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Dads Like Flowers Too!

Dads Like Flowers Too!

One of best things about being a Dad is spending time with your kids, especially when an activity is made even better by sharing a personal passion with them.  In my case, as with many other Dads, a keenness for gardening is towards the top of this list.  I mean seriously now, just like Moms at Mother’s Day, us Dads like…

Oh, The Exhilaration Of New Spring Growth

Oh, The Exhilaration Of New Spring Growth

April is a floriferous month to be sure, but along with all those glorious rhodies, tulips, daffodils, flowering cherries and magnolias, there is also an amazing array of new foliage emerging from both evergreen plants as well as deciduous ones. Personally, I find these foliar displays just as exciting as the floral ones….

Three Pines To Brighten Up Your Winter Garden

Three Pines To Brighten Up Your Winter Garden

As much as I hate to admit it, it is time to jettison the summer color and start thinking about what will look good in the garden all winter. As the perennials melt down, the annuals die, and the deciduous trees and shrubs shed their foliage, the primary group of plants that can give us dependable winter color are the needle-leafed evergreens - which botanically speaking we call conifers…

Christmas Trees - Real or Fake?

Christmas Trees - Real or Fake?

As gardeners, the concept of “going natural” is nothing new.  Whatever our reasons, whenever practical we tend to shy away from synthetics and instead choose products that are natural.  In the case of Christmas trees, we have the same choices - one is buying an artificial tree, and the other is buying a real tree.  Here are some things to consider before making up your mind…