pinched off this spent miniature rose right after I took this photo. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/6/26/rain-barrel-residents monthly 0.5 2017-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1498535092297-BIB8LT9G093REXNHWPWT/Tree+frog+in+rain+barrel+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Rain Barrel Residents Meet Fred, who lives in the rain barrel on my deck, I first met him in early March. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1498535172563-K30VBQ5ME7MER3KPX402/Two+tree+frogs+living+in+one+of+Bluebird+Gardens+rain+barrels. Summer Gardening - Rain Barrel Residents Fran, left, often can be found keeping Fred company inside the deck rain barrel. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/6/21/deer-me monthly 0.5 2017-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1498105657289-0BG8KKBYQK98V6VGUFSD/Whirlygigs%2C+hanging+strong-scented+soaps+from+mesh+bags+and+night+flashing+lights+are+among+recommendations+for+deterring+deer+garden+munching. Summer Gardening - Deer Me! Whirlygigs, hanging strong-scented soaps from mesh bags and night flashing lights are among recommendations for deterring deer garden munching. These are being tried in a friend's garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1498105719527-294PZK2Y34PDI5EFGCB5/Although+a+popular+recommendation%2C+using+moth+balls+scattered+around+a+garden+to+dispel+deer+is+not+a+good+idea.+Moth+balls+contain+chemicals+than+can+leach+into+soil.+Here+I+have+a+few+month+balls+in+a+plastic+mesh+hanging+from+a+hook+to+discourage+a+snake+from+one+of+my+small+ponds.+Stay+tuned+on+whether+that+works. Summer Gardening - Deer Me! Although a popular recommendation, using moth balls scattered around a garden to dispel deer is not a good idea. Moth balls contain chemicals than can leach into soil. Here I have a few month balls in a plastic mesh hanging from a hook to discourage a snake from one of my small ponds. Stay tuned on whether that works. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2017/6/20/hello-summer monthly 0.5 2017-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1498018215715-I31US4S1DJV5WUTTPCWK/Bumblebee+on+gooseneck+loosestrife+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Hello, Summer! A bumblebee visits gooseneck loosestrife in bloom at Bluebird Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1498019125630-DTQ4RH9G7P32SSA6PNKV/Spring+2017+tulips+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Hello, Summer! Spring 2017 marked the first year in decades I had tulips blooming at Bluebird Gardens. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/9/17/cloning-roses monthly 0.5 2016-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1474163087829-157VEDO9NXEL6Z6I06MT/My+attempt+to+clone+roses+from+a+friend%27s+wedding. Summer Gardening - Cloning Roses These are roses from a florist from a summer wedding I decided to try to clone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1474162910034-LPES525UB6XSWKYXSAV9/Wedding+table+decorations+with+pink+and+white+roses. Summer Gardening - Cloning Roses Table decorations at my friend Margaret's son's wedding in Kansas City July 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1474162971573-5BOI13CSY54SQ29YZ8XC/Cloning+roses+2.jpg Summer Gardening - Cloning Roses I collected the same size water bottles to make little domes over the pots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1474162994733-UNKKP2FC8X0PA1PVKBXT/Cloning+roses+3.jpg Summer Gardening - Cloning Roses I selected a bag of large russet potatoes to feed the rose starts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1474164338465-DVAMWKKFP9O3SUMGYKHN/Rooting+hormone+is+best+used+in+a+separate+container+so+nothing+gets+contaminated. Summer Gardening - Cloning Roses Rooting hormone should be used separate than the original container so it's not contaminated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1474163125958-9CK624LNM3W996R1XC6R/Cloning+roses+6.jpg Summer Gardening - Cloning Roses After removing rose leaves, making clean cuts and dusting with root hormone, in they went. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1474163164604-3R717QBUF694MMY81K6F/Roses+stems+in+potatoes+with+water+bottle+domes+for+moisture. Summer Gardening - Cloning Roses Potted potatoes with rose stems under their clear water bottle domes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1474164053144-D15ZQ9DVUNIHFTF6N0SG/Red+miniature+roses+in+bloom+most+of+the+Missouri+growing+season+in+my+garden. Summer Gardening - Cloning Roses Red miniature roses bloom most of the Missouri growing season in my garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1474163505795-YX2YP221GSX49RDYY9EK/My+cloning+experiment+ended+up+with+my+growing+potatoes%21 Summer Gardening - Cloning Roses Cloned rose stems in potatoes showing signs of growth - of potatoes! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/9/8/hummingbirds-in-gardens monthly 0.5 2016-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473569986640-8S7T3LZPHMHCCCT3XC3V/Hummingbird+at+a+Bluebird+Gardens+syrup+feeder. Summer Gardening - Hummingbirds in Gardens https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/9/1/ragweed monthly 0.5 2016-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1472706480654-7K46TJV70XAIBKR6F2TT/Ragweed+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Ragweed Unassuming ragweed getting ready to bloom at the corner of Bluebird Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473782166514-V2PZLHT1VWQ0IUMZO246/Goldenrod+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Ragweed A showy yellow goldenrod in bloom in my garden is not responsible for my sneezing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1472706578981-B5XKM2QBXJA6AAKBWRH5/Closeup+of+Bluebird+Gardens+ragweed. Summer Gardening - Ragweed A closeup of ragweed flowers in bloom, causing grief to allergy sufferers. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/9/8/bumblebees-in-gardens monthly 0.5 2016-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473362267803-MYCWH8UGZKD0S371VKMZ/Bumblebees+on+gooseneck+loosestrife+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Bumblebees in Gardens https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/9/1/autumn-joy-sedum monthly 0.5 2016-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1472706903282-LLYF09TB2L71UAK79JHP/Autumn+Joy+Sedum+plant+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Autumn Sedum "Joy" Autumn Joy Sedum plant getting ready for fall at Bluebird Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473032746672-7C16HE6U1OZZBBX04I4F/Autumn+sedum+Joy+in+spring+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Autumn Sedum "Joy" One of my Autumn Sedums "Joy" in spring, forming rose-like leaves as the plant grows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473382589746-8RJWSATF3QYCTAD83OA8/Autumn+Sedum+Joy+starting+to+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Autumn Sedum "Joy" Autumn Sedum "Joy" beginning to bloom in Missouri mid-summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473382653301-KH10HE48YJMCR1FUEDJ2/Autumn+Sedum+Joy+flower+heads+close+up+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Autumn Sedum "Joy" Close-up of Autumn Sedum "Joy" flowers in bloom September 2016 at Bluebird Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473135479924-MF37LS6Z0BQ3ML2LRSBI/Autumn+joy+winter.jpg Summer Gardening - Autumn Sedum "Joy" Snow-covered Autumn Sedum "Joy" in winter suggests snow flowers, or so I call them. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/9/8/reasons-for-a-folding-fence monthly 0.5 2016-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473371490331-SOE5JNEFXPP5AA16MD5A/One+of+the+best+reasons+to+buy+a+folding+fence. Summer Gardening - Reasons for a Folding Fence A folding fence for sale at a silent auction with one of the best reasons to buy it! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/9/4/vinca-inspiration monthly 0.5 2016-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1473034239602-HV6T2PJ6H5YHGHDWUKUO/Vinca+flower+bed. Summer Gardening - Vinca Inspiration Does this remind you of a flower bed of impatiens? These are easy to grow vincas! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/9/3/vanishing-tomato-plant monthly 0.5 2016-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1472932391237-3G185S40U2H778DELTWO/Vanishing+tomato+plant+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Vanishing Tomato Plant My once robust deck tomato plant all of a sudden looked like it was being eaten. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1472932448256-0FZ5KZK2QQLDVOOV6TAX/Tell+tale+skat+on+ground+under+vanishing+tomato+plant. Summer Gardening - Vanishing Tomato Plant Tell-tale skat under my vanishing tomato plant gave me the first clue of what was happening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1472932483945-T7451ZV2D7AWVPIFNAIU/Tobacco+hornworm+caterpillar+making+tomato+plant+disappear. Summer Gardening - Vanishing Tomato Plant Here's the culprit, a tobacco hornworm, which has a voracious appetite. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/9/2/rooting-mums monthly 0.5 2016-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1472864390322-BLBSKZQ0HRIUEP8EVQIY/Rooting+Mums+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Rooting Mums Mum starts can be dusted with root hormone and added to a garden spot to start new plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1472864421843-WQMQ52Y7SL25UBZ3ZX9I/Adding+root+stimulator+to+mum+cut. Summer Gardening - Rooting Mums Rooting hormone is a staple in my garden supplies, just don't reuse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1472864457674-7CX6SJ2AXBANQ2E1AQN9/Adding+mum+cut+with+root+hormone+to+soil. Summer Gardening - Rooting Mums Make a small hole in soil and insert the root hormone-covered mum cutting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1472864499263-2ZVYEVXR3YA190A681K9/Planting+mum+cut+with+root+hormone. Summer Gardening - Rooting Mums Cover plant start with moist soil and wait several days for roots to form. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/8/22/my-favorite-border-plant monthly 0.5 2016-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471920639542-XBMLJ6OZGZQS35NDWBUT/Monkey+Grass+clump+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - My Favorite Border Plant Monkey Grass not only makes a nice border plant but it blooms in August when little is blooming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471920717325-0ZLKHSJ52T3U4Q9SYAOK/Monkey+Grass+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - My Favorite Border Plant Monkey Grass in bloom in my garden lining flower beds and adding accent interest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471980216099-LAE7ELR4GYLNZTWIYEML/Monkey+grass+as+edging+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - My Favorite Border Plant Monkey grass as my edging around bluebird gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1472320499516-A9GFB4KYWFXPDVBWU0K1/Monkey+grass+flowers+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - My Favorite Border Plant Aren't these tiny flowers sweet? Bees also like monkey grass flowers! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/8/7/naked-ladies monthly 0.5 2016-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1472009677712-MXOV2K2M5BVWUA7YBDX3/Bluebird+Gardens+Surprise+Lilies+in+vase. Summer Gardening - Naked Ladies Surprise lilies, also called naked ladies, make lovely cut flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1472009771926-18YVR33RMLGQQDK1GLR7/Surprise+lilies+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Naked Ladies Surprise lilies get their nickname from their habit of blooming on naked stalks. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/8/22/tackling-poison-ivy monthly 0.5 2016-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471921581375-V8PGTBJZV87IKF5857WT/Poison+ivy+growing+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Tackling Poison Ivy Poison ivy in my garden reaching 7 feet tall once I stretched out the pulled up plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471921613331-K0WXSPE0MGKHAAVUS0TN/Poison+ivy+leaves+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Tackling Poison Ivy Poison ivy has three leaves that turn red in fall, one of the first plants to start changing color. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/8/14/a-lesson-in-unexpected-consequences monthly 0.5 2016-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471197989601-W8GOBUTM33L4THG48IB3/Bluebird+Gardens+outside+pond. Summer Gardening - A Lesson in Unexpected Consequences Hornwort grows in my little pond at Bluebird Gardens among the water lilies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471198021852-PS5QY1P7YUR2L2YQQKVR/image-asset.jpeg Summer Gardening - A Lesson in Unexpected Consequences Hornwort floats on top of the water surface in both my pond and aquarium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471197961209-IYJDYTQ6JMCUGZHB1C9Y/Bluebird+Gardens+goldfish+aquarium+with+tadpoles. Summer Gardening - A Lesson in Unexpected Consequences Meet Laverne, my cat Margaret's pet goldfish, now living with several unexpected visitors. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/8/21/deck-wren-gets-new-birdhouse monthly 0.5 2016-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471793929195-R0RV25L87VU7M87F7KVQ/Homemade+wren+house+with+farmers+market+vegetables. Summer Gardening - Deck Wren Gets New Birdhouse Some of the bounty I picked up at Rolla's Farmers Market including a new handmade wren house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471793960809-CKQRM5EKUEN00N8UU1R7/Bluebird+Gardens+wren+nest+in+electrical+box. Summer Gardening - Deck Wren Gets New Birdhouse The little Carolina wren made a nest inside the electrical meter box on my deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471794627601-A17T8XH9KWCOWTZLC33M/New+wren+house+installed+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Deck Wren Gets New Birdhouse The new wren house installed and ready to welcome a new bird, should she decide to move in. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/8/18/to-mulch-or-not-to-mulch monthly 0.5 2016-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471545590265-YUR3LAJFWFCAD4GVHMSJ/Bluebird+Gardens+August+2016+mulch+piles. Summer Gardening - To Mulch or Not to Mulch Two of my delivered truckloads of mulch from our recycling center by a good friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471545644537-FHAIPTCH65ZQH0O6ISF8/Mulch+generates+mushrooms+when+kept+moist. Summer Gardening - To Mulch or Not to Mulch One of the benefits of mulch, soil stays moist and mushrooms help decompose the wood chips. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/8/14/be-patient-with-impatiens monthly 0.5 2016-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471197848758-6RVWDT04UH6L7DBGPO8Y/Bluebird+Gardens+pink+impatiens+in+pot+turned+sideways. Summer Gardening - Be Patient with Impatiens A pot of impatiens at the corner of my Bluebird Gardens home getting some rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471197885482-MWUED67633MKK81UKWD4/Bluebird+Gardens+pink+impatiens+in+pot+on+ground+side+view. Summer Gardening - Be Patient with Impatiens This turned on its side flower pot keeps getting picked up. Please leave it as you found it! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/8/10/dogs-in-the-garden monthly 0.5 2016-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470878849948-PKZRVAGCFYLJCLMMB7QG/Tom+Miller+with+dogs. Summer Gardening - Dogs in The Garden Tom and his rescued dogs form a welcome committee for any visitor to his garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470878881972-W8EA5FDJH948ZXTVN055/Tom+Miller+gourds. Summer Gardening - Dogs in The Garden Tom's gourds are growing next to his nearby bee garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1471054973077-1U31H0P1WZ697PTUTNWR/Dogs+in+Garden+Dish+Towels. Summer Gardening - Dogs in The Garden Charming Bluebird Gardens Dogs in Garden Dish Towels also causing havoc! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470878913297-8PU6SXHS4FKEYXOB2EM1/Tom+Miller+dog+on+patrol. Summer Gardening - Dogs in The Garden One of Tom's Yorkies has dug up a corner of his spring garden to hunt for moles. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/7/26/thought-for-today monthly 0.5 2016-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1469683470725-Z88DT93IOBHBO5OPZLJ0/Butterflies+on+Bluebird+Gardens+bee+balm. Summer Gardening - Thought for today https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/8/8/dayflower monthly 0.5 2016-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470637924247-IM4SGPFLLD8OT415IQIB/Missouri%27s+native+dayflower+in+bloom. Summer Gardening - Missouri Dayflowers One of Missouri's true blue wildflowers, dayflower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470793174275-I2KRQZZ8685OF8BV61A9/Bluebird+Gardens+spiderwort. Summer Gardening - Missouri Dayflowers Another lovely Missouri wildflower and cousin to Missouri dayflowers, spiderwort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470779829020-4NGURPJ8W6H3ZHHFX7PM/Dayflowers+fill+in+one+of+my+garden+corners+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Missouri Dayflowers Dayflowers fill in a corner at Bluebird Gardens. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/8/8/hibiscus-high monthly 0.5 2016-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470706709114-9J3EYP0ZVBZ05E5IX4OJ/Bluebird+Gardens+red+hibiscus. Summer Gardening - Hibiscus High My first tropical hibiscus tree was a red one so this color continues to be a favorite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470706750909-2PRM9I98KE9612APC7GO/Bluebird+Gardens+double+pink+hibiscus+bloom. Summer Gardening - Hibiscus High This double-blooming tropical hibiscus was a gift from a friend about five years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470706789199-PNP2A8RA3OC42M6B94SY/Bluebird+Gardens+orange+hibiscus+bloom. Summer Gardening - Hibiscus High A smaller hibiscus has smaller orange blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470706872955-KA4J7U76BNGZKRQFOP6S/Bluebird+Gardens+single+yellow+hibiscus+blooms. Summer Gardening - Hibiscus High My garden contribution from last year, single yellow blooming tropical hibiscus plants. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/8/5/enbeetled-rose monthly 0.5 2016-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470412519791-3D56W41B6IJIQWPFSFX9/Scented+pink+rose+eaten+by+Japanese+beetles+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Enbeetled Rose My scented pink rose after Japanese beetles snacked on leaves and the flower bud. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/8/4/water-on-wheels monthly 0.5 2016-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470343658340-5WJK7F7UM3VVPUK8R51M/Water+on+wheels+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Water on Wheels A plastic pot on wheels helps me move rain water from my rain barrel to my potted plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470343690396-8FAY1KHEI99YCOAG3VJT/Water+on+Wheels+cover+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - Water on Wheels I use a shallow round planter with a hole as a lid to prevent wildlife and bees from falling in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470882470859-QV4QJPOPE9GSNTNQ5331/Spring+peeper+frog+takes+a+swin+in+the+leftover+water+in+my+plastic+pot+on+wheels. Summer Gardening - Water on Wheels A Missouri spring peeper decided to go for a swim in the bottom of the planter on wheels. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/7/27/more-best-watering-practices monthly 0.5 2016-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1469982440363-AINTAO3VVBF5SK0R5JX9/Welcome+to+Bluebird+Gardens+summer+camp%21 Summer Gardening - More Best Summer Watering Practices Summer is a challenging time for gardeners in Missouri, although relaxing inside from record hot temperatures is a welcome relief! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1469822258495-C0ZHDJEZ06C8ENERWXK5/Cardboard+on+concrete. Summer Gardening - More Best Summer Watering Practices Cardboard over gravel driveway shows how well cardboard holds water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1469754189632-J3XIDQVUK030SUAP2NC3/Wet+wood+chip+mulch+encourages+mushrooms. Summer Gardening - More Best Summer Watering Practices Wet wood chip mulch encourages the growth of mushrooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1469981930067-DWGD9PJT96YN42QK2S8D/Deck+umbrella+shading+potted+plants+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Summer Gardening - More Best Summer Watering Practices Deck umbrellas help break searing sun on potted deck plans at Bluebird Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1469680477489-E27ZKGRXJ69AWSGLAJLT/I+use+this+tomato+plant+visible+off+my+deck+door+to+remind+me+to+water+deck+plants. Summer Gardening - More Best Summer Watering Practices Once I see this tomato wilting, I know I need to check my potted deck plants for water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1469680519723-YUPLDLU5VTS7FLH6F0OX/Missouri+brown-eyed+susan+wildflowers+bloom+quite+well+through+record+temperatures. Summer Gardening - More Best Summer Watering Practices Missouri brown-eyed susans in bloom without being watered during record hot temperatures. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/7/27/11-best-watering-practices monthly 0.5 2016-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1469982087694-XTMX1JZDITOJSD9L6070/Summer+reading+corner+on+Bluebird+Gardens+deck. Summer Gardening - Best Summer Garden Watering Practices It has been too hot in Missouri to enjoy my favorite summer reading corner on my deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1469978420670-E03Z96DZ9OPJ81ZD3WN2/Bluebird+Gardens+blackberry+plants+burning+up+in+2016+record+hot+temperatures. Summer Gardening - Best Summer Garden Watering Practices Bluebird Gardens blackberries burning up in record 2016 hot summer temperatures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1469679517632-MW6GX1EXO0C455XHDDUC/Watering+wand+and+watering+can+simulating+rain. Summer Gardening - Best Summer Garden Watering Practices A watering can simulating rain is less effective than a deep watering wand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1469982199357-TUTX4JJRC25J75EWAZ82/Check+the+bottom+of+plants+that+appear+burned+up%2C+if+you+have+watered+you+will+see+new+plant+starts. Summer Gardening - Best Summer Garden Watering Practices Purple coneflower starts sprouting from plants that have burned up in Missouri's record temperatures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1469679599578-1BAD3RQEK9P4LQ4YOB79/Plastic+bottle+with+holes+buried+in+pot+helps+water+roots. Summer Gardening - Best Summer Garden Watering Practices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1469979900097-G5GF2A82HS61J5YKU6DG/Potted+plant+starts+need+to+be+kept+watered+in+record+hot+temperatures. Summer Gardening - Best Summer Garden Watering Practices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1470064060009-7SPLJBMWSRBCOGW8BLXU/More+than+one+inch+of+welcome+rain+at+Bluebird+Gardens+August+1+2016. Summer Gardening - Best Summer Garden Watering Practices More than one inch of welcome rain August 1 2016 at Bluebird Gardens. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/7/17/picking-homegrown-peaches monthly 0.5 2016-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1468810751473-9Q69C9U3EZ5XFS8F028C/Bluebird+Gardens+homegrown+peaches Summer Gardening - Picking Homegrown Peaches! My first homegrown peaches - well, the first ones I beat the squirrels to getting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1468810815232-DHEBCHSVJ9I1MN9GCFRX/Homegrown+peach+with+a+bug+spot Summer Gardening - Picking Homegrown Peaches! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1468810848810-GX5PQVUM7NA6GWXSTCNL/Ripening+peaches Summer Gardening - Picking Homegrown Peaches! My three little peaches in a brown bag with an apple to finish ripening, squirrel-free! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/summer/2016/7/14/first-seeds-of-the-season-on-sale monthly 0.5 2016-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1468558648912-OHKDGEJMLHPGPS7TCC0E/First+seeds+of+the+season+on+sale. Summer Gardening - First Seeds Sale of Season Spring seeds on sale at a local big box retailer. 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(Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2022/4/17/best-plant-tags monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/2bb6c1dd-0549-4142-ae2f-3aa1ec197a2f/IMG_2842.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Best Plant Tags - Make it stand out This plant tag is identifying a dwarf Gala apple tree on my hillside. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1f2811dd-d792-4968-a00e-f80971acae16/IMG_2834.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Best Plant Tags - Make it stand out These easy to use tags require only a ballpoint pen. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ba390988-7ab4-47fd-ace3-5294a3b9fdc8/IMG_2839.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Best Plant Tags - Make it stand out Impress-O-Tags can be used for anything that needs to be identified. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2022/4/16/hummingbird-food-s568m monthly 0.5 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1619298945237-CU4A3S0XH8J8STQYNESL/IMG_1533.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Hummingbird Food Hummingbird feeder filled and ready to welcome scout hummingbirds back to North America. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2022/3/30/checking-mum-transplants monthly 0.5 2022-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/d3bed0fd-4f23-4db5-904b-204bcd16423a/IMG_2020.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Checking Mum Transplants - Make it stand out Mums with brown, dead tops may have growth in the center crown. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/5f1b49e0-38cb-405f-b995-294323be0c99/IMG_2021.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Checking Mum Transplants - Make it stand out Here’s the new growth in the center of that dead-looking mum. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/6ed282af-ae34-4b9c-a553-f9efc6b60f7b/IMG_1677.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Checking Mum Transplants - Make it stand out That tiny bit of green will grow so keep it protected. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2022/3/31/april-gardening-tasks monthly 0.5 2022-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/b0ed559b-2cc2-4dee-8ef6-749a56b6588a/IMG_2022.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - April Gardening Tasks - Make it stand out 1. Identify places where you want to add fall bulbs for maximum enjoyment. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/af7151bb-d918-431d-a97e-f5758499c7a7/IMG_2018.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - April Gardening Tasks - Make it stand out 7. Mark off areas behind other plants for fall bulb planting. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/5/14/cocktail-tomatoes monthly 0.5 2024-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1624140328281-VQGA9W0KY2D7CIRFNE3T/IMG_3215.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Cocktail Tomatoes - Make it stand out Self-pollinating cocktail tomatoes deliver fruit all year. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1624542396351-K46R80ZYRFTN3ZVIJZE8/IMG_3301.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Cocktail Tomatoes - Make it stand out This year’s cocktail tomatoes are less expensive. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins Photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1624542493272-DTHY0FYZFECGFS3ZF3YD/IMG_3302.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Cocktail Tomatoes - Make it stand out Ripening Cocktail tomatoes at one of our local hardware stores. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/6/5/keep-mums-trimmed monthly 0.5 2021-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1622940804385-4OD9QVYG44K1W2PUXCXC/IMG_2849.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Keep Mums Trimmed - Make it stand out This mum plant is on its way to falling over once it blooms so time to trim it. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1622940839396-38S4X0KG5QUQ6XCJ13EA/IMG_2850.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Keep Mums Trimmed - Make it stand out I left the bottom about 4 inches high and removed the mum tops. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1622940884799-T7ZC8UHBK59CPK9YHOWK/IMG_2851.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Keep Mums Trimmed - Make it stand out Gently tuck those mum tops back into soft ground, or make a hole, to grow more plants (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/5/24/coral-charm-peonies monthly 0.5 2021-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1621909061524-QOIRDIZVYRG2LAJKWR9U/637D17B8-AD21-4588-B6F5-D75674824181.jpg Spring Garden Tips - "Coral Charm" Peonies - Make it stand out This salmon coral color is eye-catching in all stages of bloom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1621909030709-8T8QSBH683NUM0GDOPQN/B084E00A-9649-41C0-9E59-2CF18A40F50B.jpg Spring Garden Tips - "Coral Charm" Peonies - Make it stand out “Coral Charm” peonies in bud form before they bloom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1621909139608-IW4IXKW9OHE6YMOSQ2RP/A610E819-EAFC-4508-8590-2F1C0C272B25.jpg Spring Garden Tips - "Coral Charm" Peonies - Make it stand out Coral Charm peonies as their coral color starts to fade to white. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/6/5/clam-shell-guards monthly 0.5 2024-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1622936390618-DVN64H8LKZQ1IP3FW1I6/IMG_2845.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Clam Shell Guards - Make it stand out My first Bing cherries getting clam shell guards to protect them from birds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1622936457907-20NNELJ3NK85UWGR5M5V/IMG_2847.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Clam Shell Guards - Make it stand out Small clam shell protecting more growing Bing cherries. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1622940276457-XRYLG02ES1WXFEZSK4H9/IMG_2881.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Clam Shell Guards - Make it stand out Reusable clam shells are those with lids that pinch together, right. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1622936498668-6BKLLZPSEG0QQSNMHPGR/IMG_2868.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Clam Shell Guards - Make it stand out Clam shells now protecting some of my growing Bartlett pears. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/5/29/june-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2021-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1622328071122-96I7WREFKQGBO572DT6W/IMG_2667.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - June Gardening Chores - Make it stand out Two lovely purple clemantis are climbing my arbor, now to identify them. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/5/22/mark-surprise-lily-spots monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1621739916442-K90K71GMJTV0XN2NF9VY/IMG_2393.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Mark Surprise Lily Spots - Make it stand out This patch of surprise lily tops are starting to die off. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1621740555569-T9974WI7ZWL2P4L77ZR4/IMG_6166.JPG Spring Garden Tips - Mark Surprise Lily Spots - Make it stand out These are surprise lilies in bloom mid-July where I live. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/5/9/spring-pot-gardening monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1620596160192-JWH30VNZ7KXUQAZ8DWEI/IMG_1905.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Spring Pot Gardening Lettuce and mixed greens are an excellent spring crop to grow in pots. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1620596243388-A98TT3ANINVCYIKXIZ0C/IMG_1906.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Spring Pot Gardening Radishes, from the red bulbous root tot he greens, are excellent in salads. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1620596298057-5SZUP3QFWILBEJMEJ092/IMG_1907.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Spring Pot Gardening This spinach is going to seed and will become bee and butterfly flood. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1620596330919-2H8S4X06YKE1DKXVIAMA/IMG_1908.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Spring Pot Gardening Herbs are excellent plants to grow in pots; here I have parsley that wintered over inside. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1620596412379-WROGWF12GRAZTJRXCIT5/IMG_0531.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Spring Pot Gardening Start new plants in pots; here cocktail tomatoes are getting an early start. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1621044426575-TGIDTZQD84VGBYO3SMEX/723CF053-E35A-4030-B574-491BA958DF6E.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Spring Pot Gardening - Make it stand out Cats may enjoy an empty pot for naps and dust baths. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/5/8/plant-sales monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1620510108910-NDZHS6B3MU2OIHN45INX/IMG_1898.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Shop Local Plant Sales This year’s stash from the Phelps County Master Gardener annual sale. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/5/1/may-gardening-tasks monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1619925213931-LGV6HD5MB7F45CMDVF61/IMG_1647.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - May Gardening Tasks May is when my tropical plants move back outside to my deck. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1619925329526-7NCVCBHNIT4TQBA2COZI/IMG_1732.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - May Gardening Tasks May is a wonderful time to stop and enjoy lovely sunsets. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/4/29/coffee-pod-pots monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1619914485685-CF81X5BBKBLRZMU9I15J/IMG_1676.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Coffee Pod Pots Cocktail tomato starts in coffee pod pots getting ready to move outside. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1619730771946-1WQBI7IHGDYM2ACQ7BVB/IMG_1370.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Coffee Pod Pots Cocktail tomatoes are nicely growing in these repurposed coffee pods. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/4/11/japanese-rose monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1618615190318-G378RTRFLXH0LNHNXBEU/IMG_1057.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Japanese Rose Japanese Kerria, also called Japanese rose, has lovely double yellow flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1618615239079-KV1ZN9M8J6WSTRBP7K3E/IMG_1058.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Japanese Rose The double yellow flower are delicate but last long as a cut flower. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1618615279467-L228J4C9LM83G3R5OSBB/IMG_1056.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Japanese Rose Japanese rose can be trained to grow over a lattice. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1618615347464-XO2EA17E3WO0NV4PWTCI/IMG_1286.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Japanese Rose Japanese rose is a shrub that can be kept small by removing the outside growth. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/4/10/fence-me-in monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1618079662529-6435PYUL4UMHW10U4JDB/IMG_1051.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Fence Me In The final “new” fence from repurposed composite decking. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1618079738128-7N96XALMAZWRUCX7BPLJ/IMG_0589.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Fence Me In The old cedar fence posts from trees cut off my property a couple decades ago. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1618079824007-KN4DM34RBYJBW9K82YAO/IMG_0590.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Fence Me In Not all plants understand fences and fence lines! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1618080016941-05J99PMC3JT323PXR86C/IMG_0488.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Fence Me In The final design concept for this new fence reusing my old deck composite. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1618079885154-NF78A882YEG4CFSNM2RZ/IMG_0618.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Fence Me In Getting a start on the original design with slats. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1618079948979-LDT3FU5R6GMJNZC3BP71/IMG_0664.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Fence Me In Decisions, decisions, do I want the slats or the open cattle panels. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1618080099219-BE9SPMR1PW3P6FT4OVWL/IMG_0758.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Fence Me In I decided to do both, giving my climbing plants a good place to grow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1618080141506-V98NR508QDDX1KUQLBHG/IMG_1052.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Fence Me In Didn’t have long to wait, these Japanese roses helped themselves. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/4/3/april-gardening-tasks monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/d32aa4a6-c07b-4026-b189-dc37a8906fd0/IMG_0443.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - April Gardening Task - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2021/3/24/my-latest-favorite-catalog monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1616644102883-8WCAPKK7JWAJM2GAU1I4/IMG_0388.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - My Latest Favorite Catalog Baker Creek claims to be the world’s largest seed catalog: 500 pages. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1616644171058-PWO0UQ4OOMAUB3IGNTTL/IMG_0389.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - My Latest Favorite Catalog Red crimson clover is an excellent soil conditioner and bee food source. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1616644217191-C56M73VVVAQRNDS9G1I4/IMG_0390.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - My Latest Favorite Catalog Cucumbers and pickles, who isn’t ready for a taste of summer? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1616644271771-HBM1FJ3IVPBCK0CPV33C/IMG_0391.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - My Latest Favorite Catalog Hyssop is an excellent source of bee food. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1616644312120-3IHRYVDZISGQ8Y7QN7PP/IMG_0392.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - My Latest Favorite Catalog This is the background to Cinderella’s pumpkin. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/6/5/grow-strawberries monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1591389348589-IQOL6UHQ5L572BYY6HXY/IMG_1817.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Grow Strawberries My home grown everbearing strawberries almost ready to pick. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1591389380084-R3MNE9HX92U0PWBGR4DV/IMG_1820.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Grow Strawberries Strawberry plants can easily be used on flower borders. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1591389417142-QLWO3G7KQ88EVWA6I90E/IMG_1823.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Grow Strawberries Here’s another border where I included strawberries. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1591389452575-WX0UR4S27GQG04RC4BG0/IMG_1819.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Grow Strawberries Separate strawberry beds are the traditional way to raise berries. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/6/13/delicious-nasturtiums monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1592094517759-KMKCU8WDZBU99CEH914R/IMG_1923.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Delicious Nasturtiums Nasturtiums come in single and double varieties. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1592094550106-GL2SM68YHV6LKQB730RA/IMG_1922.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Delicious Nasturtiums Soaking the seeds a good day before planting helps them to sprout. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/6/1/homemade-potting-bench monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1591380434605-XDLV7JKQOEHB7HGUPDKB/IMG_1683.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Homemade Potting Bench Potting benches can be something simple to save your back. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/5/10/june-gardening-tips monthly 0.5 2020-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1590885329844-LU9ONK62YQ0DDKVKZDH8/IMG_1569.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - June Gardening Tips Surprise lily greenery is dying back; I will plant zinnias shortly. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1590885395047-WKK6YGAGY8EDGZ2EZIWY/IMG_1137.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - June Gardening Tips If you don’t have land for a garden, plant tomatoes in pots. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/5/23/memorial-garden-benches monthly 0.5 2020-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1590289236278-DH4D7JR4CIEK8KUUQ4EO/DSCN0756.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Memorial Garden Benches This is my grandmother’s memorial bench on the north side of my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins0 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1590289276638-93NETT7J69II0RYQNLCD/DSCN0758.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Memorial Garden Benches My uncle’s garden bench next to the goldfish pond, he loved to fish. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1590289306375-M54RL0ZAVULAKLVAUO7H/DSCN0760.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Memorial Garden Benches My mother’s memorial bench at the top of the hill facing south. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/5/22/yard-of-the-month monthly 0.5 2020-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1590166432829-R31FNE0BCYKIQV1NHC2V/IMG_0871.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Yard of the Month It’s a meeting of the signs, the latest being from the Rolla Horticulture Club, left. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1590166576055-1I0H5EB1XKWQUUD3PL7H/IMG_0349.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Yard of the Month Native Eastern Redbuds circle my house and apiary in spring. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1590166679769-LT357QHBPILZSBLAECKF/IMG_1217.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Yard of the Month One of my honeybees visiting a nearby blooming Bearded Iris. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/4/13/starting-a-pot-garden monthly 0.5 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589568709749-A4BAK8JJLQ1A774F2HGZ/IMG_1107.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Starting a Pot Garden This year’s pot garden with snap peas, in back, then a variety of lettuce, basil on the front left and radishes front right. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589730967967-3IM2W638GD633ONDR2WY/IMG_1136.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Starting a Pot Garden Wood chips in pot bottom and plastic bottle with holes. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589637226642-G8VVBR9Q4JF2UKJ4LT50/IMG_1122.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Starting a Pot Garden Our community garden is one large pot garden. (*Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589731066295-PEKSBNDYCM7D0D5WOHWO/IMG_1137.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Starting a Pot Garden Time to get my tomatoes in their pots! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/5/15/zippy-zinnias monthly 0.5 2020-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589595592916-W5M5E1UV20CRFIPZHBW1/zinnias+in+bloom.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Zippy Zinnias A bouquet of last fall’s zinnias brightening my kitchen. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589595619608-QLE1Q6AS92GH4IQQ8E18/Zinnias.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Zippy Zinnias Zinnias as they grow in a garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589595656994-SFP0JG0BOAJIP2HAFUF1/Zinnia+seeds.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Zippy Zinnias Zinnia seeds shared with my beginning beekeeping students last winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/5/3/dames-rocket monthly 0.5 2020-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1588528183357-PG9M84KE24AFTVPIY2O7/IMG_0934.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Dame's Rocket Dame’s Rocket blooming in my southern apiary. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589236862282-1YYZGV2WV4DACJ6KU8B1/IMG_1056.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Dame's Rocket Dame’s Rocket flowers have a similar appearance to lilacs. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589236656612-S78BAVH3PCG5W732RL7P/IMG_0980.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Dame's Rocket Three invasive plants: Bush white honeysuckle, Dame’s Rocket and Yellow Rocket. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589236736699-0C7B2N2ZTXITB5W9C0ZX/IMG_1055.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Dame's Rocket A vase full of Dame’s Rocket fills my den with their lovely fragrance. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/5/4/dead-head-new-strawberries monthly 0.5 2020-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589128656858-MG7N83BEFAMD6XTAA2ZA/IMG_0783+2.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Dead Head New Strawberries Strawberry flowers getting cut short of fruiting. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1588652884005-7K2TUYACPFYF6XAW1RPP/IMG_0784.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Dead Head New Strawberries First year strawberry plants tend to produce small flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1588652914728-4OYGTSDDRFVKA1V53GU6/IMG_0785.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Dead Head New Strawberries Second year strawberry plants have larger flowers and fruit. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/5/1/growing-iris monthly 0.5 2020-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1588624897398-0GDD93VDTCM974VZDLL1/IMG_0923.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Growing Iris Some of the blue Iris from my mother’s favorite iris beds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1588356473820-U50S9VFJF2EANVP1GCIF/IMG_0892.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Growing Iris White iris from a friend’s garden getting ready to bloom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1588356448678-VVLAHFHW8MD0S5XXTB57/IMG_0891.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Growing Iris Iris rhizomes need to be sitting on top of soil with roots nicely covered. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1588625829377-GW87JT9ND2190QN7CJ6T/IMG_0952.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Growing Iris Another group of Bearded Iris in bloom in my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/4/24/leaf-curl-disease monthly 0.5 2020-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587783399188-9BQWPJHE12J3OGXJUTWI/IMG_0655.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Leaf Curl Disease Leaf curl disease on one of my dwarf peach trees. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589256245687-YSJNCTMK6E1UX55F0JXW/IMG_1058.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Leaf Curl Disease No more leaf curl on the dwarf peach tree leaves a month later. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/4/23/may-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2021-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587848218880-P2W35ID0DWQTULZAQ7DP/DSCN0725.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - May Gardening Chores Spring rains are encouraging growth on my Missouri limestone hill. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587848509276-C2GNVEI8CXI3MRKD1MSG/yellowing+daffodils.jpg Spring Garden Tips - May Gardening Chores Let daffodil greenery turn yellow and die before removing. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/4/12/wisteria-fences monthly 0.5 2020-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1586712575714-GFHVIEPS8J552M8M4E09/IMG_0342.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Wisteria Fences Wisteria blooms are lovely and often associated with southern porches. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1586712607372-6X4CVSD9E7D5QNX3VXW0/IMG_0343.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Wisteria Fences Trained as they grow, wisteria can work well as a fencing hedge. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1586712636755-NHHY6D9A0QRG733R4A0O/IMG_0347.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Wisteria Fences The trunks don’t grow straight but then they don’t have to. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1586712666336-SUI6YDQLFOBH9IGP1BVC/IMG_0346.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Wisteria Fences The trunks grow very artistically in the center. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1586712756660-LQI4Y7QSM4A0XC2H2666/IMG_0345.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Wisteria Fences And one more look at the lovely wisteria flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/4/23/forsythia-starts monthly 0.5 2020-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587699544284-T9GW5A6N2UQG07E0NEX3/IMG_0267.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Forsythia Starts Forsythias are a favorite spring flower and for good reason! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587699586068-LOX62IZGRQ6K1CGRNKF7/IMG_0651.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Forsythia Starts Forsythia branches gently pushed into the ground and watered. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587699620714-31EVZTONIQ89ES3ERM4K/IMG_0653.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Forsythia Starts Three weeks later, there is new growth from the planted forsythia branches. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/4/18/beautiful-eastern-redbud-trees monthly 0.5 2020-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587268446017-95XBQO6PXBSESEM5MAHK/IMG_0407.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Beautiful Eastern Redbud Trees One of my honey bees visits an Eastern Redbud tree in my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587268471657-UHZUJ91TV2WNMHHH0SAU/IMG_0349.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Beautiful Eastern Redbud Trees Eastern Redbuds surround my side house deck and apiary. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587268504923-5RUL6XZ6YSU80K3FMJ8J/IMG_0389.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Beautiful Eastern Redbud Trees When I think of spring pink, I think of Eastern Redbud trees. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/4/5/missouris-wild-violets monthly 0.5 2020-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1586065810202-8CYCKQRCIUYJ5CURE8EJ/IMG_0157.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Missouri's Wild Violets Wild Missouri violets in a hillside lawn. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587157263597-J29YQNL8QM75J7V1ZZ23/IMG_0426.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Missouri's Wild Violets My love of violets started with this ceramic container. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587157511095-D2EWDTQ3SE7XI16F45W4/IMG_0385.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Missouri's Wild Violets Two different Missouri wild violets both growing along a path. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587157539012-SX0N5GZ4AT4U5RJOJ8KN/IMG_0502.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Missouri's Wild Violets Violets and Ajuga make a nice spring color combination. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/4/16/hummingbird-food monthly 0.5 2021-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1619298945237-CU4A3S0XH8J8STQYNESL/IMG_1533.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Hummingbird Food Hummingbird feeder filled and ready to welcome scout hummingbirds back to north america. (Photo by Charlotte ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587174675369-5VE3U45XGH7418RBXDQ1/IMG_0537.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Hummingbird Food Hummingbird feeder ready to welcome returning hummingbirds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/4/7/how-to-dead-head-flowers monthly 0.5 2020-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1586291272506-887USMDSVVZXGIAJZB1V/IMG_0233.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - How to Dead Head Flowers This daffodil flower has faded and is now making seeds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1586291644563-HBBKR57E1RLRV26BE9PS/IMG_0277.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - How to Dead Head Flowers As daffodils wilt, that’s a good time to remove the flower heads. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1586291344238-LZIZBEBSMHVZM71BNZYN/IMG_0236.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - How to Dead Head Flowers Pinched off flower heads ready for the composter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/3/28/daffodil-after-care monthly 0.5 2020-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585410741870-39W8JWB4H7I67EDRKNOU/IMG_9538.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Daffodil After Care Daffodils blooming among my soil-hugging Blue Vinca. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585410708915-15Y97X6SAK8G4U4JBBOU/IMG_9534.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Daffodil After Care I keep bunches of daffodils together for garden color. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585411230207-0O44SKRI7KQK3Y6RHEYN/IMG_0039.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Daffodil After Care Downed daffodils get cut for inside flower bouquets. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585411093456-FRMUQT5L9TPLT7S0EDTS/IMG_0008.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Daffodil After Care One of my garden walks on the south side. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585411411780-XZGUUHB9L47V7IOBMTVK/image-asset.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Daffodil After Care A clump of fading white daffodils next to a yellow daffodil bunch. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585411439202-6UOFQX17TCZJVYP9X8PE/IMG_0041.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Daffodil After Care The daffodil clump trimmed, leaving the fresh flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585411462397-FA3W3P0J5Y9UT6SSEWS8/IMG_0035.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Daffodil After Care My refreshed bouquet of cut daffodils now keeping me company inside. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/3/27/april-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2021-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585349263281-FOZB4CEKUFJNMB0WYQX8/IMG_0006.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - April Gardening Chores The south garden close to the Bluebird Gardens apiary. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/3/24/home-pot-garden monthly 0.5 2020-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585106151388-WTA12JIG3IR6C7CZQVCX/IMG_7612.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Home Pot Garden One of my past pot gardens growing on my back deck. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585106219139-CBYUALXR4ZILTOWH6NOO/IMG_7614.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Home Pot Garden Herbs are excellent to grow in pots and great to add to cooking. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585106193876-SA8ZLKKGF01QG592BFC0/IMG_7613.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Home Pot Garden Keep gardening tools handy, here I have children’s tools close by. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2020/3/26/cover-planting monthly 0.5 2020-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585241724981-8ZBWAXS53Z96TWIX6PTT/IMG_9534.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Cover Planting Lambs Ears will cover the daffodils as they die back. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585241753269-RMCZDROY102IOICV3TDO/IMG_9533.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Cover Planting Planting daffodils in flower bed fronts can cover other plants. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1585241802059-QPPNJ0RBBTYUSWCZ415M/IMG_9463.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - Cover Planting Joy Autumn Sedum grows over dying daffodil greenery. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/5/5/squaw-weed monthly 0.5 2019-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1560741965571-3XLZOX9COQIAYF3AYVIO/Squaw+weed+flower+bed.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Squaw Weed Missouri Wildflowers Squaw Weed blooming in my Missouri hillside garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1560741991383-3S2UJAH11G1NDL23DK39/Squaw+Weed.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Squaw Weed Missouri Wildflowers Squaw Weed flowers are similar to daisies and seed like dandelions. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1560802257603-5YCFK3LGXRZ7ANK7RR35/Squaw+weed+greens.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Squaw Weed Missouri Wildflowers Squaw Weed leaves provide a nice ground cover the rest of the year. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1560802280367-Z2SNELVYEBCMW809ZCPR/Squaw+weed+corner.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Squaw Weed Missouri Wildflowers Squaw Weed spreading into a flower bed corner in shade. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/6/14/tree-stump-toadstool monthly 0.5 2019-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1560549127095-UUMAU7Z37YLN28DDOFEH/Tree+stump+toadstool.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tree Stump Toadstool Finally have the proportions right of the top wooden piece, my tree stump toadstool! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/6/14/darling-daylilies monthly 0.5 2019-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1560548602495-X2D4IJJ5KWSH9AOV9RWP/Orange+daylilies.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Darling Daylilies These are descendants from the original immigrant daylilies. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/6/5/self-heal-mo-wildflowers monthly 0.5 2019-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559778216603-ETNCTYYFUNCU7P6Z03LL/Self+heal+flower.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Self-Heal Mo Wildflowers Self Heal is actually a mint and easily grows on my Missouri hillside. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559778243944-KDKYORGHLFJ7LR5VEUTE/Self+heal+flowers.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Self-Heal Mo Wildflowers Here’s one of the self heal bunches along one of my paths. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559778263611-6N44N8O4S90N4DPQ0OEJ/Self+heal+seedlings.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Self-Heal Mo Wildflowers These are self heal starts sprouting in my gravel driveway. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559778284075-3OGBHBLJ3TR0XMRLIQMF/Self+heal+starts.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Self-Heal Mo Wildflowers These self heal starts are moving to other parts of my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/6/5/tree-stump-bird-bath monthly 0.5 2019-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559790570286-T1BTJ664NHP88HJVRRQ0/Tree+stump+bird+bath+blue.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tree Stump Bird Bath Repurpose tree stumps into bird bath pedestals. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559790591611-2O9FFL33I29CPWIIM85D/Tree+stump+bird+bath.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tree Stump Bird Bath This make shift bee bar inspired me to try a bird bath on another tree stump. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559790623927-X695WK7QRYE0THZGAUWL/Hanging+bird+bath.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tree Stump Bird Bath These hanging bird baths can easily be repurposed on tree stumps. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559790648374-M4QWZG6O9BQKE37IDB1A/Tree+stump+birdbath+blue+wire.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tree Stump Bird Bath Tie down the blue plastic birdbath to the bottom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559790664671-A1NMY1MPN1K5TCO0KWKJ/Tree+stump+bird+bath+blue+bottom.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tree Stump Bird Bath After wiring, don’t forget to level the bird bath. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559790692219-NEW9BMXHKMJWF7RI1QBE/Tree+Stump+bird+bath+blue+close.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tree Stump Bird Bath Once weathered, the cedar surround will turn grey. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/5/21/wild-bergamot-bee-balm monthly 0.5 2019-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559619947935-EZMUD0FF7CUEY16YK0OK/Wild+Bergamont+close.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Wild Bergamot Bee Balm Doesn’t this flower look like something Dr. Seuss would have drawn? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559619968869-7Z3PX9LCNC0NGQHEUH87/Wlld+bergamont+patch.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Wild Bergamot Bee Balm Wild bergamot making a return to my hillside garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559619989040-4W41TU613FQIRT6L81Y1/Wild+Bergamont+plant.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Wild Bergamot Bee Balm Wild bergamot looks like a tall mint. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/6/3/repurpose-rose-bush-ties monthly 0.5 2019-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559619839245-EJTCCL8JWLXAXQ6CPG92/Rose+bush+ties.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Repurpose Rose Bush Ties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559619872559-UOAAIVN4HCKYYZW78GC6/Rose+tie+raspberry.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Repurpose Rose Bush Ties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559619903023-PPI1W763H2L7PBIUSNIS/Rose+tie+branch.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Repurpose Rose Bush Ties https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/6/2/june-garden-chores monthly 0.5 2021-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559460293530-RE1MJ54PL24YSXF542LP/f+beardstongue.jpg Spring Garden Tips - June Garden Chores Beard-tongue, Penstemon digitalis , a Missouri native, is a lovely addition to any summer garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/5/17/rose-grades monthly 0.5 2019-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558831983067-2XR8STQE2OMG7UD0XJ3D/Rose+grades.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Rose Grades Bare root roses have their grade noted on the bag. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558832150372-4J3TAZA2SO2WYAN0HJ45/Rose+start.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Rose Grades Here’s one of the bare root roses getting a good start. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/5/21/ox-eye-daisies-or monthly 0.5 2019-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558488431044-FA4QCBSB12I7FTUXCF4G/Oxeye+daisies+two.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Ox-eye Daisies Or... All flowers should have bugs as visitors! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558488454461-ZBXMBB2EGX1PF8O8MN6D/Oxeye+Daisies.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Ox-eye Daisies Or... The Ox-eye Daisy patch next to my mail box. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558488477540-AQ8KRVC5CPGZ0S9E5C5Y/Oxeye+daisies+near.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Ox-eye Daisies Or... But are all of those daisies Ox-Eye Daisies? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558488515590-XI7LCKO6XLFWG7B2JUOQ/Other+daisies.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Ox-eye Daisies Or... The more fringy daisies are Philadelphia fleabane. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558488535692-BV78IW0PQ7LYVN5WKGWA/Oxeye+daisies+near.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Ox-eye Daisies Or... Can you tell the difference in this photo? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/5/21/bush-honeysuckle-removal monthly 0.5 2019-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558488248518-F8QDYHHUI9GC4PF06LUZ/Bush+Honeysuckle+close.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Bush Honeysuckle Removal Bush honeysuckle has flowers very similar to the honeysuckle vine. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558488282854-V4PPEEGJRKPO4C8L65J5/Bush+honeysuckle.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Bush Honeysuckle Removal Full grown bush honeysuckle has grey striated stems. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558488298587-CCEIYJVOYWXUEL70ITFW/Bush+honeysuckle+small.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Bush Honeysuckle Removal Small bush honeysuckle starts are easy to remove. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558488314634-S0PBWWRFTW4D85K84XLW/Bush+honeysuckle+pulled.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Bush Honeysuckle Removal Pull bush honeysuckle starts after a rain. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/5/19/planting-tomatoes monthly 0.5 2019-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558317290845-HUY8CJP85DXV8Q3Z5D96/Planting+Tomatoes.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Planting Tomatoes A little stash of tomatoes ready to be planted. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558317321987-CX9HF2OOSDW7EK1RVTA4/Planting+tomatoes+dried+egg+shells.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Planting Tomatoes Add dry egg shells to the bottom of your planting holes. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558317348993-7E5AU37SY9L9FDOOB12Z/Planting+Tomatoes+cage.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Planting Tomatoes Add a tomato cage now or you may forget. I do! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558317367356-P9W3LIY90UNLDMIFJ8O0/Planting+tomatoes+basil.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Planting Tomatoes One last addition, basil to keep bugs at bay. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/5/18/remember-to-water monthly 0.5 2019-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558210551952-AGGCUBFBKEZPP4C0ULUE/Why+water.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Remember to Water Basic planting supplies should include a watering can. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558210567746-C2IE1L6SQEA6AOJWDO0U/Watering+sign.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Remember to Water Note to all shoppers at Gardeners of the Forest City plant sale. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558210585553-ET6WFD292TXP4G31OYY2/Watering+cans.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Remember to Water No need for a watering can, you can also repurpose a one gallon milk jug. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/5/17/orange-rose-tree monthly 0.5 2019-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558150473924-W6QYZAJD2I0WMGJRPGDG/Orange+rose.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Orange Rose Tree What do these colors remind you of, anything in particular? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558150498975-WL29XKKZCFE0TH7DQ0LV/Orange+rose+closeup.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Orange Rose Tree This bud finally opened in my kitchen, love the yellow accent. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558149695142-26JF8J91QKN7YZMCOLPP/Orange+rose+tree.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Orange Rose Tree Rosa “Playboy” (Floribunda) rose tree. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/5/8/giant-missouri-beavers monthly 0.5 2019-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1557356665084-NSNQO67CAKQ7N789LI11/Giant+Beaver+skulls.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Giant Missouri Beavers Today’s beaver skull compared to the giant beavers that once lived in Missouri. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1557356759895-IW2R87CR5ONRAG92ZG69/Giant+Beaver+comparison.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Giant Missouri Beavers Here are the beavers fully-covered in fur. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1557356783642-IJNYRXSJQQY3CXMFYQP4/Giant+Beaver.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Giant Missouri Beavers Now that’s a big - no, giant - beaver! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1557356805841-TXSGVC558L7FXU0GELOA/Giant+Beaver+Modern.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Giant Missouri Beavers Dimensions of today’s beaver for comparison. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/5/1/mystery-yellow-flowers monthly 0.5 2019-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1557023954514-XX9D2UHSIDFE4HCDY027/japanese+rose+close.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Mystery Yellow Flowers These mystery yellow double flowers finally get an id. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1557024036098-6YJPWHTZ6PXLGVC44WYC/japanese+rose+on+wall.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Mystery Yellow Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1557024053642-VPZTGJJ57T7TFYBR1CSM/japanese+rose+leaves.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Mystery Yellow Flowers The leaves of Japanese rose are truly a bright kelly green. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/5/6/how-to-manage-dying-spring-bulbs monthly 0.5 2019-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1557177313290-VJBS4JWKXPK9Z8J5EKIH/dying+tulips.jpg Spring Garden Tips - How to Manage Dying Spring Bulbs Daffodils and purple tulips are now fading in my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1557177384152-N6O17T50SJ18DNPMDUV8/yellowing+daffodils.jpg Spring Garden Tips - How to Manage Dying Spring Bulbs Daffodil leaves are turning yellow as they die back. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1557177403870-0MUCX75MNNHQ33L1L4VV/dying+tulip+bulbs.jpg Spring Garden Tips - How to Manage Dying Spring Bulbs Tulip bulbs depend on leaves to provide bulbs food. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/5/1/patience monthly 0.5 2019-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556740804316-OR619BG7788T6MAN6B3A/Patience+1.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Patience You think this hybrid tea rose is dead? Think again. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556740829974-EAYAK89LHC4HMXL0HX2D/Patience+2.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Patience If you let go of being compulsively tidy, you may just find some plants still growing. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/4/30/turtle-time monthly 0.5 2019-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556764746791-GKQMJ322GMCPACVJTZFC/Turtle+Time+1.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Turtle Time The first box turtle of 2019 was conveniently crossing my driveway. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556764765284-IYCR1OYULG9INN5KR51Q/Turtle+time+tucked+in.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Turtle Time Box turtle closing up when I came close. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556764783665-KKFFYU5MUIASR4VXI7EO/Turtle+Time+treat.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Turtle Time A little spring treat to my garden visitor before I left him to enjoy it. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/4/24/missouris-state-tree-flowering-dogwood monthly 0.5 2019-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556158351058-PWZOCG4GANG0Z0L144EO/Dogwood+flowers+.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Missouri's State Tree Flowering Dogwood The lovely flowers of Missouri’s state tree, dogwoods. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556158452685-UZ9WBU6FVK07LQXILF44/dogwood+island.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Missouri's State Tree Flowering Dogwood Flowering dogwoods are understory trees, giving forests a snow-covered look. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556158468643-5ALHZ1EHQ37G7ODU13OJ/Dogwood+theodore.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Missouri's State Tree Flowering Dogwood Theodore finally in full bloom after “only” 33 years! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/4/24/missouri-native-columbine monthly 0.5 2019-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556161468648-SBG3NER0OQ1AFXYVAJDM/Columbine+entrance.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Missouri Native Columbine Missouri native columbine lining the path to my front door. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556161506860-6JZRMPLLW7GYWSXM79OR/Columbine+1.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Missouri Native Columbine Missouri native columbine with yellow rocket along a path. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556161524156-9K4H0L3CZSRS1WR6TYBV/Columbine+3.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Missouri Native Columbine Missouri native columbine is red with yellow and delicate. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/4/18/tree-stumps-bench monthly 0.5 2019-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555632324709-7OWNESVBX6EEYW7QCA5Q/Tree+Stump+bench.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tree Stumps Bench My new tree stumps bench replacing the larger blue bench. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555632340824-SKJLOZXHM9NAJVKXB1PU/Tree+Stump+bench+close.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tree Stumps Bench Using the smaller tree stumps for side tables at the bench. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556649957067-3J83KLTXA7WFEU0JCZN6/Tree+stumps+bench+in+use.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tree Stumps Bench The side pieces make for nice little resting tables. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/4/18/first-lilacs-run-in monthly 0.5 2019-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555629935856-RRUQ3QVDQMQXKWY9LT5T/First+lilacs+corner.jpg Spring Garden Tips - First Lilacs "Run In" Old fashioned lilacs finally in bloom at the top of my driveway. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555629951245-S3L8E1MY1L2ACXS8NLTC/First+lilacs.jpg Spring Garden Tips - First Lilacs "Run In" Heading up my driveway to the garbage container. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555629976472-DNTXSOE5IIX6Y4ZB74F9/First+lilacs+corner.jpg Spring Garden Tips - First Lilacs "Run In" Making the turn and not watching where I am going. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555629996745-S7X4IPWF0IU8IN3PW313/First+lilacs+close.jpg Spring Garden Tips - First Lilacs "Run In" Running straight into these old-fashioned lilac flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555630013071-I6JW0S04UU1ETPL4RNHD/First+lilacs+straight+on.jpg Spring Garden Tips - First Lilacs "Run In" Aren’t these old-fashioned lilac flowers just lovely? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555630031411-9MEOOZ7C3O3LH6Z8XU1G/First+lilacs+smell.jpg Spring Garden Tips - First Lilacs "Run In" Do you remember the smell of old-fashioned lilacs? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/4/18/my-tulip-time monthly 0.5 2019-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555607902386-86OOQZ3S2Q36WRS9Z7Z1/My+tulip+time+bunnies.jpg Spring Garden Tips - My Tulip Time My driveway bunnies now have flowers all their own. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555608229351-7MF00BYKC1LYTGLSYHTC/My+tulip+time+entrance.jpg Spring Garden Tips - My Tulip Time A sprinkling of tulips greet me at the top of the driveway. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555608254690-58MDLHMU49NRARTNOCJO/My+tulip+time+uncle+tony+memorial.jpg Spring Garden Tips - My Tulip Time A group of tulips in my Uncle Tony’s memorial bench area. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555608275290-9XS50KQF9AXGBT7NQ0NG/My+tulip+time+steps.jpg Spring Garden Tips - My Tulip Time Tulips welcome visitors walking down my front door path. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555608299746-K2N3UFKMHOY8RGZ99Q8W/My+tulip+time+compost.jpg Spring Garden Tips - My Tulip Time A few tulips brighten up the southern flower beds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555608323231-MMU9KGU3V8V9E01ASPX9/My+tulip+time+pidgeon.jpg Spring Garden Tips - My Tulip Time My clay pidgeon gets company with orange tulips. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555608356465-JMRP77RQV00K5VH7XW6H/My+tulip+time+retaining+wall.jpg Spring Garden Tips - My Tulip Time Small bunches of tulips brighten up my retaining wall gardens. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555608389802-86ILHZI99V40862KNWNF/My+tulip+time+up.jpg Spring Garden Tips - My Tulip Time A few tulips welcome you to this garden path. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/4/16/lovely-wild-violets monthly 0.5 2019-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555472447215-694F1APW938K6YS1GO4H/wild+violets.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Lovely Wild Violets Recently-transplanted Missouri wild violets next to last year’s cousins. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555514836194-GZWI7XEOE7QHFBVWSTGH/wild+purple+violets+close.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Lovely Wild Violets These Missouri natives are called “common violets.” Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555516025649-S6Z4TQGMO6KHJJY32FXA/Purple+white+violets.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Lovely Wild Violets These violets look like they can use a drink of water, don’t they? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555516043790-0NQY723363I64VVND3V4/white+violets.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Lovely Wild Violets The white violets tend to bloom later than the common violets. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1555606970228-LKB109DB9541BKNUME2Y/wild+violets+on+plate.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Lovely Wild Violets Wild violets from non-chemical treated spot in my garden, ready for lunch. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/4/9/cat-hair-for-birds-nests monthly 0.5 2019-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554849806665-7KXCKPU9TMQZ3Q3Z5TOU/Cat+hair+for+birds+close.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Cat Hair for Birds Nests The first cat hair offering disappeared in less than a day. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554849870102-4VMKXQH1SL2LF6UOZ87F/Cat+hair+for+birds.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Cat Hair for Birds Nests Suet holder has been re-filled with another batch waiting to be added. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/4/8/apiary-cattle-panel-arbor monthly 0.5 2019-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554768621665-CUWT89MR8P7HO7VXRFGI/cattle+panel+arbor.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Apiary Cattle Panel Arbor This double cattle panel arbor guides me into my north apiary. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554768727311-T1F1WKQ12CB1E9T9CUGC/Cattle+panel+beg.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Apiary Cattle Panel Arbor Cattle panels are popular garden arbors in the Ozarks. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554768749701-0J7LTZWQ0ZZZ5URO3SDA/cattle+panel+ex.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Apiary Cattle Panel Arbor Weaving cedar branches into the cattle panel takes time and some creativity. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554768766462-K1RQOQV4W74Q1XHA8DFQ/cattle+panel+side.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Apiary Cattle Panel Arbor Adding cedar branches to the arbor side. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554861142265-QW36JWHO9ITEGDU3VNFX/front+arbor.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Apiary Cattle Panel Arbor Once seated on the garden bench, the view is to my north apiary. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554861193274-9B7OQKNXGWODSC95REF3/front+arbor+close.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Apiary Cattle Panel Arbor Close up you can see the painted cattle panel under the cedar. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/4/3/secret-to-bare-root-plants monthly 0.5 2019-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554307538245-7FCNHTZ53L5RM2SX4WQO/Secret+to+bare+root+plants+peonies.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Secret to Bare Root Plants Bare root Itoh peonies are getting a start first in a container. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554307567438-DNZ2YOUGG6JH405WZJQ6/Secret+to+bare+root+plants.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Secret to Bare Root Plants This bare root dwarf fruit tree is getting a start in a pot. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554307632042-S08RXHREWF8M3G2EAM12/Secret+to+bare+root+plants+growing.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Secret to Bare Root Plants New green growth is a sure indication the plant is settling in. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/3/30/my-hardy-geraniums monthly 0.5 2019-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554006330365-KMCZ2E0U5WDA5370UIUS/Geranium+raspberry.jpg Spring Garden Tips - My Hardy Geraniums My favorite geraniums are these raspberry-colored ones. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554006359738-H2GTY54B0SIA4YLO1EXS/Geranium+red.jpg Spring Garden Tips - My Hardy Geraniums These red geraniums are pretty among the purple leaves. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554006376426-X5UR8HAHQTASW2D1CP9I/Geranium+tomato+red.jpg Spring Garden Tips - My Hardy Geraniums Tomato red geraniums in bloom in my living room. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/3/30/daffodil-bouquets monthly 0.5 2019-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1553957428835-A1GL116MCVERTZZLWJ9W/Picked+daffodils.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Daffodil Bouquets Most of these daffodils where picked in bud form. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1553959871797-RVICE4RV4FX22W7IMBAQ/Daffodils+in+bud.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Daffodil Bouquets These daffodil buds are excellent cut flower candidates. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1553957818854-Z4ZPGTYVOR4PTVUSWGG3/daffodils.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Daffodil Bouquets Large King Alfred in the back and small Tete-A-Tete daffodils in front at Bluebird Gardens, (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1553958364330-JY2RGK1Q30PMIY69E3HG/King+alfred+daffodils.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Daffodil Bouquets King Alfred daffodils are the largest daffodils currently on the market. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/3/28/dandy-daffodils monthly 0.5 2019-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1553955599391-2N8EN8HUMGQDM744DFDW/daffodils.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Dandy Daffodils Can you distinguish these daffodils? King Alfred in back, Tete-a-Tete in front. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1554146757814-PX3S9F19DENHSHML4I5R/daffodil+chart.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Dandy Daffodils A Daffodil Society poster with the 13 different daffodil categories. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1553955659463-S59H40XW3WBWTV8ZF0RD/daffodil+frill.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Dandy Daffodils See the frilly trumpet on these light blond daffodils? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/3/27/tomato-starts monthly 0.5 2019-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1553739787249-8YYC2MPYNCAMZ5KUFFB9/Tomato+Start.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tomato Starts One of my tomato starts in their own pot near my kitchen. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1553739820620-TZ3H6ZNFG3EO82YSN755/Tomato+start+in+pot.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tomato Starts Tomato starts popping up all by themselves in a banana plant. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1553739839201-W6XG8Q97588NWU8U1U2F/Tomato+starts.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tomato Starts See the little seed on the tomato start bottom left? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2019/3/21/how-to-get-christmas-cactus-to-bloom-at-lets-say-christmas monthly 0.5 2019-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1553186518222-WRACMQLJGANNDP7F2BF7/March+20+xmas+cactus+bloom.jpg Spring Garden Tips - How to Get Christmas Cactus to Bloom at, Lets Say, Christmas https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/6/9/fighting-japanese-beetles monthly 0.5 2024-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1528597344864-PZ3L96XFYQ12BR0N8G40/GC+Fighting+Japanese+Beetles+2.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Fighting Japanese Beetles Japanese beetles making a meal out of a Rose of Sharon flower in my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1528599251846-P3UEVXZ7G8YGD9JD3USQ/japanese+beetle+lacy+leaves.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Fighting Japanese Beetles Leaves turned to lace is a sure sign of Japanese beetles. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1528599288717-TNRB1JV0QRATO1AZIG9U/japanese+beetles+in+soapy+water.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Fighting Japanese Beetles Soapy water in an old coffee can quickly dispatches Japanese beetles. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/5/15/the-beauty-of-iris monthly 0.5 2018-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1526365978211-EW9OPFFNXNYEGNJ85D9P/Mom%27s+Iris.jpg Spring Garden Tips - The Beauty of Iris Several friends have posted that this color iris was also their Mom's favorite. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1528780050856-L9T8W3JYYNVZFUH4YE0F/white+and+yellow+iris.jpg Spring Garden Tips - The Beauty of Iris White and yellow iris were added last year courtesy of a couple of friends. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1528780103145-ZNP4HTWBAIGS0B9UYVZX/peach+iris.jpg Spring Garden Tips - The Beauty of Iris My peach bearded iris have bloomed in this spot for years. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1528780161494-69DAMFS1JSJFFRGIX13W/purple+yellow+iris.jpg Spring Garden Tips - The Beauty of Iris This iris was a surprise bloom this year, love the color combination. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1528780133036-SLIK0BNO5VSW8DFMTL7C/yellow+iris+at+fence.jpg Spring Garden Tips - The Beauty of Iris One of Mom's irises bloomed this year along my cedar fence. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1528780186954-W1Q2KZ3NYIDS3CGCAL6Q/iris+with+peonies.jpg Spring Garden Tips - The Beauty of Iris Mom's irises in another spot blooming along with peonies and columbine. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/6/9/june-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2020-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1528582184741-TO08AQ78E35SUAF0AVFL/GC+June+2018+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Spring Garden Tips - June Gardening Chores Blackberries ripen in June around the same time as mulberries. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1528582314281-REFUJ7FL2IVG9838XPV1/GC+June+2018+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Spring Garden Tips - June Gardening Chores Native flowers such as coneflowers start to bloom this month and continue until fall frost. (Photos by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/5/17/tomato-trouble monthly 0.5 2018-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1528599584731-898EQPIZKYPH8V6SU6KJ/Tomato+rot.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tomato Trouble This tomato is definitely in trouble for several reasons! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1526588129732-2P0SU4Q0NHIM6GDYFUN6/GC+Tomato+Trouble+2.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tomato Trouble These cherry tomatoes grew over winter inside my house, the last of my winter crop. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/5/31/visiting-new-york-hostas monthly 0.5 2018-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1527815470844-U76Z2IF0O78WGOUT0AXP/NY+hostas.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Visiting New York Hostas My sister-in-law's visiting New York hostas have established themselves well in my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1527815492048-C7TFDGGUK6YFI99BDZ51/NY+hostas+close.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Visiting New York Hostas The varigated leaves add a lot of interest to these visiting New York hostas. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/3/29/tulip-types monthly 0.5 2018-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1527027327975-VS0IQVNYUXCFP4BG9HSD/Parrot+tulips+in+bloom.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tulip Types and Varieties Parrot tulips bloom among double pink tulips in the Bluebird Gardens retaining wall. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1527027393605-TNYBNKPEC5RHNPHLLVBP/Yellow+tulips+in+Bluebird+Gardens.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Tulip Types and Varieties My garden frog is unimpressed but I love the double yellow tulips blooming. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/5/14/where-to-find-missouri-gardener-magazine monthly 0.5 2018-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1526359384569-YZHSSVXOO909GS0VH7TC/Mo+Gardener+at+Walmart+Garden+Center.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Where to Find Missouri Gardener Magazine Missouri Gardener Magazine now available at Walmart Garden Center check out. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins at Rolla, MO store.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1526360123444-WJQ34QSGRG9P7VB1M4J7/Mo+Gardener+Calendar+of+Events.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Where to Find Missouri Gardener Magazine These were the events for fall 2017, what do you know is scheduled for this fall? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/5/14/may-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2020-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1526358705115-ZLGTBXKXJ7EOOPY55FCU/K+GC+May+3+2018+May+Gardening+Chores.jpg Spring Garden Tips - May Gardening Chores f you want more daffodils, don’t cut off the fading flowers, the green round heads are full of seeds that will scatter and form more daffodil bulbs. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1526358914662-3BO2QVOPIUSKD1BIHBL9/GC+May+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Spring Garden Tips - May Gardening Chores Give tree seedlings a long drink of water before planting into their permanent garden location. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/4/11/do-cotton-sheets-save-fruit-buds monthly 0.5 2018-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1523849670026-NH1CIX8PYGN44Q70AW99/Sheet+covered+trees.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Do Cotton Sheets Save Fruit Buds? These are my dwarf fruit trees covered in fleece and cotton sheets during our last cold spell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1523497965967-SVX40WG473GWM19DGQQP/Blooming+fruit+trees.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Do Cotton Sheets Save Fruit Buds? My uncovered dwarf fruit tree flowers are none worse the wear for being covered in cotton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1523498243454-KQ7F6N8SMR1XUWJJMUQT/Blooming+patio+peach+tree.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Do Cotton Sheets Save Fruit Buds? Dwarf patio peach trees made it through this last freeze covered in cotton pillow cases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1523498266488-V47IEKVU64BA3NSJ3EBJ/Blooming+dwarf+nectarine+tree.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Do Cotton Sheets Save Fruit Buds? My lovely dwarf apricot required two sheets to give it full coverage from the last freeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1523498286253-N2POPPYBY280H5SW16TO/bee+in+flowering+peach.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Do Cotton Sheets Save Fruit Buds? One of my honeybees visits the dwarf patio peach tree blossoms saved by cotton sheets. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/4/8/the-dirt-on-soil monthly 0.5 2018-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1523243778343-QQSRE5CRH7HH6J6W7OC2/GC+The+Dirt+on+Soil+1.jpg Spring Garden Tips - The Dirt on Soil Leaves are a good soil additive, helping to keep soil from packing too densely, especially Missouri clay. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1523243992407-HDJ2GTSFHNKPNH8J1JWL/GC+The+Dirt+on+Soil+2.jpg Spring Garden Tips - The Dirt on Soil One of the easiest soil amendments for flower beds is to add weathered wood chips. The wood chips break down into added organic matter and, once in decomposed form, are a wonderful planting medium for many plants. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/4/8/saving-fruit-buds-from-freeze monthly 0.5 2018-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1523238330454-0BXTNWS78HRBHPAZPT9Y/Blankets+against+cold.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Saving Fruit Buds From Freeze Lightweight blankets, sheets and cotton pillow cases cover my flowering fruit trees early April. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/4/6/april-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2020-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1523051868715-39636EQBDQQ6DOMSGZAN/GC+April+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Spring Garden Tips - April Gardening Chores Prune lilacs immediately after blooming or you may be cutting off next year's flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1523051886536-NJ9ZYTVMWVAT8OZA1URO/GC+April+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Spring Garden Tips - April Gardening Chores Pot gardens work just as well to grow onions, lettuce, spinach and other spring crops. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/3/28/signs-of-spring monthly 0.5 2018-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1522295996352-R0YZEI68YXLEOY4AQOTL/GC+Signs+of+Spring+1.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Signs of Spring 'Tete a Tete' miniature daffodils blooming at the corner of one of my hillside flower beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1522296014155-K9FY5Q1RVNNP3D2VYR3O/GC+Signs+of+Spring+2.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Signs of Spring A Missouri spring peeper frog resting on my back ladder between making joyful noises. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2018/3/21/good-garden-visitors monthly 0.5 2018-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1521639943341-BRYNR9HBKO5CJHWFYUIJ/GC+Good+Garden+Visitors+2.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Good Garden Visitors Opossums are good garden visitors, they keep ticks and snake populations in check. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1521640191712-A0OR1OOXJ78RDUY2442P/GC+Good+Garden+Visitors+1.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Good Garden Visitors Rehabilitate well-used bird houses by adding new holes and wire to be able to rehang them. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/5/24/bird-bath-benches monthly 0.5 2017-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1495684657341-ETAI0W5M0OAQK5P50G1J/One+of+my+blue+garden+benches+within+easy+sight+of+the+bird+bath. Spring Garden Tips - Bird Bath Benches This is my mother's old garden bench now close to her old garden bird bath. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/5/31/june-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2017-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1496288260366-VG003QN2ON8S2OHJ50YM/Easy+planting+in+pots+on+my+deck. Spring Garden Tips - June Gardening Chores My herbs, tomatoes, peppers and yes, a banana plant on my back deck garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1496288379479-EQRPRD60KL9WEDGF8IHM/Plastic+bottles+in+a+pot+with+dill. Spring Garden Tips - June Gardening Chores This dill and purslane volunteered from last year. Gardening doesn't get much easier than that! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/5/24/hummer-time monthly 0.5 2017-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1495685506660-54QZEG990C3K80E17BL9/My+cat+supervising+the+arrivals+at+a+hummingbird+feeder. Spring Garden Tips - Hummer Time This is one of my inside cats supervising the hummingbird feeder out of the window to my deck. This cat in particular takes her supervisory duties very seriously and lets me know whenever there is a hummingbird at the feeder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1495685561135-RQ6L8HDCDUD2WAKH1Z37/Easy+to+clean+hummingbird+feeder+supposedly+bee+safe. Spring Garden Tips - Hummer Time A good hummingbird feeder has feeding slots that are flush with the surface. That way the feeder can easily be cleaned with an old toothbrush and hot water. Do not use detergent when cleaning a hummingbird feeder, a little bleach in water will remove any mold growing inside the container. (Photos by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/5/24/finding-first-strawberries monthly 0.5 2017-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1495675472520-C7TO1HKIORJ9V2AX0TWP/My+first+strawberries+of+the+season+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Spring Garden Tips - Finding First Strawberries Can you see the first strawberries? I have strawberry plants as border plants at Bluebird Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1495675522312-UGHCF35K9JETOBGLO28O/First+strawberries+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Spring Garden Tips - Finding First Strawberries Not sure the front strawberries will make it but that one in the back... https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/5/24/blackberry-winter monthly 0.5 2017-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1495674549154-TN2VQ1IIJFIV75VPW2LO/Blackberries+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Spring Garden Tips - Blackberry Winter Blackberries in bloom at Bluebird Gardens, these are growing over one of my compost areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1495674585418-1MBYHZACWMWO4YSAALO9/Blackberry+fruit+still+green+on+vine+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Spring Garden Tips - Blackberry Winter Blackberry promises, blackberry fruit still green but ripening in the sun. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/4/7/tip-toe-through-tulips monthly 0.5 2017-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491623227125-K1LINYJKRTBK6TB2B3OZ/Tulips+in+flower+bed+in+retaining+wall. Spring Garden Tips - Tip Toe Through The Tulips My first tulips in a couple of decades are blooming, and I can't get enough of seeing them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491623294745-NUFR9P8FTN5UY54QO088/tulips+in+Bluebird+Gardens+retaining+wall. Spring Garden Tips - Tip Toe Through The Tulips One view of the tulips blooming in the flower bed that is part of my driveway retaining wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491623333945-V9KV7RVYBFRPQBACKV6Y/tulips+in+retaining+wall+at+bluebird+gardens Spring Garden Tips - Tip Toe Through The Tulips The view from the other side of the driveway retaining wall, tulips are pretty from both ends. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/4/5/flower-flies monthly 0.5 2017-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491447487043-OHQFI9XCYRV7B11IFZZU/Flower+fly+on+dandelion. Spring Garden Tips - Flower Flies A flower fly, also called hover fly, on a dandelion at Bluebird Gardens. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/4/8/fun-with-garden-gloves-with-claws monthly 0.5 2017-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491971304711-0BFJ2VX848HNPVW7DRKA/garden+gloves+with+claws Spring Garden Tips - Fun with Garden Gloves with Claws Have you seen these gardening gloves with claws on the fingertips? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491642575694-FUY7LGMXPZI3XVMV2Y5B/Garden+gloves+with+claws+in+soil. Spring Garden Tips - Fun with Garden Gloves with Claws Garden gloves with claws worked quite well in loose soil and compost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491642609286-24HYA6834GZTNYDBUXHM/Garden+gloves+with+claws+and+nail+polish. Spring Garden Tips - Fun with Garden Gloves with Claws Adding nail polish to garden gloves with claws gives the gloves a whimsical touch. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/4/1/9oojx5wccjskt7l2e81e85kc9dlkiv monthly 0.5 2017-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491106284241-B37GYQUMMIEDEBRB0GHR/Snowbells+blooming+at+Bluebird+Gardens+in+spring. Spring Garden Tips - What Do You Call These? Snow bells blooming at the front entrance of my house at Bluebird Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491447093230-9KNQAHMMO86PS741SV81/Snowdrop. Spring Garden Tips - What Do You Call These? Snowdrops are much shorter than snowbells but share the same flower color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491447214664-UI3P0D114IEB6QJSG36H/Snowbells+close+up. Spring Garden Tips - What Do You Call These? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491447323693-ZPGK126ZO0WTMZO7WWLT/Snow+bells+in+my+front+flower+bed+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Spring Garden Tips - What Do You Call These? Another angle of the "dewdrops" in bloom in the front flower bed. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/4/5/april-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2018-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491447547852-XVJT73UNG3CITITIL1O4/Eastern+redbuds+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Spring Garden Tips - April Gardening Chores Eastern redbuds welcome April with their lovely pink haze of flowers surrounding my house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491447740032-YLU37MJW76R9E8LH7I2X/Daffodils+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Spring Garden Tips - April Gardening Chores Daffodils in bloom around the corner from the front of my house at Bluebird Gardens. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/4/4/pansies monthly 0.5 2017-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491360711020-GTSLGF95454G6EVBT4IS/Pansies Spring Garden Tips - Pansies Purple-bordered white pansies in bloom at a local nursery center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491360750688-M3KLCSXYUYVBP1L492Z2/Purple+pansy Spring Garden Tips - Pansies Large purple pansy in bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491360838194-FMNXACWVE5GLU0B52O5A/Pansy+Tea+Cup.jpg Spring Garden Tips - Pansies Purple pansies hand-painted on the side of a ceramic tea cup. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/4/1/garden-ornaments-add-interest-to-bird-baths monthly 0.5 2017-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491104087970-ZMX7AOL9QNN3FJYLEO9K/Cement+squirrel+in+bird+bath+with+large+acorn. Spring Garden Tips - Garden Ornaments Add Interest to Bird Baths Garden ornaments add interest to bird baths in my garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1491105929243-BOJC5GK078F0TH8F8WLU/Garden+ornament+frog+in+bird+bath. Spring Garden Tips - Garden Ornaments Add Interest to Bird Baths This charming frog keeps another bird bath company in front of my living room window where more bees visit him every day. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/3/29/round-foot-gardening monthly 0.5 2017-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1490847136015-73K7LIFEONYPP3DTYJC3/Round+foot+gardening+on+Bluebird+Gardens+deck. Spring Garden Tips - Round Foot Gardening The beginning of my deck garden at Bluebird Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1490847279355-QRKR1PC0GWUXH1APIKNU/Red+onion+sprouting+in+my+crisper+is+now+growing+in+my+round+foot+garden. Spring Garden Tips - Round Foot Gardening Plastic bottle with holes buried in pot helps keep soil moist. Red onion is liberated from crisper. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2017/2/28/spring-fever monthly 0.5 2017-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489905367522-PQGUH9E78V22RML5S1C6/Blooming+Barlett+pear+flowers+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Spring Garden Tips - Spring Fever Semi dwarf Bartlett pear tree in bloom at Bluebird Gardens, surviving the last week of cold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489974514994-454MO7T315CAQBKWQC6B/Pink+compact+dwarf+apricot+trees+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Spring Garden Tips - Spring Fever Pink compact dwarf apricot trees are the first to bloom in early spring at Bluebird Gardens. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2016/4/30/how-to-add-planting-spaces monthly 0.5 2016-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1462068908808-64ZXK4D1G3CW3R69GEWB/image-asset.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - How To Add Planting Spaces These rocks have been a flower border for a couple of years holding in soil, mulch and moisture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1462068935502-GG3XM7I4TTXZJ03JL4XI/image-asset.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - How To Add Planting Spaces Rocks used as borders help break down soil for easier planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1462068977074-82KDR1A6MP25XE2Y9HBR/image-asset.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - How To Add Planting Spaces Another view of a flower bed I expanded by moving out the border rocks. To help rocks form the planting areas, dig a trench to initially put them in and remember to use gardening gloves when moving rocks, they can damage your hands. You also want to have a good grip on the rocks or they may roll where you don't want them to go. How do you use rocks in your garden? Charlotte https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2016/4/30/what-every-gardener-dreams-of-getting monthly 0.5 2016-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1462069020868-ASEK2XKED2084BLC0FP1/image-asset.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - What Every Gardener Dreams of Getting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1462069039651-3TSHHNUHQ5ZCIUMWLLPV/image-asset.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - What Every Gardener Dreams of Getting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1462069068211-GWLYV3EYOIJRBGD89Q4E/image-asset.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - What Every Gardener Dreams of Getting https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2016/5/30/blackberry-winter monthly 0.5 2016-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1464631247285-MTLMRMZA2B8KH2NN49PA/Bluebird+Gardens+blackberries+in+bloom. Spring Garden Tips - Blackberry Winter Bluebird Gardens blackberries in bloom. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2016/5/4/last-of-seven-gardening-mistakes monthly 0.5 2016-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1464634680825-OJ299C79YF8ITHI04W2D/homemade+bug+spray Spring Garden Tips - Last of Seven Gardening Mistakes - Pesticide Over Use Homemade insecticide with dishwashing or antibacterial soap and water in a spray bottle. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2016/5/4/six-of-seven-gardening-mistakes monthly 0.5 2016-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1463927351047-W2WB93N6FKKSR5X00UAC/Bluebird+Gardens+strawberry+bed Spring Garden Tips - Six of Seven Gardening Mistakes - Rotate Crops My new Bluebird Gardens strawberry bed refreshed with compost and new plants. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2016/5/4/five-of-seven-gardening-mistakes monthly 0.5 2016-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1463621811503-F4S12POMWTNM7H2YJ03X/Onions+with+roses+at+Bluebird+Gardens Spring Garden Tips - Five of Seven Gardening Mistakes - Compatible Plants Yellow onion sets planted next to roses help keep my Bluebird Gardens roses bug-free. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2016/5/4/four-of-seven-gardening-mistakes monthly 0.5 2016-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1463429256189-GRLC5Z3O2MGIAXJX3E4U/potting+elderberry+starts+at+Bluebird+Gardens Spring Garden Tips - Four of Seven Gardening Mistakes, Plant Bare Root Plants Rooted elderberry starts getting potted before being planted straight into the ground. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2016/5/4/third-of-seven-gardening-mistakes monthly 0.5 2016-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1463270451751-PMQDAESXNAW3KRBNWPPZ/wild+columbine+at+bluebird+gardens Spring Garden Tips - Third of Seven Gardening Mistakes - Plants In Right Place Wild columbine has a tendency to grow in places where it can easily be damaged. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2016/5/4/second-of-seven-gardening-mistakes monthly 0.5 2016-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1463071207610-OUMACD01HF856JXTS9SE/Watering+can+and+watering+wand+at+Bluebird+Gardens Spring Garden Tips - Second of Seven Gardening Mistakes - How to Water A two-gallon watering can and $20 watering wand are essential garden watering tools. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/spring/2016/5/4/top-seven-gardening-mistakes monthly 0.5 2016-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1462674170653-8HAOY15PU6OP9JEP68L7/image-asset.jpeg Spring Garden Tips - First of Seven Gardening Mistakes - Good Soil Trying to scrimp on good soil is one of the most common, and deadly, gardening mistakes. 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(charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2024/1/6/snow-pros-and-cons monthly 0.5 2024-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/7ab0f324-24bf-4644-97b2-2eec16241a69/IMG_9421.jpeg Winter Gardening - Snow Pros and Cons - Make it stand out gardens turn gray and dark during and after snow storms. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2023/12/24/2024-new-years-goals monthly 0.5 2023-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/14284ab4-546b-4e7f-98a6-d3934faa2c6e/IMG_2533.jpeg Winter Gardening - 2024 New Year's Goals - Make it stand out Getting a start on planning for 2024 deciding whether to start with planting zinnias again. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2023/12/10/planting-daffodils monthly 0.5 2023-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/f54688d5-6a10-4454-a4b4-ed94c6f45983/IMG_2407.jpeg Winter Gardening - Planting Daffodils - Make it stand out I still have daffodils to get into the groung this year. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2023/11/18/winter-mulch-protecting-plants monthly 0.5 2023-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/99f2be3b-3a31-4f4a-8e1d-4e382bad8cf1/IMG_2153.jpeg Winter Gardening - Winter Mulch; Protecting Plants - Make it stand out A new supply of free recycling center wood chips are wintering over for next year use. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2023/3/4/after-rain-chores monthly 0.5 2023-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ae9eabc7-ae09-4ff8-bf66-79a30337c165/IMG_9192.jpeg Winter Gardening - After Rain Chores - Make it stand out A gift crabapple tree is going in where a cherry tree died last year. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2023/3/3/repurpose-pruned-branches monthly 0.5 2023-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/59b5d7e0-d988-4a30-af8b-756532065aba/IMG_9130.jpeg Winter Gardening - Repurpose Pruned Branches - Make it stand out Pruned pear branches forming a support for incoming peonies. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ed451ecf-2cd8-4298-a0a7-306db88baa07/IMG_9133.jpeg Winter Gardening - Repurpose Pruned Branches - Make it stand out Pruning my semi-dwarf pear tree next to my deck with this handy long pole. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/b4153afe-7f50-45a8-9910-3d30d8bc2a66/IMG_9131.jpeg Winter Gardening - Repurpose Pruned Branches - Make it stand out new peonies starting to show amongst daffodils. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/85adfb24-b6a1-4589-8b81-8acda83a674e/IMG_9132.jpeg Winter Gardening - Repurpose Pruned Branches - Make it stand out The top of the pruned pear branches support may need to be tied. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2023/3/4/how-to-test-soil-hclg24 monthly 0.5 2023-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583772642669-AETNAJV1W6731KZLNPIO/soil+example.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Test Soil The wonderful world of soils and all of the microorganisms that live in it. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583685912651-P2H0NX5GSP111LFVZ57Y/Soil+test+1.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Test Soil This home garden soil test shows recommendations at bottom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583685932908-OJEUWB6U5KS82J9TYJ5L/Soil+test+field.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Test Soil A field test soil example covers more elements. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583686162266-WQJ1WGW4UY7JQ0VSKLQ7/My+soil+test.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Test Soil My limestone hillside garden soil test from April 2019. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/2/27/march-gardening-jobs-r6sms monthly 0.5 2023-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/f2eade99-3d4c-466b-8294-97bd8218c4b9/IMG_0670.jpeg Winter Gardening - March Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out Time to level bird baths and garden decor that fell over during winter. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins phot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1614466657774-6VCZM3KPT5ZERY68KU2U/IMG_8800.JPG Winter Gardening - March Gardening Jobs time to remodel your birdhouses to keep your natural pest control happy. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2023/3/4/where-to-plant-daffodils monthly 0.5 2023-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/50c909ee-52ec-484e-8647-7832ed1c82e2/IMG_9184.jpeg Winter Gardening - Where to Plant Daffodils - Make it stand out daffodils work well on the back of a flower border. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2023/1/1/trimmed-hardy-mums monthly 0.5 2023-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/8f6acc8e-91ad-4181-a4f6-3fbeb8206f95/IMG_8390.jpeg Winter Gardening - Trimmed Hardy Mums - Make it stand out hardy mums wintering over in my garage needed a trim. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/99181cd8-d97e-4048-8764-9d759ad37c9b/IMG_8407.jpeg Winter Gardening - Trimmed Hardy Mums - Make it stand out vigorous new growth under the dead overhead branches. (charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/e4779d99-a0b2-4f41-bf04-391d94fd95a7/IMG_8406.jpeg Winter Gardening - Trimmed Hardy Mums - Make it stand out glad I trimmed. This one is needed some sunlight to turn green. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2023/2/1/february-gardening-jobs-m3wmy-kzej6 monthly 0.5 2023-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/663431bb-14f8-43f1-b075-6a4a731bb457/IMG_9887.jpeg Winter Gardening - February Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out Sunny but still bitterly cold, garden is at work getting ready for spring. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/057ffd94-6672-4ade-b9ee-9a4570b24132/IMG_9891.jpeg Winter Gardening - February Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out Still time to sneak tulip bulbs into the ground for late spring blooming. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2023/1/21/january-gardening-jobs-chfkgj monthly 0.5 2023-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/cf4e3f59-caad-4e31-8a0b-21590f46a3ee/IMG_8740.jpeg Winter Gardening - January Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out Keep newly-planted mums, right, mulched and watered through winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2022/3/12/spring-pots-garden-k48l5 monthly 0.5 2022-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1615664529006-Q8HPPODCI7H01KRZ1X3V/IMG_0598.JPG Winter Gardening - Spring Pots Garden This was my 2020 pot garden with peas, lettuce and spinach. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1615664684456-48Z11WANR1DQWJCYPV3S/IMG_9342.JPG Winter Gardening - Spring Pots Garden Radish seedlings are getting a good start in my 2021 pot garden. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1615664723399-NJAOLNTXOL5V9SBJS1DP/IMG_9343.JPG Winter Gardening - Spring Pots Garden Punctured plastic bottles help keep my pot garden hydrated. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/2/27/march-gardening-jobs monthly 0.5 2022-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/f2eade99-3d4c-466b-8294-97bd8218c4b9/IMG_0670.jpeg Winter Gardening - March Gardening Jobs - Make it stand out Time to level bird baths and garden decor that fell over during winter. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins phot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1614466657774-6VCZM3KPT5ZERY68KU2U/IMG_8800.JPG Winter Gardening - March Gardening Jobs This is a good time to remodel your birdhouses to keep your natural pest control happy. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/3/8/time-to-test-soil monthly 0.5 2022-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/0472f7a9-9789-4b40-abef-8b9be8627f34/IMG_0691.jpeg Winter Gardening - Time to Test Soil - Make it stand out Getting soil samples is as easy as scooping up soil from around your garden. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583685912651-P2H0NX5GSP111LFVZ57Y/Soil+test+1.jpg Winter Gardening - Time to Test Soil This home garden soil test shows recommendations at bottom. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583685932908-OJEUWB6U5KS82J9TYJ5L/Soil+test+field.jpg Winter Gardening - Time to Test Soil A field test soil example covers more elements. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583686162266-WQJ1WGW4UY7JQ0VSKLQ7/My+soil+test.jpg Winter Gardening - Time to Test Soil My limestone hillside garden soil test from April 2019. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2022/2/6/checking-dead-mum-tops monthly 0.5 2022-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/43c542a1-9cc6-4acd-bf1c-58bff9f4b215/IMG_0446.jpeg Winter Gardening - Checking Dead Mum Tops - Make it stand out Fun to find signs of life in the leaf mulch. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ce047f6b-0446-419e-8fcc-13160506dd52/IMG_9017.jpeg Winter Gardening - Checking Dead Mum Tops - Make it stand out See the little green down the center? (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/c46a21e2-64c9-4332-881b-a6c7b98f67ac/IMG_9013.jpeg Winter Gardening - Checking Dead Mum Tops - Make it stand out The new growth is protected in the plant center. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/c2cfe5f0-8da9-4b37-adf7-125c242e2387/IMG_9020.jpeg Winter Gardening - Checking Dead Mum Tops - Make it stand out Another sign of new growth, this time off to the side. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/de451750-7111-4cc2-b548-fbc0a75f978e/IMG_9023.jpeg Winter Gardening - Checking Dead Mum Tops - Make it stand out And yes, a new mum will grow from this tiny start. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2022/2/6/free-milkweed-seeds monthly 0.5 2022-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ca6f742b-b8db-4cf7-b377-3bfca22ddecd/IMG_9466.jpeg Winter Gardening - Free Milkweed Seeds - Make it stand out Live Monarch Foundation does indeed provide free milkweed seeds. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/a5dc2d8e-628c-4871-8a62-b2a79127e3e1/IMG_9468.jpeg Winter Gardening - Free Milkweed Seeds - Make it stand out The free seeds include handy instructions of how to plant them. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/1/30/february-gardening-jobs-m3wmy monthly 0.5 2022-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/663431bb-14f8-43f1-b075-6a4a731bb457/IMG_9887.jpeg Winter Gardening - February Gardening Chores - Make it stand out Sunny but still bitterly cold, garden is at work getting ready for spring. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/057ffd94-6672-4ade-b9ee-9a4570b24132/IMG_9891.jpeg Winter Gardening - February Gardening Chores - Make it stand out Still time to sneak tulip bulbs into the ground for late spring blooming. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2022/1/1/saving-rain-water monthly 0.5 2022-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/f672a52b-5542-46bc-a270-39c14397c90f/IMG_9010+2.jpeg Winter Gardening - Saving Rain Water - Make it stand out Repurpose broken garden fountains to collect gutter rain water. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/373fcf48-186b-4307-98f8-46db1f0a1085/IMG_9009.jpeg Winter Gardening - Saving Rain Water - Make it stand out Make sure to place the center hole where water can enter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/79a73438-dd30-4456-8bd4-d6f031426d83/IMG_9011+2.jpeg Winter Gardening - Saving Rain Water - Make it stand out This garden fountain sprung a leak so I added a plastic basket liner. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/12/20/january-gardening-tips monthly 0.5 2022-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/cf4e3f59-caad-4e31-8a0b-21590f46a3ee/IMG_8740.jpeg Winter Gardening - January Gardening Tips - Make it stand out Keep newly-planted mums, right, mulched and watered through winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/12/22/treating-tree-wounds monthly 0.5 2021-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/462fd7a2-75f0-432b-8744-676bc6bea49f/IMG_8266.jpeg Winter Gardening - Treating Tree Wounds - Make it stand out Deer have rubbed their velvet off on one of my fruit trees. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/09df666c-ee63-4944-8b35-c3a2c4df331c/IMG_8267.jpeg Winter Gardening - Treating Tree Wounds - Make it stand out I used tree sealer since the weather has been too warm. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/12/20/planting-coneflower-seeds monthly 0.5 2024-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/35de10bf-0697-4688-b4c4-578a2b79019b/IMG_7857.jpeg Winter Gardening - Planting Coneflower Seeds - Make it stand out Milk jugs are perfect tiny greenhouses to start wildflower seeds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/85b6730b-5ec1-468f-a5c8-083ac2b78d51/IMG_7859.jpeg Winter Gardening - Planting Coneflower Seeds - Make it stand out Purple coneflower starts from the end of the season. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/6893a3ae-313e-4df2-9c21-4ed567416452/IMG_7861.jpeg Winter Gardening - Planting Coneflower Seeds - Make it stand out Once seeds are covered, I taped up the milk jugs with duct tape. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/c8e5c4b5-bd60-4985-8ae3-ccd3ba802e2f/IMG_8738.jpeg Winter Gardening - Planting Coneflower Seeds - Make it stand out Two months later there are signs of greenery. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/59d98533-a818-4c21-95fe-0eaf39162793/IMG_8739.jpeg Winter Gardening - Planting Coneflower Seeds - Make it stand out The milk jugs are tucked into the side of the house. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/12/18/planting-bulbs monthly 0.5 2021-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/6b8a5142-d730-4861-a66d-26390f729536/IMG_8676.jpeg Winter Gardening - Planting Bulbs - Make it stand out One of the few bulbs I plant every year, crocus are a harbinger of spring, (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/f3a7196a-e7bf-4a01-9282-baf5b6ca0997/IMG_8677.jpeg Winter Gardening - Planting Bulbs - Make it stand out When choosing bulbs on sale, make sure to see growth starting. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/b8e21a62-d941-4c39-aac5-e3916961ac4e/IMG_8608.jpeg Winter Gardening - Planting Bulbs - Make it stand out Don’t toss out brown bulbs, they are saving energy for growth. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/bccb36a1-0070-4f51-999e-48b314dbcd79/IMG_8678.jpeg Winter Gardening - Planting Bulbs - Make it stand out Add bone meal when planting bulbs, it helps feed them as they store energy. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/3/13/spring-pot-garden monthly 0.5 2021-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1615664529006-Q8HPPODCI7H01KRZ1X3V/IMG_0598.JPG Winter Gardening - Spring Pot Garden This was my 2020 pot garden with peas, lettuce and spinach. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1615664684456-48Z11WANR1DQWJCYPV3S/IMG_9342.JPG Winter Gardening - Spring Pot Garden Radish seedlings are getting a good start in my 2021 pot garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1615664723399-NJAOLNTXOL5V9SBJS1DP/IMG_9343.JPG Winter Gardening - Spring Pot Garden Punctured plastic bottles help keep my pot garden hydrated. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/3/4/compost-beer monthly 0.5 2021-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1614895862788-INCYFCTYSN80LKHY5HJ2/IMG_8591.JPG Winter Gardening - Compost Beer Pour old beer into compost to help speed up the decomposition. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/2/27/march-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2021-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1614443333151-HD4ZRQK25D52T12EH4OY/IMG_8739.JPG Winter Gardening - March Gardening Chores First crocus of 2021 in bloom February 26, 2021. Come on spring! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1614466657774-6VCZM3KPT5ZERY68KU2U/IMG_8800.JPG Winter Gardening - March Gardening Chores This is a good time to remodel your birdhouses to keep your natural pest control happy. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/2/24/garden-markers monthly 0.5 2021-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1614225804379-763323UM4ZRE4A13WQCJ/IMG_8587.JPG Winter Gardening - Garden Markers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1614226108984-57H52GGPQ8OL9CRP8QI8/IMG_8589.JPG Winter Gardening - Garden Markers Old blind slats make great handy plant labels used with Garden Markers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1614226330575-EPV3RPJEJRD1RLDX7JQS/IMG_8590.JPG Winter Gardening - Garden Markers This old glass milk bottle nicely holds my Garden Marker and blind pieces for labels. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/2/14/toilet-paper-roll-pots monthly 0.5 2021-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1613358916883-3IOL8BN62KSJ3LDENHO0/IMG_8429.JPG Winter Gardening - Toilet Paper Roll Pots Toilet paper rolls cut in half make excellent seed starting pots. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1613358942338-04LNIBTUKENM0BJSR73F/IMG_8428.JPG Winter Gardening - Toilet Paper Roll Pots Cardboard egg cartons are a good place to start your seeds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1613359067211-PVQ29OYEIU8GXJJ5O786/IMG_7467.JPG Winter Gardening - Toilet Paper Roll Pots You can also start seeds in your toilet paper roll pots and keep them warm and moist. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1613359117239-7Y4WK8X6XYSC965TP5M9/IMG_7468.JPG Winter Gardening - Toilet Paper Roll Pots All of these kitchen items can be repurposed into seed starting options. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/2/18/dead-shrub-pruning monthly 0.5 2021-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1613707646780-Y3GZXSKPZEAMKBY86P8F/IMG_7766.JPG Winter Gardening - Dead Shrub Pruning Dead boxwood branches make for great color in dried wreaths. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1614468626408-V85ATTB37S203L00IKSC/IMG_8801.JPG Winter Gardening - Dead Shrub Pruning ThiS is a boxwood that didn’t make the transplant but the branches add yellow to dried wreaths. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1613707730330-VLDXEO5I00628UTOOS2C/IMG_7765.JPG Winter Gardening - Dead Shrub Pruning These yellow boxwood branches add a lovely touch of yellow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/2/12/feed-ground-birds-suet monthly 0.5 2021-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1613190837716-OYYBILC9DRBJGU7PMJTF/IMG_8369.JPG Winter Gardening - Feed Ground Birds Suet These two Blue Jays found my serving of suet for ground feeding birds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1613269555145-HSSOM8X7C4NEX1TN69AR/IMG_8374.JPG Winter Gardening - Feed Ground Birds Suet Woodpeckers at the suet feeding stations tied to my oak trees. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1613190955124-8IBPD0FNS42DDY2EL9XQ/IMG_8362.JPG Winter Gardening - Feed Ground Birds Suet Kitchen grater makes quick work of cutitng up suet. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1613190989197-3S83HT5V4KW4MQ5LH1AE/IMG_8363.JPG Winter Gardening - Feed Ground Birds Suet If you don’t have a grater, a kitchen knife will work just as well. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1613271940788-ELC3K830BOWAD8VJSWN4/IMG_8364.JPG Winter Gardening - Feed Ground Birds Suet Scattered suet and a little peanut butter for the ground feeding birds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1613191026559-MIUIE8HQD9ZAKXMP3JVL/IMG_8372.JPG Winter Gardening - Feed Ground Birds Suet The robin that inspired my feeding ground nesting birds now can get some. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/2/6/seed-saving-saves monthly 0.5 2024-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1612659149427-K0UMHC99ZJM0KKU56RAI/IMG_8270.JPG Winter Gardening - Seed Saving Saves Time to start saving common household items for seed starting. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/1/30/february-gardening-jobs monthly 0.5 2021-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1612069887898-WBH5KXHQTLAM91ZHYMWC/IMG_7842.JPG Winter Gardening - February Gardening Jobs Time to find Hellebores, or Lenten Roses, in bloom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1612069950696-2MAW1237Y6GFPL7XCDLV/IMG_7841.JPG Winter Gardening - February Gardening Jobs Start looking for spring bulbs popping up out of the ground. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/1/30/homemade-seed-tape monthly 0.5 2024-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1612067203634-EE7CCQQ9LXT6KEQ42XDX/IMG_7825+2.JPG Winter Gardening - Homemade Seed Tape Paper towels make a good base for saving seeds to plant later. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photoo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1612067324457-Z7WAZHAXJ6T090296BV3/IMG_7855+2.JPG Winter Gardening - Homemade Seed Tape Favorite tomato seeds can be pricey to make sure you know the source. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1612067371905-M75SUPZ4CIRJ3319L8EJ/IMG_7856.JPG Winter Gardening - Homemade Seed Tape Don’t forget to label the seeds as they dry, then cut out the corner and store in an envelope. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/1/22/how-to-buy-seeds-online monthly 0.5 2022-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1611447348149-FMA0KG4KBBS1YTAW1JOG/IMG_7896.JPG Winter Gardening - How to Buy Seeds Online Buy seeds online only from known and US sources. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/1/9/start-composting monthly 0.5 2021-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1610837891036-0PGCDNLBDT1Q8NJV3GDJ/IMG_7690.JPG Winter Gardening - Start Composting One of the bowls of kitchen scraps headed to my composters. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1610243778055-NQRF4YL2H18AV62EKK8L/IMG_7465.JPG Winter Gardening - Start Composting Plastic bag in a freezer drawer is a good way to start composting. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1610249840973-SLONGPWJQBWKCMZYR4MF/IMG_7471.JPG Winter Gardening - Start Composting https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/1/5/saving-pumpkin-seeds monthly 0.5 2021-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1610222243396-IH9IX9ALTTEL2QYW6MHL/IMG_7303.JPG Winter Gardening - Saving Pumpkin Seeds These are baking pumpkin seeds drying on hardware cloth. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1610222289587-CFWO9EIAWHC36TMHVKD4/IMG_7304.JPG Winter Gardening - Saving Pumpkin Seeds This beehive screened inner cover does double duty as a drying rack. (photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1610222325997-OF9QJI7Y47AWT0WR9V6E/IMG_7308.JPG Winter Gardening - Saving Pumpkin Seeds Paper towels and newspapers work well to absorb moisture. Remember to label. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1610222369396-ISQF58FB9245GJVCYFSV/IMG_7307.JPG Winter Gardening - Saving Pumpkin Seeds These are pumpkin seeds from a white pumpkin drying on newspaper. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1610222407357-84WTTVLM001DIAGEU51M/IMG_7305.JPG Winter Gardening - Saving Pumpkin Seeds Save paper envelopes to repurpose for storing dried seeds,. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1610222923619-O9HPIG7ALOYCWD6D0WEL/IMG_7309.JPG Winter Gardening - Saving Pumpkin Seeds Cardboard boxes also make good seed drying containers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1610249636139-ZKFVM7RX68E1779MKP2Q/IMG_7104.JPG Winter Gardening - Saving Pumpkin Seeds Squirrels made holes in pumpkins to remove the seeds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2021/1/1/january-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2021-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1609639813812-MAH215DCIN0KLZHHKT56/IMG_7211.JPG Winter Gardening - January Gardening Chores Snow covers ice on my mid-Missouri limestone hillside garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/3/8/soil-testing monthly 0.5 2023-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583772642669-AETNAJV1W6731KZLNPIO/soil+example.jpg Winter Gardening - Soil Testing The wonderful world of soils and all of the microorganisms that live in it. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583685912651-P2H0NX5GSP111LFVZ57Y/Soil+test+1.jpg Winter Gardening - Soil Testing This home garden soil test shows recommendations at bottom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583685932908-OJEUWB6U5KS82J9TYJ5L/Soil+test+field.jpg Winter Gardening - Soil Testing A field test soil example covers more elements. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583686162266-WQJ1WGW4UY7JQ0VSKLQ7/My+soil+test.jpg Winter Gardening - Soil Testing My limestone hillside garden soil test from April 2019. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/3/7/garden-terrace-wall monthly 0.5 2020-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583612581121-GU4DJQM42M0FGV2S5BNI/garden+terrace+wall+corner.jpg Winter Gardening - Garden Terrace Wall Finished garden terrace wall corner facing the house. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583612603699-SFM41ATK35HRRVR3E6AX/garden+terrace+wall+long.jpg Winter Gardening - Garden Terrace Wall The right side of the garden terrace wall away from the house. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583612621333-6T27JBBIPD21ASMQ8AMN/garden+terrace+wall+edge.jpg Winter Gardening - Garden Terrace Wall Garden terrace wall corner farthest away from the house. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583612654425-DN2TOUXF8IGG2VB1FMC5/garden+terrace+wall+fill.jpg Winter Gardening - Garden Terrace Wall I am filling the terrace wall with tree trunks to absorb water. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583612672057-V9EQKUG6ATDMULJSA3YY/garden+terrace+wall+steps.jpg Winter Gardening - Garden Terrace Wall Steps now greet me at the bottom of the long garden path. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/3/6/homemade-hand-sanitizer monthly 0.5 2020-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583520705733-WFYXZHD9BXASQDXW9NOH/homemade+hand+sanitizer.jpg Winter Gardening - Homemade Hand Sanitizer Reuse hand dispenser by filing with aloe vera gel and rubbing alcohol. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/3/4/clam-shell-seed-starting monthly 0.5 2020-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583339877948-DCOFIXL4XVJ5T70S7B63/Clam+shell+seed+starting.jpg Winter Gardening - Clam Shell Seed Starting Fruit clam shells make tiny greenhouses for easy seed starting. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583339940267-1WQR78FO67LPXZBRYAP8/Clam+shell+seed+starting+peat.jpg Winter Gardening - Clam Shell Seed Starting Traditional peat pots used for vegetable seed starting. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583339957046-NEVI9714CDFH1CG78NVR/Clam+shell+seed+starting+cardboard.jpg Winter Gardening - Clam Shell Seed Starting Cherry tomato seedlings transplanted into cardboard newspaper pots. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/2/29/march-gardening-tips monthly 0.5 2021-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583024540011-94VE2MRKV5YWPA5E8HTG/Bee+gourd+birdhouse+repair.jpg Winter Gardening - March Gardening Tips Gluing the bottom of a gourd birdhouse before hanging it outside. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583024801981-AK0F7LSX7XQW7IEFFGI4/apple+gourd+birdhouse.jpg Winter Gardening - March Gardening Tips My gourds painted like apples are back on my apple trees. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583025038992-IFMMLNF4LOVA0OSI2P6F/crocus+in+bloom.jpg Winter Gardening - March Gardening Tips First crocus of the season are in bloom March 1! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/2/11/homemade-rose-food monthly 0.5 2021-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1614466337519-R4UEX3X3EW9UQ9Y4BGJE/IMG_8799.JPG Winter Gardening - Homemade Rose Food If you don’t have coffee grounds, save tea bags to mix with egg shells and banana peels. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581470845433-PGAOE6JDGCU3GAW6L0JL/homemade+rose+food.jpg Winter Gardening - Homemade Rose Food The little drying basket I keep on top of refrigerator to dry egg shells and banana peels. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581470877604-QB5AOXFRY8DOM6YGG6T0/homemade+rose+food+banana+peels.jpg Winter Gardening - Homemade Rose Food Banana peels are easier to cut up after they are dry. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581470901838-VYY4HJA3URTRSQ28577S/homemade+rose+food+coffee.jpg Winter Gardening - Homemade Rose Food Dry coffee grounds are better to mix up with other ingredients. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581470920332-TG91U9YTILS8RJ8CHKO9/homemade+rose+food+epson+salts.jpg Winter Gardening - Homemade Rose Food One of my garden staples, epson salts, good for soil as well as soothing baths. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581476956129-EGV9OTIJLT2U2T2R7WL1/roses+native+bee+house.jpg Winter Gardening - Homemade Rose Food And here is an old climbing rose, rejuvenated last year with my homemade rose food. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/2/17/cedar-arbor-branches monthly 0.5 2020-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581974909853-527YPMH7VYTKXCN3KN85/cedar+branches+in+arbor.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Arbor Branches Adding cedar branches gives plants more surface to climb. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583612460934-J5N2WRBG7UKYPCYJ589P/cedar+branch+climbing+roses.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Arbor Branches Climbing roses appreciate having cedar branches to grow on. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1583612416631-SFEJ2GUSCCRJQR5EDLEL/cedar+branches+arbor.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Arbor Branches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581974963328-F8DIGLX0QSB6N3ACPEO9/cedar+branches+in+new+standing+arbor.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Arbor Branches I’m just starting to add cedar branches to this new arbor. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581974983815-M70800GCO7UALD31J6AP/cedar+branches+in+new+arbor.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Arbor Branches New arbor marking a path is getting cedar branches added. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581975032856-PIU2SV6D030UGJFHQ7G0/cedar+branches+close.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Arbor Branches This raspberry arbor is all cedar branches! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/2/12/winter-nests monthly 0.5 2020-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581547159959-GK9IMWQH9UP1PDGDNDQ6/Squirrel+nests+2.jpg Winter Gardening - Winter Nests Tree tops in winter reveal a variety of nests. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581547182783-SDLLA8BKY5EMDJYDDP8O/Squirrel+nests.jpg Winter Gardening - Winter Nests Nests in trees full of leaves are squirrel nests. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/2/17/new-bluebird-birdhouse monthly 0.5 2020-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581967540189-5PGXJ1BKTUA1HZA1LO12/bluebird+birdhouse.jpg Winter Gardening - New Bluebird Birdhouse Resin-based bluebird birdhouse with an easy to clean bottom stopper. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581975371705-F3OCCRGJMD6MHK9ED65K/bluebirds+at+porch.jpg Winter Gardening - New Bluebird Birdhouse A flock of Eastern Bluebirds one winter on my porch. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581967565978-IVJXZMS3YVS8JCN4MM4P/Bluebird+birdhouse+in+wreath.jpg Winter Gardening - New Bluebird Birdhouse The salvaged bluebird gourd birdhouse keeping a wreath company. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581967588194-7FZ4CMZOBRL96KF287FD/buebird+birdhouse+instructions.jpg Winter Gardening - New Bluebird Birdhouse Now can instructions get any easier? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1581969086675-0W6CZD82WE02AZW5ZA5A/bluebird+birdhouse+on+bookcase.jpg Winter Gardening - New Bluebird Birdhouse The bluebird birdhouse has joined my other collection of garden friends on a book case. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/2/2/early-spring-signs monthly 0.5 2020-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580702512666-WC8HSNW06FFQ8SMH8H4W/early+daffodils+feb+2020.jpg Winter Gardening - Early Spring Signs King Alfred daffodils are showing buds February 2, 2020. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580702990823-KS3UJJWWB41AMLWM6GMX/lambs+ears.jpg Winter Gardening - Early Spring Signs Lambs Ears spreading through one of my flower beds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580938560434-WCX4UFGD4LZLQTIP6SNL/tulips+starting.jpg Winter Gardening - Early Spring Signs Tulips are also popping up, a good month and a half early. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580938576202-GYMLLJHTWCG51IEKE8ZN/strawberries+starting.jpg Winter Gardening - Early Spring Signs Who sees strawberry leaves this early in the year! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580938594388-Q9UH6LRHNFV5ABODIXGK/Lenten+rose.jpg Winter Gardening - Early Spring Signs Lenten Roses usually do bloom this time of year. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580938614251-AI1T82WQHBN01QP8N9OA/Feb+snow+storm.jpg Winter Gardening - Early Spring Signs Another snowstorm blanketing Bluebird Gardens. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/1/27/february-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2021-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580269528923-9I77T1AP905QCGHPZBC0/feb+gardening+chores+2.jpg Winter Gardening - February Gardening Chores Use downed trees as flower borders; as they break down, they will improve soil. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580269582967-X31Q1X43SFYWSSL21LLR/feb+gardening+chores+1.jpg Winter Gardening - February Gardening Chores Signs of spring around the corner, daffodil bulbs popping up! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/1/28/cardboard-flower-bed monthly 0.5 2020-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580248085329-W4ANYME6958A5SOY1GFG/cardboard+flower+bed+pre.jpg Winter Gardening - Cardboard Flower Bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580248114816-TVF394EGH2Y59MJD0OKN/cardboard+boxes.jpg Winter Gardening - Cardboard Flower Bed Saving a small stash of cardboard to move it out to my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580248132465-WUQ935P5AADJRYTLVAFM/cardboard+in+flower+bed.jpg Winter Gardening - Cardboard Flower Bed Leaves also make good choices to keep cardboard from blowing away. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580248153662-XXGNCRM924TCD8M69DTK/cardboard+flower+bed.jpg Winter Gardening - Cardboard Flower Bed Now I’m working on cardboard for the next flower garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/1/28/winter-watering-holes monthly 0.5 2020-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580247906022-SVQK9Y42EV8ZEVGRS79D/winter+water+fall+front.jpg Winter Gardening - Winter Watering Holes My favorite winter watering hole for my birds, a tiny waterfall. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580247924622-NGWFIEAHVVHZTBIA37IL/winter+water+bird+bath.jpg Winter Gardening - Winter Watering Holes One of the bird baths near a bird feeder covered in ice. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580247948754-AY9J26XAMPI5AUGL9SZT/winter+heated+bird+bath.jpg Winter Gardening - Winter Watering Holes Heated birdbaths need a safe mounting pole and nearby electricity. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580247973354-0QZYOMFAL027JG9LYSDC/winter+water+fall.jpg Winter Gardening - Winter Watering Holes This waterfall is an easy way to provide water in winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580261571989-BGTCMUTICKR0PO2B1LT3/water+fall+bluebirds.jpg Winter Gardening - Winter Watering Holes Bluebirds making a winter stop at my porch water fall for a drink. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/1/18/how-to-compost monthly 0.5 2022-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1584753819843-W37HVMI0UCEMZIE8B5ZR/compost+can.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Compost Composting can be done is something as simple as a coffee can. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1579374751905-7DEMSMTOBLBT2O7M8G3I/Compost+hut.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Compost Composting areas do not have to be ugly, his charming birdhouse surrounds one of my composting stations. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1579371997271-W24MAQLTMQ4QWUUUZX7H/Compost+bag.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Compost Start composting collecting kitchen scraps in a plastic bag stored in your freezer. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1579373754874-Y00BXSK67YUIZO3MEFII/Compost+coffee.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Compost Repurposed coffee cans make good small composters inside and outside refrigerators. Make sure to mark them. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1579373807855-IDY62L9XW8AX14COG12I/Compost+bucket.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Compost A composting bucket that has filters in the lid. This one sometimes is in the refrigerator, other times on my kitchen counter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1579373323487-NSCSQ3X2NQYGZDPN8XOE/Compost+station.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Compost Coffee cans on left collect rainwater; the yellow bucket is used to pick up leaves. The two composters are easy to rotate to add air. The barrel on the back also helps collect material for the composters, and I use it to remove compost to spread in gardens. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1579374791298-A444D9GYXKZ7GQWY68CJ/Compost+hut+back.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Compost Repurposed coffee can, left, collects rain water. I fill up one composter, then allow it to work its magic while I work on the second one. Autumn clematis covers the birdhouse mid-summer. Don’t ask me about the red garden hose, guess it’s getting stored there for winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1579373584358-XCGH2A3B2RDT0VIGW082/Compost+inside.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Compost Don’t stick your nose inside, of course it’s going to smell, the stuff is decomposing! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1579373522649-KAYMS5N2NFZ98GKZXSNQ/Compost+finished.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Compost Almost finished compost, this is still a bit wet and still has some pieces to decompose but there is no smell. Almost ready to add to my flower beds! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/1/17/cracked-corn-deicer monthly 0.5 2021-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1579370247458-DBHS7ZDI30V32MIY5I9D/cracked+corn.jpg Winter Gardening - Cracked Corn De-Icer Cracked corn nicely melts ice without damaging nearby soil. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1609621511643-FNTM728SV86NYX0OV2HZ/IMG_7192.JPG Winter Gardening - Cracked Corn De-Icer Cracked corn quickly melts ice along paths, sidewalks and driveways. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/1/2/new-pussy-willow-starts monthly 0.5 2020-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578009903825-6EI38AYA8J2TF3ZE9BR4/new+pussy+willow+leaves+lots.jpg Winter Gardening - New Pussy Willow Starts More new leaves on my pussy willow starts. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578009964669-UMR5N8D75B8IN11B4V5I/new+pussy+willow+leaves.jpg Winter Gardening - New Pussy Willow Starts Pussy willow flowers make way for new leaves. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578009985918-IXZA9F1FB6ARTG5455YP/new+pussy+willow+leaf.jpg Winter Gardening - New Pussy Willow Starts A tiny leaf sprouting from the tip of the pussy willow branches. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2020/1/10/missouri-conservation-permit-card monthly 0.5 2020-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578691843660-HG3IWPNLL1YAE8PMN7NS/mdc+permit+card.jpg Winter Gardening - Mo. Conservation Permit Card Missouri Conservation Permit Card provides 15% discount up to $20 on native plant orders. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/12/21/january-gardening-tips monthly 0.5 2021-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578080987030-HDU9UMZN7M26XTSMP2I0/january+iris.jpg Winter Gardening - January Gardening Tips Iris are already growing tall in my January garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1576982474884-U202Y01YBBK8VBLWN07P/January+gardening+tips+1.jpg Winter Gardening - January Gardening Tips 6. January is a good time to sort through seed packets. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577304824934-P5739YO28O2MA1S7CQQ1/bird+houses+for+repair.jpg Winter Gardening - January Gardening Tips 11. Time to remodel bird houses for a new nesting season. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/12/27/repurpose-christmas-trees monthly 0.5 2020-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577463846780-LOJ7BR1L95TYWM0QHNQ0/xmas+tree.jpg Winter Gardening - Repurpose Christmas Trees Christmas trees are excellent winter bird and small animal sanctuaries. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577463868168-L6WKVN3A2CQSGC3QZENI/trees+as+windbreaks.jpg Winter Gardening - Repurpose Christmas Trees Christmas trees can also be used as bee hive windbreaks. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/12/24/dried-hydrangea-wreaths monthly 0.5 2019-12-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577222234103-LXVOZGZD7OBUXWHI2GXG/hydrangea+wreath+done.jpg Winter Gardening - Dried Hydrangea Wreaths Updating my bee shed grapevine wreath with dry hydrangeas. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577222476357-YT703VEURYTN4RB4AZQM/garden+door+wreath.jpg Winter Gardening - Dried Hydrangea Wreaths Other dried flowers updated my grapevine wreath earlier this fall. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577222496097-BPRQHY0A508ONATDU2PV/hydrangea+wreath+part.jpg Winter Gardening - Dried Hydrangea Wreaths Filling in my bee shed grapevine wreath with dried hydrangea flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577300802187-WBML5T0N55TS7QDUTY1A/dry+hydrangeas.jpg Winter Gardening - Dried Hydrangea Wreaths Dry hydrangeas hanging down so the flower heads stay straight. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577301240925-PZIGL5VXS6FAK90306EK/hydrangea+side+door.jpg Winter Gardening - Dried Hydrangea Wreaths Simple dried hydrangea flowers completely change this grapevine wreath. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577301275527-CFY24BGP9077S4CPXG9W/hydrangea+side+wreath.jpg Winter Gardening - Dried Hydrangea Wreaths Large grapevine wreath with dried hydrangeas against stone. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577301300418-5SMXOXMH9XHO53GNKP6H/hydrangea+front+wreath.jpg Winter Gardening - Dried Hydrangea Wreaths These yellow dried hydrangeas add color to this outdoor grapevine wreath. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/12/21/snow-gauge monthly 0.5 2020-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1576982403869-AZ07URBD7W1VEYYMR1ZG/snow+gauge.jpg Winter Gardening - Snow Gauge My garden rain gauge full of snow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577896753952-RJWLF2WDEBR4XUTSM62U/rain+gauge.jpg Winter Gardening - Snow Gauge My rain gauge with actual rain. To think this could have been several inches of snow! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/12/23/bah-humbugs monthly 0.5 2020-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577142111945-9Q162NZQ828DCYQUGYLN/bugs+on+hibiscus.jpg Winter Gardening - Bah Humbugs! Aphids on one of my tropical hibiscus wintering over inside. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577481653812-U0ZM2S3NVJGKUM6QYCZ8/scale.jpg Winter Gardening - Bah Humbugs! Black or brown scale sapping a poinsettia stem. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578080857825-6SDGTCT1X9RDW7CRSWYM/mealy+bugs.jpg Winter Gardening - Bah Humbugs! These are mealy bugs on one of my moth orchids. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577142125361-GJUS8PVBKDWRVTMZCCA5/bug+spray+recipe.jpg Winter Gardening - Bah Humbugs! My homemade bug spray recipe in a spray bottle. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577142141492-KKEGCJ1FVUP0OR0OILI5/bug+spray.jpg Winter Gardening - Bah Humbugs! All set to take out those unwelcome bugs! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1577211820115-8RCDED2456FFUJOYT5R7/bugs+back+of+leaves.jpg Winter Gardening - Bah Humbugs! Check and spray the back of leaves as well. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/12/20/inside-plants-healthy monthly 0.5 2019-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1576982304700-7WDT1PJV6KBYH9QWU7XE/plants+in+den.jpg Winter Gardening - Inside Plants Healthy Reading a book under this fig tree reminds me of being outside. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1576965658893-8JI2PL2QAQM02GHJHNTM/potted+sage.jpg Winter Gardening - Inside Plants Healthy Potted sage in one of my living room windows. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1576965733002-5ZELRMVV56ZODTZIGRB7/potted+rosemary.jpg Winter Gardening - Inside Plants Healthy Potted rosemary keeping me company in another window. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/2/22/follow-the-foot-prints monthly 0.5 2019-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551152937178-UZRMSJ5H2HSLZ9F46BQ6/Snow+prints+pond.jpg Winter Gardening - Follow the Foot Prints! My snow-covered garden ready to “tell” on its visitors. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551152953512-HWLOSNFCYECDY5TNSKS3/Snow+prints+raccoon.jpg Winter Gardening - Follow the Foot Prints! These look like squirrel prints along with some birds on the right. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551152969526-LW3QT7UI1TEQR6K3P3MT/Snow+prints+birds.jpg Winter Gardening - Follow the Foot Prints! The bird prints are easy to spot, even on rocky ledges. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551152988347-7I13EG8RRMHY08X19OBW/Snow+prints+mix.jpg Winter Gardening - Follow the Foot Prints! Now this looks like a traffic intersection, how many different prints do you see? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551153005730-GY4WD20H08BOBKNXDL0W/Snow+prints+mix+2.jpg Winter Gardening - Follow the Foot Prints! One more conflagration of foot prints, so easy to see in the snow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551153030410-FKWNPH83C4XXKULP1U0Z/Snow+prints+me.jpg Winter Gardening - Follow the Foot Prints! And one more set of prints that mar the white landscape. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/3/2/march-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2020-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551546969163-8HGJIGVP23FP28XVYJH4/spring.jpg Winter Gardening - March Gardening Chores Spring is all about daffodils in my hillside garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551547000841-LBS8NSDZO9I6YZH3IZUH/Lenten+roses+close.jpg Winter Gardening - March Gardening Chores My yellow Lenten Roses herald the arrival of yellow in my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/2/22/blooming-bulb-garden monthly 0.5 2019-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1550885246954-F8IR4FNMCHIB4HAEBCO8/Bulb+garden+blooming.jpg Winter Gardening - Blooming Bulb Garden One of my bulb gardens in bloom at a friend’s office. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1550885263244-XL8IBPQSXHVU1ZIWRZUM/Bulb+garden+starting.jpg Winter Gardening - Blooming Bulb Garden Bulbs after 12 weeks of cold getting ready to grow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1550885279530-YRXBS0HEV60GI3VLQUSI/Bulb+garden+growing.jpg Winter Gardening - Blooming Bulb Garden My bulb garden growing but not yet in bloom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551664669830-DN7AFU7T3KFUEHCXOSN6/pot+tulips.jpg Winter Gardening - Blooming Bulb Garden Daffodils bloom in my kitchen pot garden between potted begonias. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/2/12/k02lo3st35bsaxb4usscuzt5sjl3wg monthly 0.5 2019-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1550030228098-1LC0M6X096HNSPEV89CM/Squirrel+nap.jpg Winter Gardening - Nap Time! One of the squirrels in my garden enjoying winter sunshine. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1550030244658-H5YZXB4UKBPDA7K6TU5R/Squirrel+nest.jpg Winter Gardening - Nap Time! The squirrel nest is nicely tucked between tree trunks. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1550030261303-NTN7BO1W9B0RDPWIL4ZT/Squirrel+nap+close.jpg Winter Gardening - Nap Time! Shsssssss. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/2/10/new-online-tool-will-help-mo-prioritize-plant-management monthly 0.5 2019-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1549837532832-B78ID44WIZ758CFD5I28/Bush+honeysuckle+in+winter.jpg Winter Gardening - New Online Tool Will Help MO Prioritize Plant Management This is bush honeysuckle in winter, one of Missouri’s top 10 invasives. It kills everything that grows under it. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1549836764225-E8SGFHXH1XNW6TTNT2NF/MO+Invasive+Plants.jpg Winter Gardening - New Online Tool Will Help MO Prioritize Plant Management These are Missouri’s top ten invasive plants that need to be removed. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/2/8/february-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2020-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1549684545814-ZR3AX0HV3LFXC9FMT4XL/beekeeper+seeds.jpg Winter Gardening - February Gardening Chores February is a good month to find seeds you want to plant later this year. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/2/7/pick-the-right-pot monthly 0.5 2019-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1549556662407-JST8GY7RWTHYR9PZGKQM/Pot+bulb+garden.jpg Winter Gardening - Pick the Right Pot A typical bulb garden in a tapered pot. Is that the right pot to choose? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1549556724983-HO0MX2LYQWFDBMLHMNPS/bulb+garden+sprouts.jpg Winter Gardening - Pick the Right Pot Buds are starting to pop up in this homemade bulb garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1549556741455-06L77AW0N287JSA2Z3OG/bulb+garden+pot+roots.jpg Winter Gardening - Pick the Right Pot Too many bulbs, not enough room in the pot. Time to move! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1549556758607-PSCBJ4RMLX2OUBQUVR4E/bulb+garden+pots.jpg Winter Gardening - Pick the Right Pot The bulb garden is moving to a bigger pot so roots have room. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/1/31/hardy-monkey-grass monthly 0.5 2019-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1548985104026-T29CT4L3HN0GZCZV3HT2/Liriope+saved.jpg Winter Gardening - Hardy Monkey Grass These three plants survived the polar vortex and are now in a pot in my kitchen. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1548985121175-EC1SRKXCLR7CCAPHB3MR/Liriope+roots.jpg Winter Gardening - Hardy Monkey Grass Frozen roots are thawing out and hopefully will recover. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1548985139652-I4MGNM5NK7YMW1LRXQ9M/Liriope.jpg Winter Gardening - Hardy Monkey Grass Monkey grass lines many of my garden paths. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/1/23/blooming-apple-blossom-amaryllis monthly 0.5 2019-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1548304620471-T83AX93K41FB3S3MQ4GP/Blooming+amaryllis+close.jpg Winter Gardening - Blooming Apple Blossom Amaryllis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1548304966543-C6UK99XECH1PBDCDVSCR/Blooming+amaryllis+bud.jpg Winter Gardening - Blooming Apple Blossom Amaryllis This Amaryllis bulb bud guarantees a bloom once it grows. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1548305011683-BI0HEYUVTFK75R2MMMHT/Blooming+Amaryllis.jpg Winter Gardening - Blooming Apple Blossom Amaryllis Two of the three Apple Blossom Amaryllis bulbs in bloom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1548305052527-PQA0XZDA5CYUCJWCBJDQ/Blooming+amaryllis+flowers.jpg Winter Gardening - Blooming Apple Blossom Amaryllis I tied up these Apple Blossom Amaryllis stalks so the flowers didn’t pull them over. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1548305070243-OXXZK6X4V54JSFB5UALB/Blooming+amaryllis+poinsettia.jpg Winter Gardening - Blooming Apple Blossom Amaryllis Apple Blossom Amaryllis sitting next to my Christmas poinsettia. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/1/12/choosing-amaryllis-bulbs monthly 0.5 2019-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547340137557-HA2VKB116UAHLWA38L8M/Apple+bloosom+amaryllis.jpg Winter Gardening - Choosing Amaryllis Bulbs Apple Blossom Amaryllis in bloom last year in one of my bay windows. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316546879-YM73Z063S5KSJE0G995C/Amaryllis+bulbs+leaves.jpg Winter Gardening - Choosing Amaryllis Bulbs This year’s crop of Apple Blossom Amaryllis bulbs starting to grow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316566914-4NHTLGD2EC2XY0IECAVF/Amaryllis+bulbs+growing.jpg Winter Gardening - Choosing Amaryllis Bulbs See the thick tip coming out of the back flower bulb? That’s a flower in the making. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547340222537-N3OU5CJDX4KVUSM57NY8/Amaryllis+bulb.jpg Winter Gardening - Choosing Amaryllis Bulbs This is how an amaryllis bulb usually comes out of a box. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547340185860-0SFS5EHFYSBF4ME2ZF23/Amaryllis+bud+bloom.jpg Winter Gardening - Choosing Amaryllis Bulbs Another view of the kind of flower bud you want to see on an Amaryllis bulb. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547340260057-XZVC203Y1N95HW5W5KC2/Amaryllis+bud.jpg Winter Gardening - Choosing Amaryllis Bulbs This Amaryllis bud has now grown about 2 feet and is getting ready to bloom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/1/15/1961-complete-guide-to-garden-flowers monthly 0.5 2019-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547608406284-IFXCH9GDU9T2A471ZBCN/1961+Complete+Guide+to+Flowers.jpg Winter Gardening - 1961 Complete Guide to Garden Flowers I bet I can describe this jacket cover in my sleep! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547608493353-F3Q9EFQAPXQXOCIPMGNP/1961+Complete+Guide+to+flowers+daylilies.jpg Winter Gardening - 1961 Complete Guide to Garden Flowers Photographs of daylilies, left, and delphiniums, right. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/1/12/defining-garden-paths monthly 0.5 2019-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316245760-J9CUQHOPR5XTMA4HD1RN/Icy+path+front+door.jpg Winter Gardening - Defining Garden Paths The garden path from my front door covered in ice. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316261356-MMBEAALRUWBK8NG4BMLW/Icy+path+pond.jpg Winter Gardening - Defining Garden Paths This icy path is by a small goldfish pond. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316283357-2S0JDJGNJ3S5EJLQR5NV/Icy+paths+south.jpg Winter Gardening - Defining Garden Paths The icy paths towards the southern apiary, or bee garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316303513-NKC5EOT67UQJJ3Q3QVFW/Icy+path+island.jpg Winter Gardening - Defining Garden Paths One of the older garden paths, this one in a center island. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316322075-FH6QS58P9YK3TOW4546U/Icy+paths+north+apiary.jpg Winter Gardening - Defining Garden Paths Icy paths around the northern apiary. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316338023-X3H5E26B2CQCMIH9EMDS/2019+snow+storm.jpg Winter Gardening - Defining Garden Paths Icy paths get a layer of snow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/1/10/cedar-limb-rose-trellis monthly 0.5 2019-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547175276720-JXWI5BATN4ELORATI5CU/Rose+trellises.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Rose Trellis Two rose trellises now mark the entrance to one of my garden paths. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547175333440-ZPIZAL8ES7FBN7UEFZHU/Rose+trellis+metal.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Rose Trellis This is a metal rose trellis that inspired the cedar limb one. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547175350868-IZFCGZE1OBSD7GG2U5LE/rose+trellis+cedar.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Rose Trellis The cedar limb rose trellis with a top cap out of cedar. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547315646494-CYSQT6DOH16BU01H00M6/rose+trellises+in+snow.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Rose Trellis Rose trellises now covered in a January 2019 snow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/1/12/salvaged-begonias monthly 0.5 2019-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316364028-77XDDQIUEM3TJ8898LCI/Angel+begonia+flowers.jpg Winter Gardening - Salvaged Begonias This is my one begonia, more like an Angel Wing Begonia tree, now in bloom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316385400-ANSCUU5IJD9L298LKR3V/Angel+begonia.jpg Winter Gardening - Salvaged Begonias My Angel Wing Begonia, now almost as tall as my ceiling, Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316403361-Z18WU2V3NE26DI3G5MU6/angel+begonia+leaf.jpg Winter Gardening - Salvaged Begonias This how to tell what kind of begonia it is, this is an Angel Wing Begonia leaf, red on the bottom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316425632-OZ4BBC12X3WPPH2QIIM3/begonia+leaf.jpg Winter Gardening - Salvaged Begonias This is the leaf from the salvaged begonias. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316472248-2S4CP73V3KR4ZXJNE5MY/Peach+begonias.jpg Winter Gardening - Salvaged Begonias Three pots of salvaged begonias growing nicely in a south window. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547316492363-09UC6790V21SN50GHS2I/Peach+begonias+close.jpg Winter Gardening - Salvaged Begonias Don’t you love the corral color of these begonia flowers? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/1/9/cedar-branch-fruit-fences monthly 0.5 2019-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547175051599-O1IGHSC9V6J7OI6WLN6I/Cedar+fence+with+raspberry.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Branch Fruit Fences This wild black raspberry knew what to do with the cedar branch fruit fence. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547175101548-N6HQLQMIPORD2K3KDB7T/rose+trellis+cedar+limbs.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Branch Fruit Fences Cedar tree branches ready to become garden fencing. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547175119075-KLQGOR19KQOTXB1MJF4C/cedar+limb+fencing.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Branch Fruit Fences One of the strips of finished cedar branch fending for raspberries. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547175142175-SJGOX21NHNG6RSMGU3GG/cedar+limb+fence+two.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Branch Fruit Fences Fencing arch will help keep vines off the ground. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547175165834-AYQCJPL9T2A25L3O8WHP/cedar+limb+fence+close.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Branch Fruit Fences Raspberry vines now weave around the cedar branch fence arches. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547175182068-Y23FETOWTIIXZF923Y1X/cedar+limb+fencing+hive.jpg Winter Gardening - Cedar Branch Fruit Fences Another cedar branch fence for a blackberry patch between hives. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/12/30/january-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2020-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1546489735854-FDSD5GSQ4ZK7PCAZGKGW/GC+January+2019+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Winter Gardening - January Gardening Chores Winter is a good time to find gardening items on sale. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1547098856728-G3VSUSYX38KS0AV9ERBF/GC+January+2019+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Winter Gardening - January Gardening Chores Remember to keep newly-planted mums watered through their first winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2019/1/2/water-new-mum-plants monthly 0.5 2019-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1546476945812-IBM6ZJFW31M3IQQDS8PO/bench+with+mums.jpg Winter Gardening - Water New Mum Plants These yellow mums will need to be watered through winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1546468798833-M1MYWSS4ZW9HBHEE48C5/Dead+mum+plant+top.jpg Winter Gardening - Water New Mum Plants This yellow mum was planted this fall and looks dead. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1546468930780-XHK7A5PUO069QR5G3NMJ/Dead+mum+plant+top+growth.jpg Winter Gardening - Water New Mum Plants Bottom of the mum shows new plants starting to grow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1546468856197-6J4L9HBNO1I1JCW9R4KL/Dead+Mum+top+2.jpg Winter Gardening - Water New Mum Plants Another mum plant that appears to be dead. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1546468887253-R42K4Y4V6OLLM80BMLNK/Dead+Mum+top+2+growth.jpg Winter Gardening - Water New Mum Plants New growth is already appearing underneath the dead cover. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/12/30/gardening-by-holidays monthly 0.5 2019-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1546300526953-KUA0SPPHODPMZC2FS0ZQ/GC+Gardening+by+Holidays+2019+1.jpg Winter Gardening - Gardening by Holidays Set up a garden spot where you can sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labor. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1546300564694-A672NXB1TQLWG1P9VR8Q/GC+Gardening+by+Holidays+2019+2.jpg Winter Gardening - Gardening by Holidays Mark trees that need to be cut. These are ash trees with emerald ash borer larvae, which will kill the trees in 3-4 years. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/12/23/reuse-cut-down-trees monthly 0.5 2018-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1545686396989-OG1G1UIZVS4NRHVDX824/Cut+Tree+Trimmer.jpg Winter Gardening - Reuse Cut Down Trees Dennis King of King Out On a Limb Tree Trimming Service cutting down one of my five dying ash trees. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1545593880113-45OG6Y1SZPJ7ICMN5OO4/Cut+Ash+Tree+Flower+border.jpg Winter Gardening - Reuse Cut Down Trees Cut down ash trees now form new hillside terracing. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1545593913765-UR1NRU6EJ5SYRTOXYVCB/Cut+Ash+Tree+birdhouse+base.jpg Winter Gardening - Reuse Cut Down Trees This church birdhouse sits on top of a cut down ash tree trunk stub. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1545617124724-294P3XJH2XQAWJENKYL8/Cut+down+trees+wildlife+pile.jpg Winter Gardening - Reuse Cut Down Trees Smaller ash tree branches refresh a wildlife pile. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1545594021435-FWP77GSRJKPRN8SQT7AE/GC+Gardening+by+Holidays+2019+2.jpg Winter Gardening - Reuse Cut Down Trees Pink plastic marked the ash trees to be cut down. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1545617255460-ZHQWKL8GQBULSTLOFJA3/Cut+down+tree+stump+stand.jpg Winter Gardening - Reuse Cut Down Trees This metal bee sculpture now sits on top of a cut down ash tree. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/12/29/how-to-plant-tulips monthly 0.5 2018-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514593628771-3PFQRKZTZO55BR3YD2RE/tulips+in+retaining+wall.jpg Winter Gardening - How to Plant Tulips Darwin Hybrid mixed tulips in bloom spring 2017 in my new driveway retaining wall. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/3/18/burgundy-hellebores monthly 0.5 2018-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1521431544763-ODQPQ3MOS50NG3N8O9ZL/Burgundy+Hellebores.jpg Winter Gardening - Burgundy Hellebores These burgundy hybrid hellebores popped up and started blooming almost overnight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1521431581402-G4KGIYGQRV7EF2VUHWR2/Burgundy+Hellebore.jpg Winter Gardening - Burgundy Hellebores The actual flower is inside the burgundy-colored sepals surrounding the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1521431604153-O491XMTU6N4R5MZRIE7J/Burgundy+Hellebore+top.jpg Winter Gardening - Burgundy Hellebores This is how the hybrid hellebores appear in the flower bed, with the sepals hanging down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1521431625425-Z81KHZPYCXZ3A61P66Y9/Burgundy+hellebore+path.jpg Winter Gardening - Burgundy Hellebores Sometimes its easy to overlook hybrid hellebores in a garden bed. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/3/18/yellow-lenten-roses monthly 0.5 2018-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1521421166193-QHPG35W5EX0BDT0KGYXA/yellow+hellebore.jpg Winter Gardening - Yellow Lenten Roses Isn't this stunning? If it just wasn't so hard to take a picture of it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1521421189022-F8A8S34KZU7ZCBFFGOUA/Yellow+hellebores.jpg Winter Gardening - Yellow Lenten Roses Here are my yellow hybrid hellebores all blooming in a bunch on my hillside. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/3/11/the-dirt-on-soil monthly 0.5 2018-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1520811382714-X5SWRMYDOVHK1DESBUO0/GC+The+Dirt+on+Soil+1.jpg Winter Gardening - The Dirt on Soil Leaves are a good soil additive, helping to keep soil from packing too densely, especially Missouri clay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1520811445843-7QK38OTDAW81FE3PQ9B0/GC+The+Dirt+on+Soil+2.jpg Winter Gardening - The Dirt on Soil One of the easiest soil amendments for flower beds is to add weathered wood chips. The wood chips break down into added organic matter and, once in decomposed form, are a wonderful planting medium for many plants. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/3/6/peach-miniature-rose-now-two-months-later monthly 0.5 2018-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1520386909392-HIU2MVSYUE1SNBRWZR6X/Hazel+rose+buds+march+18.jpg Winter Gardening - Peach Miniature Rose Now Two Months Later Another bud is getting ready to bloom on this peach miniature rose! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1520386934073-17S2EAZCYFKC0XKPBG83/Hazel+rose+bud+march+18.jpg Winter Gardening - Peach Miniature Rose Now Two Months Later On this morning there were a total of four rose buds starting on this plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1520386954242-2F8NF7WAZ1EN3FASRMKQ/Hazel+rose+march+18.jpg Winter Gardening - Peach Miniature Rose Now Two Months Later So nice to see this little plant so healthy and doing so well, there's even a faint scent. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/3/4/first-signs-of-spring monthly 0.5 2018-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1520191006395-5JI78KPHS9BOF9ZP2RBA/snowdrops.jpg Winter Gardening - First Signs of Spring Snowdrops galanthus have popped up around one of my tiny front ponds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1520191022740-J9BKKMD496N7KOJ1E8MW/First+daffodils.jpg Winter Gardening - First Signs of Spring The first early daffodils have started to bloom, a sure sign spring is just around the corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1520191039171-QYUW58IMLETF9EAHZIQ8/First+daffodils+bee.jpg Winter Gardening - First Signs of Spring This little painted bee is keeping an eye on the blooming buds, just as my outside bees are doing! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/1/21/winter-flowering-peach-hibiscus monthly 0.5 2018-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516592610616-L4XY4WJPP1FUTM1R1G2U/Winter-Flowering+Peach+Hibiscus+flower.jpg Winter Gardening - Winter-Flowering Peach Hibiscus Double peach hibiscus blooming mid winter in my bay window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516592656431-8WF450MTP6EYW8Y3ELEW/Winter-Blooming+Peach+Hibiscus+flowers.jpg Winter Gardening - Winter-Flowering Peach Hibiscus This blooming cycle included a second nearby bloom as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516592685580-K6N0AHZ2JWNWE47G2LRV/Winter-Flowering+Peach+Hibiscus+plant.jpg Winter Gardening - Winter-Flowering Peach Hibiscus Tropical hibiscus winter over inside well as long as they get sunlight. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/2/21/new-use-for-letter-opener monthly 0.5 2018-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1519268431108-MEWN0HBKV1W60SHPEYHB/Letter+Opener+for+Seed+Packets.jpg Winter Gardening - New Use for Letter Opener Old-fashioned letter openers have a new purpose for opening seed packets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1519268453463-BGOZIMAQCOM9QO4MS865/Letter+opener+for+seed+packets+ex.jpg Winter Gardening - New Use for Letter Opener Letter opener makes opening seed packets easy and prevents spilling seeds. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/1/5/best-gardener-gift-idea monthly 0.5 2018-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516425494014-WWKSL83CGCD3DHETLRLS/Gardeners+Love+Honey+Sampler+Gift+Kit.jpg Winter Gardening - Best Gardener Gift Idea This is one of our custom gardener gift sets, ready to ship for Valentine's Day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516425588810-PMJ507JK1WG9CQVH985D/Gardeners+Love+Honey+Sampler+Gift+Set+inside.jpg Winter Gardening - Best Gardener Gift Idea Sneak peek at what's inside this custom gardener gift kit, the book has a charming book mark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516425763949-HTSIJ592CK61KU7MBU8M/Gardeners+Love+book+inside.jpg Winter Gardening - Best Gardener Gift Idea Isn't this adorable? Cute bookmark is attached to the book so you don't misplace it. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/1/29/miniature-rose-plant-starts-blooming monthly 0.5 2018-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1518881169467-R070VN17BBGWMOT4QI0V/Hazel+min+rose+blooming.jpg Winter Gardening - Miniature Rose Starts Blooming! I just added a new buddy to Hazel's pot, an onion start to keep bugs away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1518881275486-3C6IMU2RSPTH1001AK2D/Hazel+rose+home.jpg Winter Gardening - Miniature Rose Starts Blooming! This is Hazel on December 29, 2017 right after I brought her home from a local grocery store sale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1518882179922-YMT29DSE63ZIN709VE50/Miriam+rose+2+blooms.jpg Winter Gardening - Miniature Rose Starts Blooming! This was the first bud that became the rose you saw on top, and there is a second one forming. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/1/29/miriam-tomato-fruit monthly 0.5 2018-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1518467133184-D6BPISD5KTQRM8OA7NVW/miriam+fruit.jpg Winter Gardening - Miriam Tomato Fruit My inside tomato plant is not only growing fruit but the fruit is ripening enough to pick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1518405684591-SKNKOZYZC97D74NYK72O/Miriam+Tomato+Feb+11+2018.jpg Winter Gardening - Miriam Tomato Fruit Miriam the mysterious tomato plant has two ripe cherry-size tomatoes ready to pick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1518405717571-I6OPW7ZABS1IRFYOAV5O/Miriam+Tomato+feb+11+2018+fruit.jpg Winter Gardening - Miriam Tomato Fruit Here's a closer look of the two ripe cherry-size tomatoes that have ripened in my window. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/1/20/february-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2018-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1517284409249-2G8EDX13EN2S9A5C2GXG/GC+February+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Winter Gardening - February Gardening Chores February is a good time to check your seed stash for viable seeds you can still use this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1517284465270-4AGEYNB9IE3X18BNARGI/GC+February+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Winter Gardening - February Gardening Chores Prairie Moon Nursery's Native Plant Guide has a nice how to for planting wildflowers. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/1/20/miriam-tomato-plant-update monthly 0.5 2018-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516591745802-2D1U13CQCBQJ6RGYVIWU/Miriam+Tomato+start.jpg Winter Gardening - Miriam Tomato Plant Update This is Miriam, the mysterious tomato plant when I started to feature her in my gardening column. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516592187464-2NECJG49A0DU5SD43D8M/Miriam+tomato+plant+january+21+2018.jpg Winter Gardening - Miriam Tomato Plant Update Miriam Tomato spends her winter days keeping Razel Rose company in one of my bay windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516592246855-18QYSNS3ONZ72WYKXES4/Miriam+tomatoes+jan+21+2018.jpg Winter Gardening - Miriam Tomato Plant Update Miriam Tomato has officially set fruit and should be having ripened tomatoes in a few weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516592290092-JVWFACZQ68JLBE35QAWM/Miriam+tomato+flowers+jan+21+2018.jpg Winter Gardening - Miriam Tomato Plant Update Miriam Tomato also has new flowers branching off the stems, more tomatoes in the works! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/1/20/miniature-rose-plant-update monthly 0.5 2018-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516591626881-FIWJ24TCWYPW4RQK2LW6/Hazel+rose+home.jpg Winter Gardening - Miniature Rose Plant Update This is Hazel, my miniature peach rose right after I brought her home, the last rose at the store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516591691783-Q61DJNTT9V6OWE863L3F/Hazel+rose+january+21+2018.jpg Winter Gardening - Miniature Rose Plant Update This is Hazel about a month later, sprouting new growth next to her friend, Miriam, a tomato plant. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/1/21/harriets-orchid monthly 0.5 2018-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516515504962-JK0U3ASJB01LPOZG7EPI/Harriet%27s+Orchid.jpg Winter Gardening - Harriet's Orchid This orchid from Burma is from my master gardener friend Harriet Bain, love the delicate flower! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516515542306-MNV83V5BF1W5M42KMPAN/Harriet+Orchid+in+container.jpg Winter Gardening - Harriet's Orchid Harriet's Orchid has two flowers, one in bloom and one in bud. I celebrated by buying a container. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516515568685-2VUMS1NR2KECKN33AIRS/Harriet+Orchid+container.jpg Winter Gardening - Harriet's Orchid Love the feet on this recycled container from a local thrift shop for $2 for Harriet's Orchid. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/12/21/online-master-gardener-classes monthly 0.5 2018-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516159885716-BDAXNRIUEU8AM1Y8XJKX/Pot+of+Amaryllis.jpg Winter Gardening - Online Master Gardener Classes Master gardener training provides basic concepts for gardening inside and outside. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/1/3/miriam-tomato-plant-has-fruit monthly 0.5 2018-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515918292509-3FF7VV5LAEK0OABFIQ3Q/Miriam+tomato+plant+tomato.jpg Winter Gardening - Miriam Tomato Plant Has Fruit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515918339796-VW56MVQ4IT1BVY5QCQX0/Miriam+tomato+plant+flowers.jpg Winter Gardening - Miriam Tomato Plant Has Fruit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515918439258-IGLTIZ9E7U6K8010CBBL/Miriam+tomato+plant+in+bay+window.jpg Winter Gardening - Miriam Tomato Plant Has Fruit! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/1/11/january-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2018-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515917526852-4SE94SH6CNNUUH1MLB01/GC+Jan+Gardening+Chores+1.jpg Winter Gardening - January Gardening Chores One of my favorite native plant catalogs to order from Missouri Wildflowers Nursery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515917562475-R9E750F6V0Z5H2GWJ22P/GC+Jan+Gardening+Chores+2.jpg Winter Gardening - January Gardening Chores Remember to water new chrysanthemums so they can get strong roots established. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/1/6/13-tips-to-grow-miniature-roses monthly 0.5 2018-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515294755510-QWSMXCG0NSZB0K2OIELA/Miniature+Rose+in+Winter.jpg Winter Gardening - 13 Tips to Grow Miniature Roses Inside This little miniature rose was on clearance for $2.49 mid-December and now has new growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515294798198-4SS1L03JSQ3NJVAQN2OV/Miniature+Rose+Growing+inside+leaves.jpg Winter Gardening - 13 Tips to Grow Miniature Roses Inside New growth is starting to show on this miniature peach-colored rose, a good sign! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515294857364-KZABDTYSSB8KJLB9RM59/Miniature+roses+in+vase.jpg Winter Gardening - 13 Tips to Grow Miniature Roses Inside One of the many reasons I like miniature roses, they are a wonderful addition to desk vases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515294895393-R44KNBVPH4FA14VKXBT8/miniature+red+roses+in+bag.jpg Winter Gardening - 13 Tips to Grow Miniature Roses Inside These red miniature roses were on sale after Valentine's day for 49 cents, a great buy any time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515294924386-KDJSE7ZSRTGTFQ1GA23Q/Miniature+rose+inside+with+tomato+plant.jpg Winter Gardening - 13 Tips to Grow Miniature Roses Inside My new peach miniature rose is keeping Miriam, my tomato plant company in a bay window. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2018/1/7/recycle-cut-christmas-trees monthly 0.5 2018-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515387671823-Q3UZJNPVY4PDLD7IYE6J/Recycled+Christmas+trees+at+recycling.jpg Winter Gardening - Recycle Cut Christmas Trees Some of the cut Christmas trees left at Rolla Recycling Center to become mulch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515388962284-174608YKMGIS46QUYHPG/Chipped+tree+mulch.jpg Winter Gardening - Recycle Cut Christmas Trees Chipped trees and donated branches become a gardener's dream, a pile of potential mulch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515387730401-13EG57C5AUMBBC6M2JK2/recycle+christmas+trees+around+hives.jpg Winter Gardening - Recycle Cut Christmas Trees Cut Christmas trees also make good wind breaks around honeybee hives facing the south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515388429684-9N2UNTMRYWHDI2GDR1Q7/Recycle+christmas+trees+at+hives.jpg Winter Gardening - Recycle Cut Christmas Trees Here's a closer look of one of my hives with bees taking cleansing flights. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/12/29/favorite-wildflowers-catalog monthly 0.5 2018-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515042753386-L48L3M5FHOR0QHQZ1ES7/Mo+Wildflowers+Nursery+catalog+wildflowers.jpg Winter Gardening - Favorite Wildflowers Catalog Aren't these lovely Missouri wildflowers photo? And they include growing suggestions, too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515042804744-NIFZFVIHBIZJTV5K3WRD/Mo+Wildflowers+Nursery+catalog+wildflowers+close+up.jpg Winter Gardening - Favorite Wildflowers Catalog The wildflowers have a little rating system with the stars that denotes good for formal locations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515042831053-41DSDBD7T8Z8M9LDDMQE/Mo+Wildflowers+Nursery+catalog+shrubs.jpg Winter Gardening - Favorite Wildflowers Catalog The shrub section is even more colorful, look at all of the wonderful shrub varieties! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515042860260-IQX5UXQGTG1UTCQW9LJR/Mo+Wildflowers+Nursery+catalog+shrubs+close+up.jpg Winter Gardening - Favorite Wildflowers Catalog So here's the next one I want to try to plant, buttonbush, a great plant for bee pollen and nectar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515042906586-GVUM6ZZTFNQHDW5KXETL/Mo+Wildflowers+Nursery+catalog+price+guide.jpg Winter Gardening - Favorite Wildflowers Catalog The detailed planting guide is a great reference, too, I check that before I plant any wildflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515042941705-49BSQ7EFEUJW8MA7HV0U/Mo+Wildflowers+Nursery+catalog.jpg Winter Gardening - Favorite Wildflowers Catalog The Missouri Wildflowers Nursery 2018 catalog will be available February 2018. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/12/19/2018-gardening-calendar monthly 0.5 2018-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514333667067-W3PSU55V6GEN190VJA9H/GC+2018+Gardening+Calendar+1.jpg Winter Gardening - 2018 Gardening Calendar If you don’t keep a garden diary, this is a good time to start. You can keep track of what worked well, and what didn’t, as well as other major garden changes, through a diary. I started mine in 1985 and included wildlife observations. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514333705146-SRUM8YIB4BBKBQOPFZ2B/GC+2018+Gardening+Calendar+2.jpg Winter Gardening - 2018 Gardening Calendar Keep track of the changes in your garden by taking photos from the same spots, especially if you have made major changes. Gardens change all on their own, too. (Photos by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/12/29/best-missouri-gardening-magazine monthly 0.5 2017-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514681219550-51APXBMNAQ3P7U6YVBA7/Mo+Gardener+copies.jpg Winter Gardening - Best Missouri Gardening Magazine A sample of Missouri Gardener magazines, these are from my library, I use them for reference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514596096059-CA6RQK5T3KGKVWNT3ZU9/Mo+Gardener+hardiness+zone+article.jpg Winter Gardening - Best Missouri Gardening Magazine Wondering about the USDA Hardiness zones? Missouri Gardener magazine explains the zones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514596156783-MEXH7BEVM3YC3HUTJXJ5/Mo+Gardener+cilantro+article.jpg Winter Gardening - Best Missouri Gardening Magazine There are a variety of herb uses including cooking with them, this article has tips and a recipe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514596209430-E7FDAMQS8XJEOFXCFWMC/Mo+Gardener+plant+pests.jpg Winter Gardening - Best Missouri Gardening Magazine Love large color photographs of plant pests and diseases, makes identification so much easier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514596341131-WSVB2H6EGU05455U8HJW/Mo+Gardener+Regional+Tips.jpg Winter Gardening - Best Missouri Gardening Magazine James Quinn, a University of Missouri Extension horticulture expert, offers tips for my area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514682459729-VESBXKG354W2Z3K5YG4S/MO+Gardener+Calendar+of+Events+page.jpg Winter Gardening - Best Missouri Gardening Magazine Fun to talk to gardening groups around the state and collect upcoming events for this calendar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514596448651-U4TTC7BKLQ534DNG0I2T/MOG+Tree+Man+1.jpg Winter Gardening - Best Missouri Gardening Magazine One of my feature articles in Missouri Gardener about a lovely forest garden in Newburg, Mo. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/12/29/snowflowers monthly 0.5 2017-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514530513097-55A1DL4QOQQSQI17CDQ3/Snowflowers+1.jpg Winter Gardening - Snowflowers Autumn Sedum "Joy" covered in snow was the inspiration for my calling them snowflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514530547664-PG9WOTHVTNOA9A4X25EL/Snowflowers+2.jpg Winter Gardening - Snowflowers A border of mums turns into a white snow-covered hedge of small snowflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514530579446-SUWUDRA68HG2KIHX4E3J/Snowflowers+3.jpg Winter Gardening - Snowflowers These mint plants alter entirely once covered in a sprinkling of snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514530611822-HBWA6PAEYIX5CP1Q6E6W/Snowflowers+4.jpg Winter Gardening - Snowflowers One of my white tree roses covered in snow. This one kept its leaves even after the first snowfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514530732927-GUM1VY1XXM7IJGDY7LJU/f+december+snow.jpg Winter Gardening - Snowflowers The front of my garden covered in snow. When the sun shines, the garden is magical! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/12/26/winter-tomato-plant monthly 0.5 2018-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514334332947-0VZG3OFWVEOFGLECWHUB/Winter+Tomato+Plant+close+up.jpg Winter Gardening - Winter Tomato Plant Miriam, my 2017-2018 winter tomato plant, is starting to flower in one of my bay windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514334354862-91X3YJVFN00K52FEWEI1/Winter+Tomato+Plant.jpg Winter Gardening - Winter Tomato Plant The full Miriam, now about 3-foot tall and needing a taller stake to keep leaning into as she grows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1514334381779-L26P26F8SDB8EUBGITQ4/Winter+Tomato+Plant+window.jpg Winter Gardening - Winter Tomato Plant Miriam the tomato plant spends her days in this window with southeastern exposure. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/12/21/christmas-cacti-or-cactuses monthly 0.5 2022-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1513911526000-1LU26NB557FARH82RVNI/Christmas+cactus+red.jpg Winter Gardening - Christmas Cacti or Cactuses One of my Christmas cactus currently in bloom, see the smooth edges of the leaves? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1513911733046-VKVQMP18NKVIQONF91O0/Christmas+cactus+white.jpg Winter Gardening - Christmas Cacti or Cactuses This is a Thanksgiving cactus, note the spikes on the green leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1513911763240-OJ1SDRVQMNKX1WQU9OH0/Christmas+cactus+red+and+white.jpg Winter Gardening - Christmas Cacti or Cactuses Another Thanksgiving cactus in bloom, this one looks red and white in bright light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1513911803322-CNOJGGLUR8VLMJX9F3A8/Christmas+cactus+pink.jpg Winter Gardening - Christmas Cacti or Cactuses This is a very old Christmas cactus, I feel so lucky to now be the caretaker of this lovely plant. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/3/15/sheet-over-apricot-tree monthly 0.5 2017-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489632333664-244HNKSWE0UJ86WB6GNB/Sheet+over+fleece+blanket+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Sheets Over Apricot Trees Bed sheet covers a compact dwarf apricot tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489632386081-RQVV9SOM58SHDOKBV8XJ/Sheet+with+flower+peeking+out+of+corner. Winter Gardening - Sheets Over Apricot Trees Flowering apricot blooms peek out from under sheets covering a light fleece blanket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489632420840-9FFBQI6KFPSJM2M06HRF/Sheet+over+fleece+blanket+protecting+flowers. Winter Gardening - Sheets Over Apricot Trees The combination of a sheet over the fleece blanket kept the apricot tree blooms protected! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/3/19/rose-pruning monthly 0.5 2017-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489973277371-3W3P26LYC0O8GIPP0C32/One+of+the+first+roses+of+the+season+last+year+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Rose Pruning Inspiration to learn how to prune roses, it is relatively simple once you follow a few steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489973228308-Q0WFSCCPEC7OC9A9749L/Rose+pruning+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Rose Pruning Look for the pink nodes facing outwards, that's where you want to cut to encourage growth. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/3/15/fleece-coat-covering-blooms monthly 0.5 2017-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489632215176-PAM2D1GAHQX0QSU29ADT/Coat+cover+on+compact+dwarf+peach+tree+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Fleece Coat Saving Blooms My old fleece coat covered my compact dwarf peach blossoms during the last winter storm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489632245621-RT1EZJPIXJZB9O263PU0/Coat+cover+over+compact+dwarf+peach+blossom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Fleece Coat Saving Blooms Peach blossoms were protected under my old fleece coat. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/3/11/ef79ebm7qpn4ogbbsphbjpqppnxay1 monthly 0.5 2019-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489294545867-OPB62BMXTXFTVMEKHFLA/Covering+fruit+trees. Winter Gardening - Protecting Fruit Trees Wrapping coats around flowering compact dwarf fruit trees helps protect blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489294583677-HV66GW8R9DMRSW4684OR/Fruit+trees+dressed+for+frost. Winter Gardening - Protecting Fruit Trees My jackets are serving as compact dwarf tree covers during below zero temperatures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489464655817-267KFS2JPH1052O2RK53/Sheets+covering+apricot+trees. Winter Gardening - Protecting Fruit Trees Fleece blankets under bed sheets cover my flowering compact dwarf apricot trees. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/3/11/blooming-semi-dwarf-pear-tree monthly 0.5 2017-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489294317753-POBKUTCG4SK0BTW4SKQH/image-asset.jpeg Winter Gardening - Blooming Semi-Dwarf Pear Tree The first blooms on my semi-dwarf Bartlett pear tree enticing my honeybees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489294384553-Z361QEYXQPCWNQL9SAJC/image-asset.jpeg Winter Gardening - Blooming Semi-Dwarf Pear Tree Another close up of the clustered semi-dwarf flowering Bartlett pear tree blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489374378686-VRH8RT2HHKK3L7LJDPKV/Blooming+bartlett+pear+tree+with+wasps+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Blooming Semi-Dwarf Pear Tree One of the pictures I took the first year my Bartlett pear tree bloomed thanks to visiting wasps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489294415439-FFZHD68U629SS70CCRGU/image-asset.jpeg Winter Gardening - Blooming Semi-Dwarf Pear Tree This is a semi-dwarf Bartlett pear tree full of flowers this year, even though its too early. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1489294448011-J06PG0S2BTZONZDGG2TJ/Blooming+Bartlett+pear+tree+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Blooming Semi-Dwarf Pear Tree My beautifully-blooming Bartlett pear tree next to my driveway. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/3/7/march-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2017-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1488948233360-YDC500EGCTS9WDRXKPM8/image-asset.jpeg Winter Gardening - March Gardening Chores Birdhouses undergoing repairs are drying in the sun before I put them back out in the garden. Repairing birdhouses are one of the many traditional March gardening chores I look forward to getting ready for spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1488948698153-YTY7IAH88VT7POO7E5XS/image-asset.jpeg Winter Gardening - March Gardening Chores My compact pear tree off my deck is getting ready to bud almost a month earlier than in past years. Watching when trees bud is part of what scientists and citizens in the phenology network to do track nature’s seasonal trends. This year, they confirm spring is 3 weeks ahead of schedule in our part of the country. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/3/6/apricots-in-bloom monthly 0.5 2017-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1488862171828-QVEYCI09PHRDUVSX8CV8/Apricot+flowers+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Apricot Trees in Bloom My compact dwarf apricot tree in bloom almost a month earlier than usual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1488862198999-TD937H7I919FAJXCKVGP/Apricots+in+buds+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Apricot Trees in Bloom I love the rich pink color of the compact apricot trees against the rich green of the vinca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1488862240156-7IEAX9P1SEQUNG1QQSQ2/Apricot+tree+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Apricot Trees in Bloom Compact dwarf apricot tree should be ready to set fruit this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1488862274391-EJUWLAAUC6U5B8I4YE4M/Bee+in+blooming+apricot+bud+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Apricot Trees in Bloom One of my honeybees visits the compact dwarf apricot tree blossoms. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/2/25/2017-year-of-the-daffodil monthly 0.5 2017-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1488424110897-26FM3RTOK267716U5MCJ/Handful+of+daffodils+from+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - 2017 Year of the Daffodil It's that time of year when I can pick handsfulls of daffodils to share with friends and family. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/2/25/winter-tomatoes monthly 0.5 2017-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1488080552831-ODB1RMJACTVOT94TVAQF/Howard%2C+the+tomato+plant+wintering+inside. Winter Gardening - Winter Tomatoes My winter tomato plant is nicely setting fruit in one of my living room windows. One of the challenges of growing tomatoes inside is the lack of insect pollinators but Howard appears to have had some visitors before I brought him inside. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1488080896577-W7WRQDY82MTOYC8IYGGD/Tomato+hornworms+turn+into+hummingbird+moths. Winter Gardening - Winter Tomatoes Tornado hornworms turn into hummingbird moths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1488081134084-MI2T4ZWEMQ8DO44AYJOO/Howard+winter+tomato+plant+ripe+tomatoes. Winter Gardening - Winter Tomatoes Howard tomato plants turning red, almost ready enough to pick! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/2/24/recycled-pussy-willows monthly 0.5 2017-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1487990458066-FC0BYJ6YANCQ4QT3BZRD/Pussy+Willow+Buds+found+at+recycling+center. Winter Gardening - Recycled Pussy Willows Pussy Willow buds are soft as cat fur and when in bloom are wonderful sources of pollen for bees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1487990517308-6SN2DOD1G6SZY04NX6DU/Pussy+willow+starts+in+pot. Winter Gardening - Recycled Pussy Willows Trimmed at an angle, the pussy willow branches are now in a pot hopefully rooting. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/2/21/winter-blooming-daffodils monthly 0.5 2017-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1487737852144-YNZP306YC4PLMTZLX92C/Winter-blooming+daffodils+at+nearby+roundabout. Winter Gardening - Winter-Blooming Daffodils These daffodils are blooming a good month earlier than they should be. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/2/20/yellow-double-hellebores-in-bloom monthly 0.5 2017-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1487571943597-BDJZSVW564ABOG0TS0VA/Yellow+Double+Hellebores+In+Bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Yellow Hellebores in Bloom How about that, the mystery hellebores are yellow doubles! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/2/1/picking-up-an-injured-bird monthly 0.5 2017-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1486256614470-5FTGL75LVMMHLIWXTBWN/Injured+Eastern+Bluebird+at+my+front+porch+waterfall. Winter Gardening - Picking Up Injured Bird I placed the Eastern Bluebird I found lying on the road near my front porch waterfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1486256802983-X60HS3MJUBOI34V3VKZT/Eastern+Bluebird+in+cage+with+eyes+closed. Winter Gardening - Picking Up Injured Bird The injured Eastern Bluebird resting in a makeshift nest in a bird cage hanging from a tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1486256920529-KXX93E3HFZH18X480XE0/Eastern+Bluebird+with+half+open+eyes+in+cage. Winter Gardening - Picking Up Injured Bird Caged Eastern Bluebird started opening her eyes for a minute, then closing them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1486257069216-LBZ0CSIGY6M21IBSOSVK/Eastern+Bluebird+with+bright+open+shiny+eyes. Winter Gardening - Picking Up Injured Bird This was a good sign, her eyes were open and bright, she may have just recovered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1486257143482-2IXHUYOZH8CRSQA2OGHR/Recovered+Eastern+Bluebird+perched+in+Bluebird+Gardens+tree. Winter Gardening - Picking Up Injured Bird Recovering Eastern Bluebird perches in a nearby tree in Bluebird Gardens. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/2/16/2017-phelps-county-master-gardener-core-course-registration-open monthly 0.5 2017-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1487304414450-OM6G6BKRY8601GIM6Z44/Spring+2017+Core+Master+Gardener+class+registration+open. Winter Gardening - 2017 Phelps County Master Gardener Core Course Registration Open Print this form off and register for the spring 2017 core course to be a master gardener. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/2/11/miniature-red-roses-on-sale monthly 0.5 2017-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1486877738236-Y1AO17S9D13SA9EZ8BUT/Flowers+on+Sale+in+winter Winter Gardening - Miniature Red Roses on Sale Now this is what I call a great sale, and to have it attached to a flowering plant, even better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1486877781830-8W4NI7E9B6JZEYNESMF1/Miniature+red+roses+on+sale+in+paper+bag. Winter Gardening - Miniature Red Roses on Sale The sale price was attached to these red miniature roses, now on their way to my house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1486877819692-DK25F78MYBQLGTD8JHJV/Miniature+red+roses+on+sale+in+table+top+basket. Winter Gardening - Miniature Red Roses on Sale After a little compost tea, the roses are my dining room table center decoration. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/2/2/february-gardening-chores monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1486221706519-YD1SYCFV93DBHB7FSOQT/Check+seed+packets+for+viable+seeds. Winter Gardening - February Gardening Chores Check seeds, most are good for 2-3 years. Old seeds, back, are only good to hold memories! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1486221733761-16QXQDVCIWDILW04CN7U/Sharpen+garden+tools+this+month. Winter Gardening - February Gardening Chores February is a good month to get your key garden tools sharpened, such as my favorite pick ax. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/1/20/lenten-roses monthly 0.5 2017-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1484964050723-6L7AKLKSYNQWAFM2UE7N/Lenten%2C+or+Christmas+Rose%2C+in+bloom+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Lenten Roses Lenten Rose, also called Hellebore, in bloom in my garden. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/1/10/recycle-christmas-greenery monthly 0.5 2017-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1484061731243-FD8MYLD4RN86FVVROFBE/Christmas+tree+recycled+at+local+landfill. Winter Gardening - Recycle Christmas Greenery Recycle Christmas trees as wildlife cover, a fish nursery or take to a recycling center for mulch. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/1/8/wildflower-folklore monthly 0.5 2017-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1483940080601-8TVEU5VKLNU3J9LF328Z/Wildflower+Folklore+book+by+Laura+C.+Martin. Winter Gardening - Wildflower Folklore One of the books I picked up at our local library sale for reading on a snowy winter day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1483940127542-J28BK08VCSB4SAKCF2P3/Blue+eye+grass+history+and+drawing+in+Wildflower+Folklore+book. Winter Gardening - Wildflower Folklore Wildflowers Folklore has history and drawings of featured flowers, such as blue-eyed grass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1484349948754-CX4Y7JJW9CMWH0997BDL/Blue-eyed+grass+blooming+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Winter Gardening - Wildflower Folklore Here's a patch of blue-eyed grass blooming in my garden, love their delicate size and color. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/winter/2017/1/6/bluebirds-at-front-porch-waterfall monthly 0.5 2017-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1483762715988-2D55MSQFGFPNCOEMV2LZ/Bluebird+at+Bluebird+Gardens+front+porch+waterfall. Winter Gardening - Bluebirds at Front Porch Waterfall The first bluebird, and robin, take a drink out of the waterfall off my front porch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1483762764544-D8XEA1EPRLVOP2CGXGV2/More+bluebirds+arrive+for+a+waterfall+visit. Winter Gardening - Bluebirds at Front Porch Waterfall More bluebirds show up at my front porch waterfall at Bluebird Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1483762799917-QI88R1KELB7LGXOE93JO/Bluebirds+visiting+Bluebird+Gardens+front+porch+waterfall. 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(charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2023/9/30/round-mums monthly 0.5 2023-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/fa222989-a59e-450f-bb3a-a7e8e8b068a2/IMG_1655.jpeg Q & A - Round Mums - Make it stand out one of my non-trimmed mums is getting ready to bloom. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/9a0a2f33-2384-4a9a-b2dc-d472b6013139/IMG_1656.jpeg Q & A - Round Mums - Make it stand out another non-trimmed mum has long, twisting stems. (charlotte Ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2023/8/19/when-to-prune-herbs monthly 0.5 2023-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/fdf0bd6a-28a7-42af-ae32-038c3a246baf/IMG_0996.jpeg Q & A - When to Prune Herbs - Make it stand out this curled parsley is growing new stems after being “pruned” by caterpillars. 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(charlotte ekker wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2022/10/29/how-to-plant-hardy-mums monthly 0.5 2022-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/8ace4a97-d26b-4d7a-95a9-02edef162c9f/IMG_7472.jpeg Q & A - How to Plant Hardy Mum - Make it stand out Plant mums in growing areas to repel bugs. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/0d84bdbd-8831-41ba-a01a-ddf3b240b678/IMG_7473.jpeg Q & A - How to Plant Hardy Mum - Make it stand out Last year’s mums survived and bloomed this year. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2022/9/3/source-for-answers monthly 0.5 2022-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/0156fdfd-8dd6-492c-bb1b-1cb9720e40ae/IMG_5838.jpeg Q & A - Source for Answers - Make it stand out This is Goldenrod, not Ragweed. Ragweed causes fall allergies. Goldenrod, a fall source of pollinator food. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2022/5/21/peonies-not-blooming monthly 0.5 2022-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/25804ac0-c628-4bd7-9e72-2e21df1841b7/IMG_3630.jpeg Q & A - Peonies Not Blooming - Make it stand out Herbaceous pink peonies and a hybrid Itoh yellow peony from my garden. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2022/5/3/painted-cattle-panels monthly 0.5 2022-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/92d4df69-5899-4bb3-8593-81e57840218b/IMG_3227.jpeg Q & A - Painted Cattle Panels - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/2afba44a-37f6-4fce-a50d-8213f1d0fba2/IMG_3228.jpeg Q & A - Painted Cattle Panels - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/759b1a7b-de14-4e9d-a91a-126a962d4566/IMG_2960.jpeg Q & A - Painted Cattle Panels - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2022/1/1/are-mums-still-alive monthly 0.5 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/da4076a8-8b0e-4ecc-821b-c9cc1160ca05/IMG_3253.jpeg Q & A - Are Mums Still Alive? - Make it stand out This is a wintered-over mum getting new spring growth. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/0e6d1be5-efdb-47ab-aaef-4c5f282590a5/IMG_3255.jpeg Q & A - Are Mums Still Alive? - Make it stand out This sliver of a mum will grow into a new mum plant. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/63ea0078-a584-41bd-bea4-5630b43f1731/IMG_3254.jpeg Q & A - Are Mums Still Alive? - Make it stand out Use dead mum stems to guide you to find new growth. (Charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2021/11/27/are-all-fall-bulbs-good monthly 0.5 2022-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/05747767-ac1a-420d-a4c3-1c3c5cc3201a/IMG_8608.jpeg Q & A - Are All Fall Bulbs Good - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/996a0ce0-a00b-4148-bb6e-f931d8a8a4be/IMG_7783.jpeg Q & A - Are All Fall Bulbs Good - Make it stand out Green growth is a sure sign this surprise lily bulb is still alive. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2021/12/26/how-to-get-mums-blooming monthly 0.5 2021-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/e9f42ef5-2f14-41de-9b7f-3e8c9100cca3/IMG_8844.jpeg Q & A - How To Get Mums Blooming - Make it stand out This recently-planted mum is still showing signs of flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2021/11/27/serving-wildlife-pumpkins monthly 0.5 2024-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/48457e01-ea53-4804-9596-7475d1b86852/IMG_7844.jpeg Q & A - Serving Wildlife Pumpkins - Make it stand out Squirrels have nicely, and thoroughly, cleaned out pumpkin seeds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/82a4a7f9-e336-4cc4-a9d3-9251d8efad15/IMG_7845.jpeg Q & A - Serving Wildlife Pumpkins - Make it stand out I pile my pumpkins near the winter feeding station, a bird feeder I fill with cracked corn for deer and wild turkeys. The window frame in the back will be a cold frame for winter planting. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2021/11/24/where-to-store-amaryllis monthly 0.5 2024-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1a46a4cb-db23-43c9-b77c-3580a41ceccc/IMG_7747.jpeg Q & A - Where to Store Amaryllis - Make it stand out This Amaryllis is going dormant as its leaves turn yellow. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/929e389a-1635-40e8-916a-28b88a23bfc6/IMG_7743.jpeg Q & A - Where to Store Amaryllis - Make it stand out These Amaryllis bulbs are ready for a nap for a few weeks. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/ed5f5a58-f5ff-4ab4-8bc6-172b082989a1/IMG_6957.JPG Q & A - Where to Store Amaryllis - Make it stand out This Amaryllis is starting to regrow, see the bud on the left? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/e747f1ab-262d-415c-ba78-19cb17f2d77e/IMG_7051.JPG Q & A - Where to Store Amaryllis - Make it stand out Here’s one of my re-blooming Amaryllis, love to watch them re-grow! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2021/10/2/how-to-save-zinnia-seeds monthly 0.5 2021-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1633203952085-6TDZ9NNKFSCO53DK5UF2/IMG_6331.jpeg Q & A - How to Save Zinnia Seeds - Make it stand out Zinnia seeds are found at the end of flower petals protected in the plant seed head. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2021/8/5/rose-of-sharon-trees monthly 0.5 2021-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1628213687591-HWPP0IZEAKGCIB41NCL5/IMG_4748.jpeg Q & A - Rose of Sharon Trees - Make it stand out Rose of Sharon, left, and Panicle Hydrangea, right, trimmed as trees. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1628213737937-W5LP35U9KIMS46POL591/IMG_4746.jpeg Q & A - Rose of Sharon Trees - Make it stand out Keeping a Rose of Sharon shaped as a tree takes persistence and patience. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1628308361556-E86MTSVF2V21XQ2JQNK5/IMG_4773.jpeg Q & A - Rose of Sharon Trees - Make it stand out Remove any growth along the stem to encourage a straight trunk. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1628213873767-OCH4BVLW8HPWQXSDRU3A/IMG_4747.jpeg Q & A - Rose of Sharon Trees - Make it stand out Rebar makes good support and can easily be reused. I will tie this gently to the trunk.(Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1628213912240-08CNFCTXSRU6SRT3ZBB6/IMG_4744.jpeg Q & A - Rose of Sharon Trees - Make it stand out Another Rose of Sharon tree that is about 5 years old. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2021/6/12/soak-hard-seeds monthly 0.5 2021-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1623546654012-2PHESKET4P3MDVQ6SET4/IMG_2998.jpeg Q & A - Soak Hard Seeds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2021/5/26/blooming-peonies monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1622065170143-G2GACNOAKE0Z9YRY4FFN/IMG_2513.jpeg Q & A - Blooming Peonies - Make it stand out One of the peonies that wasn’t blooming - but now does. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2021/3/10/planting-tomato-seeds monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1616035165740-54AQ61O909RFYMMZCSD2/IMG_9275.JPG Q & A - Planting Tomato Seeds Tomato seedlings started in February in pot of soil in a southern exposure window. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1617503393321-MPEFAD1K8UIZKJ74CV4G/IMG_0760.jpeg Q & A - Planting Tomato Seeds Almost six weeks later and those tomato seedlings are ready to move. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1617503466140-X4CTG0H89M73I3NUJYMA/IMG_0761.jpeg Q & A - Planting Tomato Seeds Tiny tomato seedlings will provide a second crop of tomato plants. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2020/11/22/f551s0lh7o7wdoux53g2xv91wr4ky0 monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1606108130996-816T03Q005SK5ZSAM1QW/image-asset.jpeg Q & A - Garden Mum Winter Pruning At the end of the growing season, mums fade and turn brown but there is still life. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1606108191320-35W4NHJJ41ZJZ1WSRJ63/IMG_6375.JPG Q & A - Garden Mum Winter Pruning Dried mum greenery helps to protect new growth below. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1606108220268-B62IVX7GMTGWCY4RPEZ7/IMG_6376.JPG Q & A - Garden Mum Winter Pruning If you move the dried tops apart, you can see the new growth. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1606108253268-WI1ECVBXCL6FMPAQKODT/IMG_6377.JPG Q & A - Garden Mum Winter Pruning A fading mum loosing its blooms with stems that are still green. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1606108287679-LORXDPUJ59CV2DFMLXVB/IMG_6378.JPG Q & A - Garden Mum Winter Pruning The new growth is found at the base of the branches. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1606108528101-CP4EZNWHNCJL23VN9KNN/IMG_6212.JPG Q & A - Garden Mum Winter Pruning Lambs ears, left, keep my honey-colored mums company in the fall. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins0 https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2020/11/29/moving-tomato-plant-inside monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1606676218773-4KMMRYC70H6BSPDIQ7EM/IMG_6607.JPG Q & A - Moving Tomato Plant Inside A cherry tree I now have growing in a sunny den window. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1606676495694-O1GMVMOOIE3JQAJFFIPR/IMG_6608.JPG Q & A - Moving Tomato Plant Inside This cherry tomato is still blooming so more tomatoes are on their way. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1606676678495-9NLY561ARHWYD5CHR62J/IMG_6609.JPG Q & A - Moving Tomato Plant Inside The 7-foot cherry tomato now wintering over in my den. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2020/8/12/elevated-pot-gardens monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1597289284561-R5UKUZS8LE33CL01006N/IMG_3525.jpeg Q & A - Elevated Pot Gardens This is an example of a pot garden that has been elevated. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2020/7/4/battling-japanese-beetles monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1593890974056-WF8VUWOA6N285IN1OKY7/IMG_2664.jpeg Q & A - Battling Japanese Beetles Soapy water in a coffee can early morning is the best time to catch Japanese beetles. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1593891002007-OKFVECZ58JFBGXVT65QB/IMG_2663.jpeg Q & A - Battling Japanese Beetles Japanese beetles are lovely irridescent green invasive bugs. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1593891031958-L3HYTY8OSLZOD5MK34DS/IMG_2662.jpeg Q & A - Battling Japanese Beetles Japanese beetles damage leaves but don’t kill plants. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2020/4/20/grass-in-iris-bed monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1591387094354-0P87VFMHKM0FX1AMVHKB/IMG_1782.jpeg Q & A - Grass in Iris Beds I use vinca ground cover to hold in soil and keep iris rhizomes hydrated. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2020/4/20/leave-or-cut-iris-flowers monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1591377019224-FBYCLBLWCUBKZ2VOIWFG/IMG_1779.jpeg Q & A - Leave or Cut Iris Flowers After blooming, iris flowers form seed pods unless the dead heads are cut off. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1591377177256-DQI3WNSX1O3MIRUT9Y9N/purple+yellow+iris.jpg Q & A - Leave or Cut Iris Flowers One of the new iris to bloom this year in my Missouri limestone hillside garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2020/5/30/moldy-seed-starting monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1590878237095-EH3ESO7VIE5Y1WF163U5/IMG_1594.jpeg Q & A - Moldy Seed Starting Zinnia seeds getting a good start in a chicken rotisserie container. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1590890128045-U705WYDWBCQH292R4ZOO/IMG_1331.jpeg Q & A - Moldy Seed Starting I’m using these two repurposed containers to grow zinnia seeds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1590878266884-9ZP0L247BQH0WY2481BB/IMG_1595.jpeg Q & A - Moldy Seed Starting Miniature zinnia seeds started 5 days after getting planted. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1590890218272-K92V38AV2JNWG7Y28DCP/IMG_1177.jpeg Q & A - Moldy Seed Starting Whenever planting seeds, use a spray bottle to control moisture. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1590878295037-NNUMU1M3ZDKIJ0ATAI18/IMG_1596.jpeg Q & A - Moldy Seed Starting Take the clear lid off when you see condensation on it. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2020/4/12/peony-support monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589211959653-LC0R4S6K1E1DTUYLNXSA/IMG_0937.jpeg Q & A - Peony Support Peonies at full height getting ready to bloom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1589212090671-1117P0CAZ7D6HY9CMXHQ/IMG_0279.jpeg Q & A - Peony Support Peony cages help hold peony leaves off the ground. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2020/4/24/bending-daffodils monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1587789548178-685Y6NZVZX1673MF49EH/IMG_0039.jpeg Q & A - Bending Daffodils These old-fashioned double daffodils often fall over after a rain. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2020/2/3/incoming-snow-damage monthly 0.5 2020-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580748251382-4D1JE8TMSHRJUL1RSXYC/fruit+tree+buds.jpg Q & A - Incoming Snow Damage? I also have buds on my fruit trees in mid-Missouri. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1580748973641-HGQYMCOVNUKMUWZ67L0Z/strawberry+plants.jpg Q & A - Incoming Snow Damage? Leaves keeping my strawberry plants protected from fluctuating temps. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2019/11/23/when-to-mulch monthly 0.5 2020-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578709606560-XGQXS7CDPR8F1EW08TPE/Mulch+Bunny.jpg Q & A - When to Mulch Shredded leaves cover one of my flower beds this winter. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2020/1/10/dead-mums-good monthly 0.5 2020-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578686267044-ZSUF5YQBYTTPLIY4Y0OO/dead+mums+on+hill.jpg Q & A - Dead Mums Good? Three of my “dead” mums on one of my flower beds. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578686293765-K9QTPXDP7UKTHU3NY8NI/dead+mums+1.jpg Q & A - Dead Mums Good? A mum planted last fall is showing new growth dead center. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578686310242-KW8T92XOMMMS3M63LXUE/dead+mums+2.jpg Q & A - Dead Mums Good? New growth is farther along in this mum planted last fall. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578686327331-J1RNT5X75A64ILV9YUNZ/dead+mums+3.jpg Q & A - Dead Mums Good? Top left mum is also showing new growth at the base. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578686347929-7ZP9XOVFSZ4KZ12T421B/mums+yellow.jpg Q & A - Dead Mums Good? Some of the yellow mums in bloom last fall in my garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2020/1/3/poinsettas-fading monthly 0.5 2020-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578082751034-OIPPWWDHXMVTZPIQHAWS/ailing+poinsettias.jpg Q & A - Poinsettias Fading One of my poinsettias with fading leaves. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578709535201-8278KOPG0JIWWS00W4G6/poinsettia+flowers.jpg Q & A - Poinsettias Fading These are the small yellow poinsettia flowers in the center. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578082766011-XM4KC4BRZYA6DSU2DR29/ailing+poinsettias+no+flowers.jpg Q & A - Poinsettias Fading This Pure Glow poinsettia no longer has tiny yellow flowers in the center. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1578082782781-A9C5W7MYOTI92XY4HRL1/ailing+poinsettias+pink.jpg Q & A - Poinsettias Fading Pink and white poinsettias keeping me company in my kitchen. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2019/11/11/growing-peruvian-lilies monthly 0.5 2019-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1573505719719-R6OC4O3D13LLI3502XYC/mum+in+vase.jpg Q & A - Growing Peruvian Lilies These red Peruvian lilies just started to bloom in my inside winter garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1573506121155-XANWGJJ6O2P0S5NRW70Q/Peruvian+lilies+in+pot.jpg Q & A - Growing Peruvian Lilies Potted Peruvian lilies spending winter in a sunny window. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2019/11/11/can-i-still-plant-spring-bulbs monthly 0.5 2019-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1573504059898-CPJLH37WT3WC4S5ZDWKD/Fall+bulbs+waiting+to+plant.jpg Q & A - Can I Still Plant Spring Bulbs Uh-oh, ran out of warm weather before I planted my spring bulbs this year. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2019/11/11/mums-dead-or-alive monthly 0.5 2019-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1573499962904-FOVKHPQQKLKQPGXKGOCU/mum+in+garden.jpg Q & A - Mums Dead or Alive Mums are favorite fall flowers often tossed after they bloom. With a little care, they can get established. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1573500227626-IGAJ8QEXFHUUM45RFMWG/Mum+with+snow.jpg Q & A - Mums Dead or Alive Red mum covered in snow in my Missouri hillside garden. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1573501445987-4GGUO9MWZ83YRCY660RZ/mum+growth.jpg Q & A - Mums Dead or Alive New growth at the base of the dead-looking Mum. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1573501971515-763QT9DC8UT0PISLQEAT/mum+in+vase.jpg Q & A - Mums Dead or Alive Yellow fall Mums join a sprig of red Peruvian lilies, both long-lasting cut flowers. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2019/9/21/how-to-dry-zinnias monthly 0.5 2019-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569095412748-IO5YUS2F5HCY4BBOL09S/drying+zinnias.jpg Q & A - How to Dry Zinnias This is a new stash of zinnia seed heads getting dried in a brown box. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569095213489-IO2M2V8LXO9U1TQFDT4E/drying+zinnias+not.jpg Q & A - How to Dry Zinnias These zinnia seeds rotted instead of drying out for next year planting. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1569096031383-SRJZ3S4ZQNL94N9J8PSF/dried+zinnia+seeds.jpg Q & A - How to Dry Zinnias I save the flower seed heads intact, takes too much time to separate them. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2019/6/8/when-to-cut-down-flowers monthly 0.5 2019-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1560035222702-9NHKOCJDMC2ZFXJKYH1E/Dried+peonies.jpg Q & A - When To Cut Down Flowers Cut off dried peony flowers and buds after their blooming season but leave the leaves until they die back. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1560227853159-O8GPQ5H95T710L97Q68H/dry+iris.jpg Q & A - When To Cut Down Flowers Cut off the dried flowers but leave the green leaves on the rhizomes. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2019/5/29/does-missouri-have-big-trees monthly 0.5 2019-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559187206859-50LURCQJ2P2QGWYBWVZL/Humongous+tree.jpg Q & A - Does Missouri Have Big Trees? Humongous tree left at our local recycling center. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559187184986-S749NM481SQ988D3OIZ9/Humongous+tree+close.jpg Q & A - Does Missouri Have Big Trees? This is one of the tree trunks measuring about 7 hands across. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2019/5/14/wildflower-planting monthly 0.5 2019-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1557857788385-ZZVS98LMXWZDZ16ZIDWU/Bruce+yard.jpg Q & A - Wildflower Planting https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2019/5/25/what-can-i-do-about-climate-change monthly 0.5 2019-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1558834107524-3EDQQ2K0R1RR5XK24UUI/Food.jpg Q & A - What Can I Do About Climate Change? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559070376877-ZIH7LBR3UPOFEK5TQ4TG/compost+working.jpg Q & A - What Can I Do About Climate Change? Kitchen scraps, plants pulled from the garden and dried leaves in one of my composters. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1559070949097-H8ZL9ODCAROV3M7MEOS3/compost+finished.jpg Q & A - What Can I Do About Climate Change? Still amazes me when compost is done and ready for use. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2019/5/2/when-can-i-move-daylilies monthly 0.5 2019-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556893671168-6T2VP8NBBXJ3H9IJE85B/moved+daylilies.jpg Q & A - When Can I Move Daylilies? Dug up daylilies will turn yellow but once planted, will turn green again. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2019/4/30/what-is-this-bush monthly 0.5 2019-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556668998751-6IIOU3JAJ08RDNNOCLZI/Paw+paw+tree.jpg Q & A - What Is This Bush? The telltale, native Missouri Paw Paw tree chocolate brown flowers. (Photo submitted) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1556669030257-M0EOBMUSQY9FVF0NYIBY/Paw+paw+tree+sprig.jpg Q & A - What Is This Bush? The back of the paw paw tree flowers are chartreuse green. (Photo submitted) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2019/2/27/what-plant-is-this monthly 0.5 2019-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551458664840-GJYA4YPDT4DCR0A6IY38/Mystery+Plant+1.jpg Q & A - What Plant Is This? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551458693193-ULTLDUB2A297JJ9IP2AW/Mystery+plant+2.jpg Q & A - What Plant Is This? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551307632047-1ZREQIG0MPTLPBND8BUW/Christmas+cactus+close.jpg Q & A - What Plant Is This? See how the leaf pads of my Christmas cactus is the same as yours? (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551307667051-S1E7ECL8WF6E40RUHH7V/Christmas+cactus+blooming.jpg Q & A - What Plant Is This? My Christmas cactus currently in bloom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1551547287438-C4T6R0U1B0RY9MNWCHC1/Thanksgiving+cactus.jpg Q & A - What Plant Is This? Thanksgiving cactus have little spikes on their fleshy pads. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2018/10/15/what-to-do-about-loosing-our-planet monthly 0.5 2019-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1539614696617-2AEIXCPRUN2KULQ7WTO3/Earth.jpg Q & A - What To Do About Loosing Our Planet https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2019/2/4/do-you-want-to-keep-ash-trees-with-borers monthly 0.5 2019-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1549336670918-8N5JVGD896AU6RHNNSYN/Ash+Borer+hole.jpg Q & A - Do You Want to Keep Ash Trees with Borers? Emerald ash borer exit hole on the side of one of my former ash trees. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2018/11/12/when-to-plant-mums monthly 0.5 2019-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1542072322212-6F7YPRTWX39IOWGIGIES/yellow+mums.jpg Q & A - When to Plant Mums Chrysanthemums are popular fall flowers to plant for color. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2018/10/23/when-is-it-too-late-to-plant-in-fall monthly 0.5 2018-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1540568537126-684ENBWVR35TC9K3I67L/sale+plants.jpg Q & A - When Is It Too Late to Plant in Fall? Part of my stash of sale plants I am getting into the ground in late October in mid-Missouri. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2018/7/9/how-to-fix-a-bird-bath monthly 0.5 2018-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1531177173209-NGRJJ5EY8B7BUWZPUW7C/Ready+made+concrete.jpg Q & A - How to Fix a Bird Bath Ready made concrete applied to old bird bath edges can easily restore an old bird bath to use. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1531177189082-PZJOT17HRFC1AY3C2WKP/Ready+made+concrete+in+bird+bath.jpg Q & A - How to Fix a Bird Bath Here's my old bird bath with a new ready made concrete edge around the top rim. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins) https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2018/5/23/are-peonies-good-cut-flowers monthly 0.5 2018-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1527133075373-OPKIZ3TKZ9IAWO38AUOP/Peony+bouquet+in+kitchen.jpg Q & A - Are Peonies Good Cut Flowers? Cut peonies out of my garden in my kitchen going on two weeks now. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2018/2/4/easy-way-to-water monthly 0.5 2018-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1517794244746-WHJMXY5326GCCS545EMF/Watering+checking+soil.jpg Q & A - Easy Way to Water One way to make sure you are not watering too much is to first check the soil with your finger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1517944245904-I5I7Z7E6IE6FZ07XYIXB/Watering+spray+bottle.jpg Q & A - Easy Way to Water Using a spray bottle to water ensures you don't give your plants too much water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1517794321459-Z08IU1QL0MIPXVQ4PT9J/Watering+bottle.jpg Q & A - Easy Way to Water One of the old water bottles with punctured holes in one of my inside flower pots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1517944299339-240HE5VBIQ236DTZVO2J/water+meter.jpg Q & A - Easy Way to Water This moisture, ph and light meter is supposed to help grow better plants, testing it now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1517943711877-0E29QD3KPMPUL3ZXDFTW/Watering+water+bottles.jpg Q & A - Easy Way to Water Use old milk bottles to hold tap water for a day or two so added chemicals can dissipate. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2018/1/20/planting-surprise-lily-bulbs monthly 0.5 2018-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1517379160671-CZW3LMWVMXRGJNFOJHCJ/surprise+lilies+dried+bulbs.jpg Q & A - Planting Surprise Lily Bulbs Dried surprise lily bulbs ready to be planted, they look similar to daffodil bulbs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1517379231028-MGUGE0PPGXBKXZNX8NHC/Surprise+lilies+starting.jpg Q & A - Planting Surprise Lily Bulbs Surprise lily buds start growing mid-July in my Missouri hillside garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1517379357149-V0ET5UGF2U04ETJ1TAIS/Surprise+lily+buds.jpg Q & A - Planting Surprise Lily Bulbs I plant surprise lilies in flower beds where other flowers help to cover them as they die down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1517379500440-FM6CA62RSWCB9TV4Y1DC/Surprise+Lilies.jpg Q & A - Planting Surprise Lily Bulbs We should have a good year for surprise lilies, the cold temperatures will trigger the growth. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2018/1/20/visiting-daffodil-bulbs monthly 0.5 2018-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516460578995-AH4LT78SOU4Z7WD2IN9X/K+GC+Jan+18%2C+2018+Planting+Bulbs+in+Winter.jpg Q & A - Planting Visiting Daffodil Bulbs Some of the 70 lbs of daffodil bulbs vacationing in Missouri from my brother's Virginia garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516460814983-GBTZ7XOEZPHEV97Q7MIM/Daffodils+and+bunny.jpg Q & A - Planting Visiting Daffodil Bulbs Some of the daffodils cut out of my garden last year, love their sunny disposition! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2017/10/23/christmas-cactus-blooming-out-of-season monthly 0.5 2018-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1511067201614-6V4QTGNO5OIIA0NLD9PD/GC+Christmas+Cactus+to+Bloom+1.jpg Q & A - Christmas Cactus Blooming Out of Season The cactus on the left is a Thanksgiving cactus, the one on the right a Christmas cactus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1511067525027-33CLP1U8TMDKY6TQ0IL4/Thanksgiving+cactus+in+bloom.jpg Q & A - Christmas Cactus Blooming Out of Season My Thanksgiving cactus in bloom, see the spiky ends to the green fronds? https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2018/1/13/native-gardeners-companion monthly 0.5 2018-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516308964828-UZO9NG5V6EM55VJZSMNW/A+prairie+moon+catalog+pollinator+guide.jpg Q & A - Native Gardener's Companion Prairie Moon Nursery's catalog has plants and seeds easily identified as pollinator plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516309112066-0GE1RFKIE6IFPTPE37JM/A+prairie+moon+catalog+damage+stamp.jpg Q & A - Native Gardener's Companion I posted this so you could see USPS damage stamp but my, my those free seeds are distracting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516309080103-CE6QHJRYW5QNTBWDJN4W/A+prairie+moon+nursery+catalog+front.jpg Q & A - Native Gardener's Companion Prairie Moon Nursery's native North American Wildflowers plant catalog with handy guides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516309228894-8LPLUODZIADGIH0K22Z6/A+prairie+moon+nursery+germination+codes.jpg Q & A - Native Gardener's Companion Prairie Moon Nursery catalog guide to germination has photos to illustrate the information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516310097821-MAXR1BUR7U8VWQMIZ473/A+prairie+moon+catalog+planting+suggestions.jpg Q & A - Native Gardener's Companion Some of the wonderful plant combinations, and color combination inspiration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516309282977-1WKOCOG401KFSC2YEXIO/A+prairie+moon+nursery+pdq+seed+mix.jpg Q & A - Native Gardener's Companion Prairie Moon Nursery native plant catalog features quick seed mixes for pollinators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516310241854-QIL2JX8T8QO6GYTCCCT2/A+prairie+moon+plant+insects+guide.jpg Q & A - Native Gardener's Companion This Plant-Insect Interaction guide provides a cheat sheet for what to plant for what pollinators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1516309333956-048A4NNUFKIS5E35A9OY/A+prairie+moon+nursery+bees+on+flowers.jpg Q & A - Native Gardener's Companion Love, LOVE these plants photos with visiting pollinators, this is the way flower photos should be! https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/sources-for-old-marigold-seeds monthly 0.5 2018-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515903624046-L0CR1R9B7VCLFQRFVIUG/Marigolds.jpg Q & A - Source for Old Marigold Seeds Marigolds growing in my old vegetable garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1515904911660-3VQR4S2N121JHT9OTCRK/Baker+Creek+marigolds.jpg Q & A - Source for Old Marigold Seeds Marigolds Baker Creek had in their 2017 catalog. My 2018 catalog is around here somewhere.... https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2017/5/24/moving-irises monthly 0.5 2017-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1495685117597-LEJHM74VX23IH6MLGI28/Yellow+iris+blooming+against+my+cedar+fence+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Q & A - Moving Irises These yellow irises were a gift from a friend’s garden. She dug them up after they had bloomed so once in my garden, they bloomed the following year. When dug up while blooming, it can take iris 2 years to bloom again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1495685170551-GLW3DH3IWU0XDB4K19P4/Iris+rhizomes+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Q & A - Moving Irises Irises store energy in their rhizome, or root. To divide these roots, make sure a piece of green foliage is attached. Cut the foliage back 4-6 inches after blooming and move to their new location. Also plant the root very shallow in the ground, barely covering the tiny roots on the side of the rhizomes, and water. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2017/5/24/managing-moles monthly 0.5 2017-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1495685243072-RS5712NGDGK6VUTEC0XL/Signs+of+moles+at+Bluebird+Gardens. Q & A - Managing Moles The telltale signs of moles include raised soil as they tunnel a good 10 inches underground along flower beds and maybe even through your lawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1495685289167-9OCZA9PUITV4Z012XYR4/Castor+oil%2C+and+castor+plants%2C+are+a+traditional+mole+deterrent. Q & A - Managing Moles Castor bean plants are an interesting annual but there is little proof they actually deter moles in a garden. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2017/2/9/unplanted-tree monthly 0.5 2017-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1486621746313-53KHUQ2XWOGOBQHMVVK3/Trees+waiting+for+spring+planting+with+a+bed+of+mulch. Q & A - Unplanted Tree Unplanted trees winter over with a nice bed of mulch to protect them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1486622221764-67P2BW60NXVC778QPOM0/Protecting+unplanted+trees+with+mulch. Q & A - Unplanted Tree Pile mulch around unplanted trees a good 3-4 feet high during winter. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2017/3/2/natural-insect-control-idea monthly 0.5 2017-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1488511987858-NUWEPSEULQRVVE7S089H/Birdhouses+waiting+to+be+installed+at+Bluebird+Gardens+for+pest+control. Q & A - Natural Insect Control Idea Three of my birdhouses repaired and waiting to be installed for natural pest control. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2017/1/5/finding-perfect-gardening-gloves monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1486267344689-PLKX5BM4ZJ0EFAWMV4TG/Favorite+Gardening+Gloves.jpg Q & A - Finding Perfect Gardening Gloves My favorite, and the gardening gloves I recommend, with re-inforced fingertips. https://www.gardeningcharlotte.com/questions-answers/2017/1/9/how-to-pick-an-amaryllis-bulb monthly 0.5 2017-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1484009729205-V6BR5A7JTP9G6G5KM1FC/Amaryllis+buds+showing+out+of+a+bulb. Q & A - How to Pick an Amaryllis bulb? Amaryllis bulb with a bud tip showing will ensure you have a blooming flower starting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1484009933709-I346Y12SCNPB7R674CR5/Amaryllis+bulb+with+an+emerging+white+bud+tip. Q & A - How to Pick an Amaryllis bulb? Amaryllis bulb with a white emerging bud tip, right, and leaves, that need sun exposure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1484103636392-MQPF8JBQT47K9HJWH31C/Amaryllis+bulb+blooming+without+soil. Q & A - How to Pick an Amaryllis bulb? This Amaryllis bulb grew and is getting ready to bloom without even being in a pot with soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561b6bf7e4b05a82a1746ed1/1484010064447-IXFA7FNZIR5DWJOM6W1J/Amaryllis+bulb+with+an+emerging+bud+tip. Q & A - How to Pick an Amaryllis bulb? 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