Category Archives: planting a SHADE GARDEN

Plant (Start) a Flower Garden for Sun or Shade…Celebrate Spring

Posted on March 31, 2012 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Starting a flower garden, especially your first one can be a wonderful experience. There is something rewarding about being outside, working the soil, picking out plants, and seeing your labor of love turn into something quite beautiful. This post is … Continue reading →

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Looking at Evergreens in the Garden

Posted on January 31, 2012 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Evergreens to me provide the most interest in the Winter garden, and are really the backbone or foundation on which a really nice year-round garden is built. They can be planted along with herbaceous perennials in the garden, to add … Continue reading →

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Evergreens are the Winter Interest in My Garden

Posted on January 24, 2012 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

As much as I like a garden filled with flowers, there is another part of me, The Zen Part, that likes the look of just the evergreens, standing alone, in the Winter Garden.

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It’s time to plant Spring Flowering Bulbs, Fall is in the Air

Posted on September 23, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

As the days get shorter, and the gardening season starts to come to an end, it is now time to think New Beginnings. Your new beginnings will be flower filledif you take some time now and plant some Spring flowering … Continue reading →

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When designing a Shade Garden, think Focal Point, Plant Color, and Shapes of Leaves

Posted on September 4, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

When I think about what goes into making a good shade garden, three things come to mind. #1 a Focal point(s) man-made or natural. #2 Plant Color to add light to the garden. #3 Shapes of Leaves for variety and … Continue reading →

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Designing / Planting a Hosta Garden

Posted on August 21, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Many people are Blesses???, Cursed!!! with a shade garden. If you are one of them, you will most likely be making lemon-aid out of lemons. Your lemon of choice, in this situation will be the Hosta, also called the Plantation … Continue reading →

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HOSTAS (Plantation Lily)…Planting, Dividing, and Maintenance

Posted on August 14, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Hostas, also called the Plantation Lilyare a common sight in many gardens. In my area of Upstate New York, zone 5-4, they are widely used in shady areas. Hostas come in many sizes. They can be plants that mature to … Continue reading →

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Neatening up a Rhododendron after it Blooms.

Posted on June 3, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

One of the Spring rituals that I still do, started in the early 1970’s with my Mother. It is the neatening up of the Rhododendron bush after it blooms. My Mother and I would go outside on a late Spring … Continue reading →

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Planting Annuals, A beginning Gardener’s Guide.

Posted on May 28, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

ANNUALS are plants that grow for one season and die. In about a 7 month period, the annual goes from being seed, to forming into a plant that produces many flowers. The flowers mature on that plant, dry up, and … Continue reading →

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Stagger Plant heights when Planting (Designing) a garden.

Posted on February 23, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Oh to many new gardeners want to plant (design) gardens as if plants were stair steps. In the back row they want to site a plant that grows, let’s say six-feet tall. In front of it they want to plant … Continue reading →

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