Sow what you like, that's what! Early spring is a great time to sow vegetable or flower seeds outside in raised beds or container gardens. Raised beds and/or containers enable the soil to warm faster so you can sow earlier. If you want to double-check that your soil is ready, use a soil or compost …
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Flower and Garden Shows: What’s Not To Like!
I had the opportunity a few weeks back to leave Winter behind and head to Seattle for a sneak peek of Spring at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Oh what fun it was! Not only did I get to spend some time with a great friend but together we enjoyed fantasy gardening at its …
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A LOVE(ly) Day Filled With Tulips
So last week was filled with red hearts, dark chocolates and Cupid's mischievous arrow flying about...and Mother Nature was somehow struck along the way, for she showed some sweet love to us here in the Boise valley and the thermometer topped out in the mid-50s for several days in a row! Of course, this change …
Fiji: A Feast For Winter Eyes
For those of you with a case of winter blahs... that are tired of looking at a white horizon with nothing but gray and brown shapes scattered about and dismayed each day wondering if the sun will break through the hazy fog, here's a bit of the Fiji islands to feast your eyes upon! (I …
Planning Makes Good Use of January’s Mighty Chill
Accepting January and the obnoxiously cold temperatures it brings is something that just must be done if living in Boise, Idaho (Zone 6). Earlier this month as the mercury dropped to 12, 5 and even 0 degrees there was no use in "layering up" or bundling in 'down.' The cold simply and smugly invaded any …
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Happy Holidays and Happy Gardening!
Thank you for reading igardendaily.com throughout the year. Cheers to happiness, health, giving and gardening this day and every day throughout the year!
You Can Still Go For The Garlic!
I know it's November and the leaves have fallen... Winter is so close that you can literally feel it getting closer each day. But you don't have to let all of your planting aspirations disappear just yet, for you still have time to grow some garlic! It's o.k. to plant garlic up until the ground …
It’s Official!
You may ask what and I'll answer honestly there has been so much going on in my garden and otherwise it's official that I can't keep up! The blog posts have not been finding their way to the published world although many an idea for posts has been captured on the "To Do" list. Drat, …
R, S, T in the Garden
A clever acronym for enjoying the long wonderful days of Fall? Not really, it stands for Raspberries, Sunflowers and Tomatoes - these are the beauties that have been attracting my eye and demanding my attention. My fall bearing raspberries are in high GDP mode. It seems the more I pick, the more there are! I …
August Heat Leads To Cool Treats
Oh my, August can be a hot one! And when the air as far as you can see is filled with smoke from wildfires, it makes you feel even warmer! What to do, what to do? Try to play it cool, of course! One way to play it cool (mentally and physically) is to take …
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