It's December in the great northwest. And yes, it's dreary and cold.
If you don't feel like going outside, you can still do things for your garden.
My roses adore banana peels, so I start putting them in the freezer in September.
It's also a good time to look at catalogs and books!
A Gardener's Notes is now available for sale on Amazon.
It's so cold here I'm still wearing my fleece!! The last couple of years I've had trouble getting basil seeds to germinate in the garden. I've been blaming the crows because they wait until my pea s
Here in the Pacific Northwest we have a lot of trouble with blackspot on roses. I've learned that it's important to pay attention to the roses in the winter. During the month of December I strip all
Yesterday, a pair of beautiful deer munched on our neighbor's roses until we chased them off. That got me to thinking. Last year for the first time, I planted marigolds all around all three vegetable