Category Archives: The Summer Garden

Starting a Rose Bush and other plants from a Cutting (Slip)

Posted on June 17, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

For as long as I can remember, my Grandmother, Mother, and Aunts were always starting new plants from cuttings (slips). I think they called them slips because, they tore the piece of plant material from the donor plant, instead of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushes, Shrubs, Trees, Roses, Peonies, Tulips, etc, The Spring Garden, The Summer Garden | 26 Comments

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 →

Posted in Bushes, Shrubs, Trees, planting a SHADE GARDEN, The Spring Garden, The Summer Garden | 2 Comments

ROSES, Planting, Pruning and General Care.

Posted on May 11, 2011 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

I think the Roseis the most loved of all the garden flowers. In Spring, you see them for sale everywhere, from garden centers, to your local supermarket. They are also available through mail order catalog companies. Roses come packaged a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bushes, Shrubs, Trees, Roses, Peonies, Tulips, etc, The Autumn(Fall) Garden, The Spring Garden, The Summer Garden | 2 Comments