Do you get frustrated by all the dead leaves your spring-flowering bulbs leave behind in your garden beds? I’ll give you tips on the best time to cut back your spring bulb flowers and foliage and why timing is so important for next year’s blooms. If you want next year’s flowers to continue to be…
Are you starting to see signs that your garden is waking up from its winter slumber? I’ll share gardening tips and to-dos for March to set your Pacific Northwest garden up for success. As the days grow longer and the weather starts warming up, spring is in the air. Here in the Pacific Northwest, March…
What is growing in your garden now that June is here? Come take a tour as I share my late spring cottage flower garden and see how it’s changed from last year. If you follow along regularly you’ll know that we were on a 3-week vacation and missed most of the happenings in the May…
Can you believe that it’s already mid-spring? I can’t wait to take you on a tour of both my Pacific Northwest cottage and cut flower gardens for the month of May. The May cottage garden is coming to life with every tree blossom and beautiful flower in bloom. Even though we have more green plants…
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Breck’s Bulbs. Are you already dreaming of which spring bulbs you’ll be planting for next year? Take a look at the 5 beautiful spring bulb varieties I planted this year from Breck’s Bulbs and the amazing color and interest they brought to my garden. I am so excited to…
Did you know not all plants that come back year after year can be easily divided? Subshrubs like lavender and rosemary are harder to divide than you may think and I’ll tell you why. It’s important to prevent plants that share garden space from overcrowding one another. I usually start dividing and transplanting overgrown perennials…