Don't Want to Dig Up Your Dahlias? Martha Stewart's Overwintering Method Lets You Leave Them Right Where They Are

3 Ways to Overwinter Your Pelargonium Geraniums

As much as I love the feeling of late fall in the garden, and all the scrumptious flavors that come part and parcel with the season, there’s one thing I absolutely dread when the chill in the air gets impossible to ignore.  I supremely hate saying goodbye to my tender annuals.  Now I’m not in […]

10 Excuses to Go Out in the Garden Between Christmas and New Year’s Eve

I won’t ask you What are you doing New Year’s Eve? as the song goes. But I am curious if you’re doing anything in the garden the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.  In our house, we call that “our bonus week,” because we give ourselves permission to do nothing and just be, with […]

I Found This in My Christmas Tree! You Do NOT Want It in Your Home

It happens every year. I get at least one email from a concerned reader asking what this weird walnut-like thing is that they found in their Christmas tree. If you don’t already know what it is, you’ll probably never guess. Let’s just say you don’t want to bring it into your house if you’re hoping […]