They look so good!
If you’ve put your houseplants outside this season, by the end of the summer, many of those indoor/outdoor plants are looking their very best. They've enjoyed elevated levels of warmth, light, humidity, and fertilizer over a long season. Added sunshine, rain, and ventilation is just the spa vacation we all need after a winter cooped up indoors!
But the days are noticeably shorter, and the temperatures are cooler in the mo… Read more
Garden-to-Table Meals: Savor the Bounty, Right Now!
There’s nothing like the simplicity of meals made from just-picked produce straight from the garden. Pick, chop, and enjoy. Bruschetta on a fresh baguette, caprese salad, BLTs, spicy salsa with salty chips for an afternoon snack…eating never gets easier or tastier than with just-harvested produce.
Or, if you prefer, fire up the grill and roast kebabs and sweet corn. Fire-roaste… Read more
Baking Soda or Coffee Grounds for Blue Hydrangeas: Fact or Fiction?
Many gardeners are fascinated by the chameleon-like qualities of hydrangeas, particularly their ability to shift bloom colors from pink to blue. This change is often attributed to soil pH, leading to a common question: can household remedies like baking soda or coffee grounds effectively alter soil pH for these beautiful shrubs?
We asked our National Garden Bureau expert mem… Read more
Posted by Susan M Betz (National Garden Burau), edited by Wedel's on 7th Feb 2025
Anyone in close sympathy with flower and tree and shrub and has a general acquaintance with Nature’s moods could tell the time of year without any reference to a calendar” Gertrude Jekyll, Home, and Garden, Magazine 1900
What is Phenology?
Phenology is the study of natural life cycle and seasonal events in the plant and animal world. These are influenced by the local environment, especially weather, temperature, seasonal cha… Read more