Starting lavender indoors is an easy project for any gardener hoping to grow lavender for their garden. If done the right way you will be able to grow many tiny lavender seedlings, which will be ready to be planted out into the garden once summer arrives! In this post I will show you how to…
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Winter Sowing Perennial Seeds- Planting And Care
Winter sowing perennial seeds is a great winter activity for any gardener. The winter sowing technique is an almost hands off method for getting the perennial seeds stratified and growing in the outdoor environment. Learn how to winter sow perennial seeds, and get your perennial plants off to a great start. Since starting winter sowing…
How To Grow Amaryllis From Seed
Amaryllis is a beautiful flowering plant grown from a bulb. Although most often propagated from offsets and bulb division, Amaryllis can also be grown from seed. Learn how to grow Amaryllis from seed, to experience the joy of creating new plants. Every year we grow Amaryllis as holiday plants to enjoy over the Christmas holidays….
Winter Sowing Lupine Seeds- Planting And Care
The winter sowing method is one of the easiest techniques for planting and germinating lupine seeds. Winter sowing lupine seeds helps to stratify the seeds naturally, and allows nature to provide a lot of the early seed care. If lupines grow well in your area, consider winter sowing these seeds, and add some of these…
How To Grow Roses From Seed
In early December we foraged for wild rose hips to decorate the evergreen boughs placed along our porch railings. This spring as I cleaned up the old boughs and rose hips, I realized that this was a wonderful opportunity to show how to grow roses from seed. Rose hips contain the rose seed, and planting…
How To Grow Lupines -Planting And Care
Every summer we are blessed with an amazing lupine display along our roadsides and highways here in Nova Scotia. In this post we will discuss how to grow lupines so that you can bring that beautiful look of wild lupines into your garden. How To Grow Lupines Lupines are herbaceous perennial plants with long taproots….
Winter Sowing In Milk Jugs: Cold Stratification
Winter sowing in milk jugs is an easy way to start your cold hardy plants for next year’s gardening season. If you like to start your seeds indoors while the snow is still on the ground, consider this winter sowing method. This fun activity is quick and easy, and frees up space on the seedling…