by Rainbow Gardens | Jun 15, 2017 | News & Events, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Summer Garden
I glanced at the 10 day forecast for this week and regretted it instantly. 96, 98, 97, and so on. I think you get the drift. It’s only June and I’ve had to peel my leg from a hot car seat a handful of times already! I’ve been trying to get up early...
by Rainbow Gardens | Mar 2, 2017 | Butterflies, Native/Xeriscape/Wildflowers, Pollinators
I’ve embarked on a new adventure and frankly, it is taking over my life. I went to one seminar, Monarch Tagging and Releasing with Drake White (The Nectar Bar), and took one trip to visit Laura Jarvis’s (our event coordinator) backyard butterfly oasis back...
by Rainbow Gardens | Feb 8, 2017 | Annuals & Perennials, Edibles, Soil & Compost
I feel it. Do you feel it? Although there may be a smattering of cold days here and there, the sun is making itself known. I’ve already seen new growth pushing up from the ground on many of my perennials. The birds have an extra little peep in their chirps, and...
by Rainbow Gardens | Nov 14, 2016 | Annuals & Perennials, Houseplants, Seasonal & Gardening Tips, Winter Garden
Every year I see the boxes of amaryllis bulbs lined up at the nursery and every year I tell myself I’m going to grow one in a simple glass cylinder vase. But before I know it, all the bulbs are scooped up by those who don’t procrastinate quite as long as I...
by Rainbow Gardens | Aug 24, 2016 | Edibles, Vegetables
How Long Do I Gotta Wait? It doesn’t really matter which growing season it is, it seems to happen in both. We add our compost, till our soil, buy our seeds and veggies, plant them up and then…….wait. We water faithfully, check to make sure our...
