Hello there! I am 29yrs old, married mom with 2 kids. I work full time as a metal finisher and love gardening. My son is 9 and my daughter is 5, both love animals, bugs and gardening as well. My favorite flower is the lily- no species in particular, I kinda love them all and I have an awsome collection of orientals, asiatics and hybrids. I also have veggie gardens that yield nicely every year~
I have seen this many times, and each one has been unique! It doesn't matter if you use it for veggies or flowers, they turn out so neat! ... View related article.
I have to agree with trimming off the spent flowers because the new growth supplies the blooms for the next year. However, I went nuts on my lilac bushes that divide my back yard from my field a couple years ago because they were so overgrown and thick they barely flowered. This year I had the most blooms in 5 years! ... View related article.
Actually, I'm in zone5 and I have a wisteria that I planted 4 years ago and this is the first year it bloomed. I was told before I planted it that it could take about 5 years before it had it's first blooms, even though the greenery was taking over the trellis like crazy! ... View related article.
I am in zone 5 and I have many lilacs. The lilac needs a cold-dormant time of year to rejuvenate for spring flowers and greenery. Mine lose their leaves every fall and return in spring~ ... View related article.
I have found that trimming a few leaves on a zucchini isn't a bad idea at all. Most of them actually have more leaves than needed for the photosynthesis process and by taking a few off it helps send the extra vital nutrients directly to the fruit instead of the leafy matter. I have to trim off some of the leaves anyway, makes it easier to find the fruits~ ... View related article.
