In late winter I decided to relocate my flowering almond (Prunus glandulosa). This relocation would constitute the second move since Mum and I first planted the flowering almond; an offshoot from one that had died from insect or disease damage. more »

This is the first year for several years that a freeze has not visited while the fruit trees were in bloom. I call it the orchard, but I only have two apple trees; one red delicious, one yellow delicious, a red plum, and a small peach tree. more »

Daffodils are early spring bloomers and their blossoms have all but faded from the garden; I have just a few clumps that are now in bloom. Now the question is how to handle all the blades left standing in the flower beds. There is a bad practice for handling daffodil blades, and that is the practice of braiding. more »