SOME PEOPLE CALL IT PINE TAGS, SOME CALL IT PINE STRAW, AND SOME SAY PINE NEEDLES. ALL THREE TERMS ARE CORRECT AND DESCRIBE WHAT IS FALLING OUT OF OUR PINE TREES RIGHT NOW We are now in the second week of November. Leaves are coloring and falling out of the trees rapidly. So are pine … Read more
WHERE’S THE COLD WEATHER? Here we are in the second week of November and we are experiencing a nice warming trend. Yes, we have had some cold nights with temperatures down into the ’30s. And, yes, some of you have experienced a frost. But, most of us in the Richmond area have yet to have … Read more
FALL IS FOR PLANTING – HERE WE ARE IN THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER AND IT IS STILL A FANTASTIC TIME TO BE PLANTING. For most of us in this area, we have yet to have a killing frost. Our average first frost of the fall is around October 20. We have plenty of time … Read more
FALL IS FOR PLANTING — Just because it is now late October and we are beginning to have some cooler days and nights, it doesn’t mean your gardens or containers need to look lifeless now. KEEP PLANTING!!! Here is a list of my top 5 favorite perennials for winter interest. As you read my favorites … Read more
DECORATING WITH PUMPKINS AND OTHER EXOTIC GOURDS FOR THE FALL SEASON Now that fall has officially arrived with cooler temperatures, it is time to evaluate your summer annuals and summer container gardens. Let’s get your creative juices flowing again with fall flowers and colors for your landscape, patio, porch, and containers. So, what’s trending now? … Read more
FALL IS OFFICIALLY HERE AND SO IS OUR COOLER TEMPERATURES Earlier this month, in my SEPTEMBER GARDEN TIPS, I mentioned that our weather is in the transition to shorter days and cooler temperatures and this is our signal to move all of our tropical plants indoors. We need to be serious about getting our tropical … Read more
SO MANY HOMEOWNERS WANT TO STOP USING SO MANY CHEMICALS AROUND THE HOUSE Are you thinking of becoming more environmentally friendly when it comes to lawn care this fall? Good thinking! The time has come for all of us to think about what we are doing to our environment when it comes to the use … Read more
HEALTHY SOIL IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR LAWN With the hottest months of the year now behind us, there is no better time to work to renovate and reseed your lawn than right now. We had lots of rain in August that has put a lot of moisture in our soil. In my opinion, the first … Read more
PLANT A LITTLE HAPPINESS September is the starting month for the FALL IS FOR PLANTING campaign. This is especially true this year because of all the rain that we received in August. The record rainfall has put lots of moisture in our soil and this makes planting now the better than ever. Here are four … Read more
SEPTEMBER OFFICIALLY KICKS OFF THE “FALL IS FOR PLANTING” SEASON I think we can safely refer to August as the PETRICHOR MONTH. Petrichor is defined as the unique, earthy smell associated with rain. We had a record rainfall amount in August. But, on the positive side, our plants have been well watered by Mother Nature. … Read more
