Oh my! If every month were like October, Boise would be a gardening mecca. With temps between 60-75° every day, no wind - just the occasional breeze, and a landscape so brilliantly colored that all kinds of people are snapping photos of trees, shrubs, flowers and the like...it would be inevitable. You see, the loooong warm …
Continue reading October Gardening Under the Big, Bright Boise Sky
September is always one of the busiest months in the garden and that is one reason why I have been away from my garden speak for so long. Of course, the last hurrahs of summer, the beginning of school and the holiday weekend kept me spinning until about the 10th when I finally took stock …
Continue reading September Gardening -‘Twas A Mix of Activities
For weeks now, I've enjoyed the most wonderful sweet scent both inside the house and outside in the garden. This decadent smell has come from the Oriental and Orienpet lilies growing in the garden. I have about four varieties growing now and they supply me with gorgeous, fragrant blooms from early July to early August. …
The Idaho Botanical Garden (IBG) presents the Boise Garden Tour each June. It is a one day event where multiple private residential gardens are open to the public for touring. The garden keepers (homeowners) are present during the tour and you can visit with them about their garden and gardening experiences. It is a grand …
Continue reading Take A Look: Boise’s Fabulous Edens Continued…
The Idaho Botanical Garden (IBG) presents the Boise Garden Tour each June. It is a one day event where multiple private residential gardens are open to the public for touring. The garden keepers (homeowners) are present during the tour and you can visit with them about their garden and gardening experiences. A fun day I …
Continue reading Boise Garden Tour – Take a ‘Look’ at These Fabulous Edens (Part II)
Oh, la, la, what a fun day it was! The 27th annual Boise Garden Tour debuted 7 fabulous gardens this past weekend. This event presented by the Idaho Botanical Garden is composed of private residential gardens that open for a day of public touring. The gardenkeepers (homeowners) are present and you can visit with them about …
Continue reading Boise Garden Tour – Take a ‘Look’ at These Fabulous Edens (Part 1)
Tell me gardeners, what screams "Happiness" more than Shasta daisies! These joyous little blooms just have a way of bringing a smile to your mind and maybe even some extra energy for the day. These were spotted last night at one of the homes participating in the Boise Garden Tour and Garden Gala and I …
Sharon Johnson! Thank you to everyone that entered the drawing for two tickets to the 2013 Boise Garden Tour. Congratulations Sharon! You can pick up your two tickets at the Idaho Botanical Garden Will Call station before June 23rd. Have a great time and a great garden season. Keep us posted on your Verbascum …
Early summer in Boise, ID is the right time for a garden tour. There has been just enough warm weather to bring out wonderful perennial blooms, well-root the bold tropicals, engage the flower power of annuals and the vegetable gardens are looking most palatable. It is the perfect time to get out and do some …
Continue reading Boise Garden Tour Springs To Life; Enter To Win Tickets Here
Spring greens are the favorite in the garden at the moment. They have grown into a rich bounty of reds and greens offering up a delicious fresh, light flavor. Our current "greens" menu consists of butter lettuce, red romaine lettuce, gourmet salad mix from Johnny's Select Seeds, arugula, kale, and broccoli rabe. French Breakfast radishes …
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