A New Native Fall Blooming Dogwood?
Native Dogwood flowering in the fall Spotted in Raleigh this week.  Is it a new native fall blooming dogwood?  It is fall.  It is a native dogwood.  Nope.  Nothing new; it’s been around for a while. I have been assured by the best at the JC Raulston Arboretum that what this is,  is only the dogwood’s last hurrah b

This Month in the Garden – November
Still plenty to do and the weather to do it in.  Enjoy! H. GARDENING WITH CONFIDENCE™ THIS MONTH IN THE GARDEN Mid-Atlantic Region November Maintenance Guide NC State Farmers Market, Raleigh, NC INTRO Once the killing frost hits, it’s time to tuck your garden in bed for

Helen’s Haven Fall Woodland Gardens One and Too
Woodland Bed Too Due to the shade, the box are taking their sweet ole time connecting Back of the property, xeric, interesting.  Helen’s Haven has two Woodland Gardens.  Both are small gardens.  Woodland Garden One is  xeric and sunny.  Woodland Garden Too is xeric and shady.  One is on the North side of the Crinum Bed and Too is on the South side of the Crinum Bed.  .

Book of Six© Six PPE’s to Always Wear in The Garden
Wearing personal protective equipment is very important in all trades; gardening is no different.  Before I head out into the garden, I always where these six essentials PPEs.   I didn’t always do so, but now I don’t considered myself ready to garden unless I have on the following:

Sunday, November 15, 2009 Puttering in Helen’s Haven
Today is also Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day I hope you enjoy what is happening in Helen’s Haven, Raleigh, NC today. I managed to fill 8 more cans of Castor Beans and Cannas.  After that, I ran out of cans, but not energy.  As such, I clipped more and hauled about 8 more can equivalents to the compost pile. Planted some great plants given to me to test by the growers. 3 Proven Winners  Hydrangea arbborescens Invincibelle™ Spirit.  One went into the xeric Woodland Too bed, another