Gardening Tips

✅ Quick Tip: Don’t be alarmed if foliage looks tired after planting. The energy is going into root establishment first; new green shoots will...

✅ Quick Tip: Hosta thrive in shade, but the more sun-tolerant types often have gold or yellow leaves — while blue-leaved Hosta prefer deeper...

✅ Quick Tip: For bearded iris, shallow planting is key — it’s better for the rhizome to be partly exposed than buried. Full coverage...

✅ Quick Tip: For container-grown plants, plant them at the same soil level they had in the pot—not deeper.   1. Timing Best time...

✅ Quick Tip: Don’t plant too deep. For peonies, crown depth is everything—shallow is better than too deep if unsure.   1. Timing Best...

✅ Quick Tip: Don’t overwater at planting — dahlias rot easily before sprouting. Hold back water until shoots break the surface.   1. Timing...

✅ Quick Tip: Plant in full sun or part shade in well drained soils. For tall lilies, plant deeper (8+ inches) — it stabilizes...

✅ Quick Tip: For hens-and-chicks, less is more! Dry, sunny, and lean soil is the key to healthy, colorful rosettes. Cool fall temperatures intensify...

✅ Quick Tip: Plant cannas shallow (4–6 inches) and give them rich, moist soil—they’re heavy feeders and drinkers. Plant in full sun.   1....

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‘Wildberry’ Coral Bell Shade Container Garden at Moss Mountain Farm In the world of designing gardens plants that offer color and texture can move...

In my neck of the woods precipitation comes one of two ways; either all at once or not at all. Spring sees ample showers,...

I’m a hopeless collector… of everything, you name it. Books, funky art, even funky friends, chickens, daffodils, and lots of other flowers. P. Allen...

    For me peonies have always represented a flower of great abundance, bringing joy to all those who experienced them. We all owe...

Beloved Garden Plants The iris is one of those beloved garden plants I can’t remember not being aware of, even from my earliest days...

For gardeners scratching their heads over what to plant in those areas of low light, it’s often the Hosta that comes to mind. This...

Grass in your flowerbeds? For gardeners who’ve spent hours pulling invasive weeds, this may seem like strange advice. But let me introduce you to...

When visitors tour the grounds of Moss Mountain Farm, they always marvel at the perennials and annuals looking so bright-eyed and bushy-tailed all the way...