I’m sitting in my office overlooking the north channel, the snow is melting a bit every day, birds are singing (a lot of very horny spring singing going on right now and then there are the birds….)  I haven’t posted anything garden or writing related in some time and it’s really simple. I got well ..read more

Dear Fellow Gardener It’s been a great run, but it’s time for me to move on to other creative adventures. There are simply so many things I have yet to do, to build, to see, to write, read and visit while I can. This post marks my retirement from over 40 years of garden writing ..read more

Here are the four things that kill overwintering perennials. The first is too-wet soil. A soil that holds moisture over the winter tends to rot plant crowns. A winter that has an excess of freeze-thawing will create wet soil with a layer of ice over top and this is certain death for many plants. While […] The post Four Things That Will Kill Overwintering Perennials appeared first on DougGreensGarden ..read more

The first steps in growing an organic lawn means understanding four simple techniques. Luckily, these are easily described and easily accomplished. Step one: make the lawn thick. Every fall, you’re going to add two to 6 pounds of grass seed per thousand square feet of lawn. If your lawn is lush and green now, then […] The post Four Simple Steps To Growing a Great Organic Lawn appeared first on DougGreensGarden ..read more

There are several things you have to understand about seed starting. Seeds germinate based on a change in hormones within the seed. For the most part, annual seeds germinate when the soils warm up in the spring. So home gardeners need to be able to create warm soils. They germinate when adequate moisture is available […] The post Seed Starting: The First Things To Know appeared first on DougGreensGarden ..read more

Why do my daffodils buds die? They come up normally with a wonderful bud and then fail to open and die? Doug says:If it’s an older variety, the do tend to get bud blast (for which there is no cure) and have to be dug out and thrown away. Some of the modern varieties will do […] The post Why Do My Daffodil Buds Die? appeared first on DougGreensGarden ..read more

Here are a few garden pictures for early April as the gardens begin to wake up and the gardener ventures out. I’ll be posting a lot of garden pictures this year and if you’d like to know when I post, subscribe here The post April Garden Pictures 2022 appeared first on DougGreensGarden ..read more

April 8 and this hellebore or Christmas rose earned first bloomer status as it normally does. Yeah, the foliage is winter-brown and I haven’t trimmed it off to allow the flower to really shine out. But it’s April 8 and my garden flower season has launched here in USDA 4. Note in warmer zones than […] The post The First Bloom For 2022 appeared first on DougGreensGarden ..read more

It’s early April here in Ontario, Canada (USDA zone 4) and far too early for our vegetable garden planting annuals and vegetables outdoors. It’s not too early to begin rebuilding and reimagining our backyard gardens though. The two long beds to the left will be “in-ground” beds for growing (and possibly breeding hosta and hellebore). […] The post Getting Ready To Vegetable Garden 2022 appeared first on DougGreensGarden ..read more

Sigh… Maybe next month ..read more