Dee A. Nash's Blog, page 5

Container gardening tutorial

This week I’ve had a lot of questions from my garden coaching clients about containers and what to grow, so I thought I’d share a little container gardening tutorial. I’ve Read More

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New zinnias to grow this year

Oh my goodness, the new zinnia varieties this year! Anyone who listens to my podcast, The Gardenangelists, with Carol Michel knows I love zinnias; this, my friends, is the year Read More

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Defending hellebores?

When I first saw Marianne Willburn’s excellent post, A Defense of Hellebores, on Garden Rant, I thought, we’re now defending hellebores? Surely not. Who wouldn’t love these perennials, some of Read More

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Elephant Ears make my summer garden shine

Elephant ears make my summer garden shine, so I immediately said yes when Dutch Grown Bulbs asked me to collaborate with them on summer bulbs. Dr. John Cho elephant ear Read More

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Seed Starting Station

Starting Seeds is easy with a seed-starting station. First, obtain the following items: Assembling the seed-starting station With my husband’s electrical assistance, we assembled the list above to build my Read More

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New year, new garden plans

It’s a new year, which means I’m thinking about new garden plans. I also ordered new flower seeds. I thought sharing my new garden plans, and seed orders might be Read More

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Seed catalogs arrive daily

Starting in December, seed catalogs begin to arrive. By January, they arrive daily. Even though many companies have gone completely online, others like John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds send paper Read More

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Leaves, beautiful shredded leaves

I should carry around a sign stating “Will Work for Compost” for I do every autumn. Other than my labor, my compost is free because it’s from beautiful shredded leaves. Read More

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Beans and greens

While I’m out planting the bulbs this Sunday afternoon, I’ll also be thinking about beans and greens and whether I want to start any beans on top of the stove Read More

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Growing amaryllis is easy

Trust me, growing amaryllis is easy. In fact, Hippeastrum is about the easiest plant you can grow for the holidays, second only to paperwhites. Both are great Christmas flowers and Read More

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