GUEST POST from Don – Planting Zones

PLANTING ZONE MAP The USDA just updated their zone map. I refer often to this map when choosing trees and bushes I would like to plant.  It has been fairly accurate.  Some have had disappointing results when plants which are “OK” for their zone get killed by sub-zero temps or a hard frost. The USDA sets those …
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VIDEO: Our First Garden – April 4, 2023: Baby Steps

Our helpers (a young couple who come here once – or more, if needed – every week to help us with stuff we can no longer manage on our own) are great gardeners. In fact, gardening is E’s passion. And listening to her talk about it, her enthusiasm has been contagious. So she agreed to …
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