This Might Be One of the Most Dramatic Skies I have Seen

Here is what it looked like at the greenhouses a couple of days ago. We really have had some kind of weather lately! Plants are growing well in spite of the crazy weather. Out in the garden, we are planting broccoli, lettuce, kales, cabbages, onions, fennel, escarole, spinach, peas, beets, and carrots. Come by and see what the crew has been up to - the plants look really gorgeous and ar [...]

First Week in the Greenhouse

Last week was the first week back in the greenhouse and all the work went so smoothly it didn't even feel like work. It would take more poetry than what is in me to describe the joy I feel from being back at work and playing with plants. I am also so grateful for our amazing team of kind and hard working people - Allison Lea, Eric Denise, Dana Ozimek and Buddy Koerner. It makes a huge difference t [...]

Making Plans for Spring

I have been making a few plans for the season, along with the help of my co-workers. We always come up with a few new ways each year to reach more people, be more informative and helpful and to make our workspace more efficient and comfortable. One of the best aspects of a seasonal business is the available time, each year, to reflect and improve. Every probl [...]

Salix nana or the Willow Wonder

Certain plants look just right in the snow, and since I am home so much more in the winter than in the summer, I like to make sure there is some winter appeal to our gardens. We have a hedgerow of Salix nana, or Arctic Blue Willow. They are a fast growing plant, perfect for privacy screens, bird habitat and bee forage.

Here is the same shrub in winter. I love how the snow just hangs in t [...]

The Year in Gardening: A Red Wagon Almanac

March * Clean up the wintered-over garden. * Prune back woody herbs like sage and lavender....they're not dead, they just look dead. * Find the "Hot Spots" at your house and imagine a garden there. These are the places where the snow is first gone and make the right environment for micro-climate gardens of plants that need extra heat and shelter. Likewise look f [...]