You’re going to need a holly tree this winter to add color and shine to your garden. It makes a big difference in your spirits in winter.
If your winter views are discouraging, now is the time to add winter beauty. Hollies are simply too useful to ignore.
The most common hollies are evergreen – hardcore, stubbornly retentive trees and shrubs providing unfailing winter cheer. Some of them are deciduous, dropping their leaves in autumn to reveal fruit-laden stems like berry shish kebabs.
There is an abundance of forms of holly trees with leaves bordered, blotched and banded in silver and gold. Decked out in multicolored leaves, these selections brighten garden corners. [click to continue…]
Introducing sedum, the easiest and most carefree plant to grow for fall color. “Autumn Joy” sedum is everything its name suggests – and lots more, too.
This tough – as – nails perennial makes neat, 18 -to 24 – inch – tall clumps of fleshy, gray-green leaves that look great all through the growing season and especially nice in the fall.
It is worth growing, even if it never bloomed. But it does bloom,too. Its broccoli – like bud clusters open into bright pink flowers from late summer into early fall. And then, they change color from pale pink to rose to rusty red as they mature. I like them most when they turn brick red and last through the winter. It is their moment to shine!
Sedum “Autumn Joy” is one of those must plants for garden. Besides, it does not need deadheading after the cold weather turns its flower heads brown. They really provide a nice spot of interest during the winter. [click to continue…]
Tree planting in the fall ensures the best results
It’s all about planting trees in the fall and giving them the best start you can. Your trees will love the mild temperatures of fall while becoming established. In the fall, the warm soil encourages root growth until the ground freezes. So right now, as the air gets crisp and the evenings draw in early, the garden is all about the trees.
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.”
So grab your garden tools and a handsome young tree, and let’s get this party started!
*1. Digging the Right Sized Hole: Measure Twice, Dig Once
Since your hole should be dug to exactly the same depth as the height of your root ball, make your life easy and actually measure the root ball.
*2. The Perks of Good Drainage
Good drainage is critical, so please do not skip this step. Simply fill the hole with water and wait until the next day. If the water level does not drain away overnight, you have a drainage problem.
In this case, you might want to either choose another site, or add some additional drainage. [click to continue…]
Sage is a healing herb for all seasons. Why? Because cold weather doesn’t have to signal the end of your sage harvest!
To extend the season and keep the sage coming, pot up a clump or two of your favorite sage, then leave the pots outdoors for several weeks.
Once the plants have gotten a good chilling, bring the pots indoors to a bright windowsill. Before you know it, new shoots will appear, and you can enjoy fresh-picked sage all winter long.
We like to tuck sage plants everywhere in our garden- with other herbs, veggies, flowers, and even shrub plantings! So you can imagine that in summer we have a whole lot of sage on hand for harvesting. One of our favorite ways to make the most of this abundance is by making herbal wreaths. [click to continue…]
Garden food to treat you right and spice up your sex desire is the fuel to spark your sexual appetite. Whether these garden foods have the magical, mood-enhancing properties or not, it is certain that certain foods boost the immune system and are chock-full of nutrients and vitamins such as B and E.
It’s been said that the way to a lover’s heart is through his (or her) stomach. And, it’s true that great nutrition can promote great sex. Some foods and beverages – or, more specifically, the vitamins, minerals and other compounds they contain – may indeed help improve your sex life.
In reality, what benefits your heart also tends to benefit your libido, because our genitals need optimal blood flow to function properly.
As one of my favorite Doctors states, Dr. Nalini Chilkov L.Ac., O.M.D., “Love foods that stimulate desire are prized in cultures worldwide. These foods have circulatory, relaxant and muscle strengthening effects, or visual, tactile or sensory impact that stimulates the psyche. The brain, after all is the largest sexual organ in the body.”
Here is a list of garden foods that can spice up your sex drive naturally. [click to continue…]
