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American Arborvitae
by Jan Cashman In the middle of winter, the green foliage of evergreens gives us color in an otherwise colorless time of the year. One of these evergreens, American arborvitae, is a dense, compact shrub native to northeastern North America. As you can see from the photo, arborvitaes are beautiful in the winter (and summer,
2007 Growing Season
By Jan Cashman Our hot July wasn’t the only weather extreme to affect the 2007 growing season; we also had snow, rain, frost, drought, all kinds of weather that affected our plants’ growth this past spring and summer. Well above average snowfall last February and an early, warm spring made the Gallatin Valley green, green,
Daffodils
by Jan Cashman Daffodils-Narcissus-Jonquil–which is the correct name? Narcissus is the botanical name for this genus of spring-flowering bulbs. The Narcissus genus takes its name from the mythological Greek youth Narcissus. He was so in love with his own reflection in a lake that the Goddess Aphrodite turned him into a white daffodil, forever bowing
Zucchini
by Jan Cashman Along with blondes and mothers-in-law, zucchini are the butt of many jokes. “Plant zucchini only if you have lots of friends.” “Bet you can’t grow just one.” “Lock your car doors in August to prevent your neighbors from putting their extra zucchinis on your back seat.” And the oh-so-true, Murphy’s law statement,
Garden Tour Gardeners
By Jan Cashman Before last year’s Garden & Home Tour put on by the Emerson Center for the Arts, the garden owners on the tour were asked to fill out an information sheet. Their answers are interesting to fellow gardeners. We want to know how the best gardeners in our valley garden, their favorite plants,
As Rare As A Day In June
by Jan Cashman One of Jerry’s favorite poems is As Rare As a Day in June by Lowell. The poem is about plants and animals coming to life in June. June is a favorite month for gardeners because everything is blooming. Gardens have been planted and are up and growing. Lots of the work is