My New Fave Winter Bloomer
The purpose of houseplants (in winter) is to ameliorate the effects of cabin fever. The best houseplants for this purpose grow fast enough that you can see changes from day…
Gardening organic, indoor, urban, low-maintenance
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Forcing Branches
Forcing branches of flowering shrubs and trees is a skill I try to get better at every year–it’s another way to hurry spring up. Compared to last year, this winter…
Have you considered a broadfork?
I decided on a broadfork in a roundabout way. I was rooting pink pussy willow cuttings and wanted to give them a cushy home for a few years before planting…
A guide for U.S.-based cold-climate gardeners
The holidays are over. Seeds have been ordered (or not–I decided to take a break from seed sowing). The temperature is dropping (-5°F tonight) and the wind is blowing (wind…
This Garden Art Is For The Birds, And It Needs Your Help
By Kathy Purdy February 4, 2022 – Posted in: Hardscaping and Projects, How-to I first saw these architectural birdhouses several years ago, in the grocery store, of all places. I…
A Drone’s-Eye View Of My Garden
By Kathy Purdy February 26, 2022 – Posted in: New House, New Gardens My son has a drone camera and captured these images of our home and landscape in January.…
Mud Season Pruning Chores
Pruning is the only gardening chore you can do in mud season, because your plants (and the weeds!) are still frozen in the ground. It’s a great excuse to get…
January Thaw Walk-About
The weather’s been crazy, to put it mildly. I know most of the country has endured similar: a thaw the week before Christmas, a sudden drop to unseasonably frigid temperatures,…
The Great Garden Rescue
Moving Plants Out of Harm’s Way Before Construction Starts A year ago last March, I learned that renovations were planned for our home. The kitchen was going to be bumped…
The Cindervale Pearl: A Book
Not everyone gets to say this: my son wrote and illustrated a book for my birthday, and you can buy a copy for yourself! It started out as two pages…