The Gardens at Oatlands

08/16/2018

Monarchs are back

06/27/2018

Bee on the Balm

06/20/2018

05/30/2018

Drift roses on the bank

05/20/2018

05/16/2018

Mock Orange

05/11/2018

I think the banana trees are ready to come out of the greenhouse.

04/29/2018

Tomatoes Hate Cucumbers: Secrets of Companion Planting + Popular Planting Combinations | Homestead Guru

Did you know that tomatoes hate cucumbers? While they might taste great together in a salad, tomato plants actually dislike growing in close proximity to any member of the curcurbit family, which includes cucumbers. Tomatos love carrots and basil, however – so planting these together will actually...

04/27/2018

04/23/2018

04/19/2018

Crabapple

04/13/2018

03/22/2018

Snow in the garden

03/19/2018

My big pile of compost just got delivered, I'm going to be busy.

03/14/2018

One of the benefits of coming in early is I can still smell the Night Blooming Jasmine.

03/02/2018

Cherry blossom branches I forced in the greenhouse

02/27/2018

A little pocket of Spring

02/12/2018

The SoilGuy - Soil Amendments

I have a huge pile of wood chips

This page provides GENERAL information about amendments, but for details about specific products, see the Organic Dirt Amendments link.

02/10/2018

Sad to see the old Ash tree go

01/29/2018

Tomatoes almost ready.

01/24/2018

Keeping a Garden Notebook - Organic Gardening - MOTHER EARTH NEWS

A few years ago, I began keeping a garden notebook. It's chock full of valuable gardening information, all at my fingertips. I tell you how I did it in this article.

12/15/2017

Heirloom Turkish Black Carrot - Daucus carota.

12/09/2017

How To Naturally Improve Your Soil With Leaf Mold

Boost ground structure and water-holding capacity with this free fertilizer.

11/28/2017

11/20/2017

5 Surprising Things Gardeners Can Learn From Iceland's Greenhouses

The future of farming may just be indoors.

10/30/2017

Pineapple Sage still going strong