May 25 and 26, we will be offering grape nasturtiums and forget me nots at $1.00 a pot.

Hours

I am going to try to use this blog more as I no longer have a website.  I am semi-retired so my hours are NOT  6 days a week.  I will be open today 5/23 from 10 to 4.  Also, Thursday, Friday and Sat.  this week. 

Do you wear your gardening gloves? Here is a reason to put them on. There is such a thing as rose gardener's disease. It's comes from a soil-borne fungus and can enter your bloodstream through small nicks. Initially small, painless bumps appear on the skin and can turn into larger bumps that resemble boils. You will probably need to get a prescription to get rid of it, if you should get it. I have been gardening with roses for more than 35 years and have never had it so I assume it must be very rare.

Here is an interesting tidbit I read recently. Did you know that peat moss that is totally dried out sitting in a container on your deck in full sun is combustible? Some home fires have been attributed to this. Don't let those containers dry out, keep them well watered, remove dead material, and don't let anyone put out a cigarette in them.

Using herbs for salt substitute

Instead of using salt on that beef roast try the following herbs to enhance the flavor: bay leaf, garlic, parsley, and thyme. On poultry you could use marjarom, oregano, pepper, rosemary, sage, and thyme.

Are you thinking about a rain garden next spring or already have a wet spot that needs planting? The following are some really hardy perennials and also natives that like it damp: Swamp milkweed, New England Aster, Blue flag, Cardinal flower, and New York Ironweed.

If you are looking for plants that do not need a lot of water here are a few suggestions for next spring: coreopsis, daylilies, red hot poker, peony, artemesias, mountain mint, ice plants, portulaca, russian sage, asters, coral bells, lamb's ears,
chives, hens and chicks, sedums and yarrow.