YouTube: Flowering Bulbs for Bees
Honeylove and Gardenerd bring you yet another video in the Plants for Pollinators Series. In this video we show you which bulbs are great for growing for the bees and other pollinators in your garden. Find out some of our favorites, how to plant them, and more. Flowering Bulbs for Bees Learn more about bulbs: Planting Bulbs - a primer Storing Bulbs to Winterize - #2 in this newsletter Do or Die Daffodils Irises, Irises, Who Needs Some Irises? Plan…
Review: The Spirit of Stone
The Spirit of Stone by Jan Johnsen takes a look at stone from both the aesthetic and functional perspective. The author uses her own 30+ years of experience in landscaping to share hardscape ideas for home gardeners. Boulders can be used as decorative accents, flagstone as pathways, and gravel as a zen garden. But before Johnsen gets to any of that, she explores an almost spiritual connection with stone. Chapter 1 reads like a satisfying interview, tying details to ancient…
Contest: America’s Best Gardener
Want to win $10,000? Sign up to participate in the 2017 ‘America’s Best Gardener’ Contest. The 2017 ‘America’s Best Gardener’ contest, presented by Seedlingers, will be working with garden writers from around the United States (including yours truly) to select and award more than $50,000 in cash and prizes to gardeners in three categories. Here's the official press release: This Spring, the America’s Best Gardener™ Contest will open the nationwide search for America’s Best Gardener in three categories - Best…
Recipe: Rhubarb Compote
Rhubarb is known for being the first vegetable ready to harvest from the spring garden. Well before strawberries or other sweet fruits are available to make jam, rhubarb stands tall, awaiting your imagination. As a first-timer, I had no idea what to do with it, so I found this simple recipe for Rhubarb Compote that can be made it under 20 minutes. Rhubarb Compote by Sondi Bruner Ingredients: 4 small stalks of rhubarb, chopped (perfect! Exactly what we had on…
YouTube: Wildflowers for Bees
This week's YouTube video shares tips about what wildflowers to grow to encourage and feed bees and other pollinators in your garden. Wildflowers are easy to grow, most of the time you just scatter seeds before a rain comes and wait. They also re-seed themselves year after year, so the whole endeavor requires minimal effort. Wildflower seed blends are available through many native plant societies or seed catalogs. Just pick the varieties that grow well in your region. Try to…
Wordless Wednesday: Spring Cometh
It's transition time as spring nudges gardeners into action. Winter crops are finishing up, making room for warm and hot-weather crops here in Los Angeles. While other parts of the country are still knee-deep in snow, we're well into the season by now. There's no rest for the year-round gardener. What's growing in your garden (or indoors at this point)? Share your list below.