Coleman Alderson

We’ve come to the end of another exciting week of gardening, here in mid-May. It’s Mother’s Day as I write this and reflect on the blessings of family and the …

A Tale of Two Gardens The April Gardening: it was generally the best of times this week! We LOVE spring!! All of our houseplants moved outside this weekend and you …

Right now—at the time of updating this article—it’s winter. January 13, 2019, to be exact. Once again, probably like you, we’re drooling over pouring through all the seed catalogs to …

More Rain and Wind than Hurricane Florence We live in the north central Piedmont of North Carolina. Last Thursday, the remnants of Hurricane Michael remained strong enough to give us …

Those of us who live in temperate zones are indeed fortunate to have more time to enjoy the early bloomers in spring and the late blooming fall flowers. Fall garden …

In the Garden Newsletter – Late Summer Report Card Hello friends! It’s that time of year now for our midseason garden report card. Thanks to our fantastic garden design app, …

In the Garden I warned them. Told them straight up. If you guys don’t put on some pumpkins, you’re outta here! And after fighting off squash vine borers, squash bugs, …

We wanted rain and when it finally came, it poured… and poured… and poured some more! Then we saw the sawfly. What a week! Our garden rain gauge showed nearly 5 …

Successful Squash Gardening Requires the Right Conditions If conditions permit, squash vines can yield abundance. One simple tip toward abundant squash harvest is pruning squash plants. Winter squash, if cured …

Summer Solstice Update We celebrated the passing of spring into summer and a much-needed rain by planting more tomatoes (transplants of Golden King Siberian and Potato Leaf Hillbilly), cukes (long …