Know it Grow It
May 02, 2016I got to make my annual spring run to a few of Detroit’s largest garden centers this past weekend. It has been a cool spring there as well as for us, so they were not fully stocked if the plants were not grown on site. I still managed to find a few plants that wowed me that I haven’t been able to get locally. So I considered the trip a success. A new wonderful annual that was introduced two…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistApril 25, 2016Driving through town yesterday, I commented that our spring season is a full two weeks ahead of average. The flowering crab blossoms are opening and the color of tulips and Virginia bluebells is what I hope to see the week of Mother’s Day. Two weeks less of winter is fine in my book and I am appreciating every day of it! If you have weeds and creeping Charlie showing up in your lawn, this is the…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistApril 19, 2016Thank you to all the good people who attended my Courageous Pruning Seminar on Saturday. I enjoyed out time together and I hope you found the information encouraging and empowering. I’m going out this morning (Monday) to apply the first round of Systemic Rose Care granules to my shrub roses. This is a great product that not only feeds the roses, but also protects them from sucking and chewing…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistMarch 21, 2016I mentioned last week that I would write about some of my favorite blooming annual plants to use in planters or gardens, and today I will start with begonias. Until recent years, varieties of begonias were pretty much plants for shade; however, two of my recommendations for sun or shade are Dragon Wing Begonia and Big Begonia. Both of these are in the “wax leaf” type and will grow well in…
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