RESOURCES
RE-IMAGINE YOUR OUTDOORS!
Create your own Spaces of Wonder and Joy full of color and all season interest. Here you will find ideas, inspirations and tips to make your outdoors come alive.
HANDBOOK
Plant Propagation in Home Gardens
Notes on What, How and When to propagate shrubs, soft and hard perennials as well as self seeders
SESSION
Micro Farming Basics
The economics of starting and running a small scale or recreational farm in private spaces. This session will be focused on how to optimize your existing yard space for small scale production and micro farming. We will look at the economics of yard versus productive gardens, how to decide what to grow, and how to start a micro farm in your own backyard. You will learn about • Flower vs Vegetable Gardening - Pros and Cons • Permaculture Design and perennial planting • Natural vs Crafted garden design layouts for cut flower business • Design and build of raised bed gardens • Critters, pests and hazards • Fencing, companions and natural deterrents
DESIGN TIPS - VIDEO
Landscaping with Weigela
Weigela is a wonderful Bee and Hummingbird Magnet. It bursts forth in prolific long lasting blooms that last all Spring into early Summer. Some species like the Sonic Bloom, Czechmark Trilogy put on a sporadic show in late Sunmer. Although not native, it’s a determined Pollinator bush, with both bees and Hummingbirds finding early sources of nectar and again in the late Summer when options are fewer. They make a terrific addition to a pollinator garden as much as to general floral landscaping.
DESIGN TIPS - VIDEO
Colocasia - Elephant Ear Plant
Colocasia, Elephant Ears, makes a stunning feature planting in the Summer garden.
Planted in pairs to pillar a walkway or as a stand alone, it puts on an arresting display from late June through first frost. It offers a gorgeous foreground to a backdrop of perennials, especially hydrangeas. Plant in containers with low overflowing foliage for a flash effect. And, these bulb annual are amazingly sustainable and hardy. Dig them up in Fall before first frost and store in a dry cool place, just like Dahlias.