Spring — however capricious it may be — has arrived, and it’s time to head back outdoors, keeping an eye on the weather. Gardeners in Middle Tennessee — Zone 7a, where The Garden Bench ca...
https://thegardenbench.wordpress.com/2022/04/01/april-garden-tips-tasks-3/
In Middle Tennessee, where The Garden Bench calls home, February can be unpredictable. One day the temperature may be in the 50s or 60s, with sun and blue skies; the next day there could be snow....
https://thegardenbench.wordpress.com/2022/02/01/february-garden-tips-tasks/
It’s winter, finally, and even though the daylight stretches a bit longer each day, our houseplants are still feeling the effects of the long, dark nights. Here’s how to help them through the...
https://thegardenbench.wordpress.com/2022/01/06/get-your-houseplants-through-the-cold/
I have three houseplants I’d like to share with a friend: a heartleaf philodendron, ZZ plant, and an African violet. What’s the easiest way to divide them? Many houseplants can be shared. Som...
https://thegardenbench.wordpress.com/2020/01/22/houseplants-share-the-wealth/
Each month, UT Gardens at the University of Tennessee suggests a Plant of the Month to garden writers and gardeners in the state. The January, 2020 featured plant is Silky Dogwood (Cornus amonum)...
https://thegardenbench.wordpress.com/2020/01/10/silky-dogwood-shows-its-colors/
Garden enthusiasts can always find a way to enjoy their favorite pastime, even in winter. If you’re missing the outdoors because of snow or rain or blustery winds, consider these tasks to keep ...
https://thegardenbench.wordpress.com/2020/01/01/january-garden-tips-tasks/
We’d like to plant shrubs at the back of our lot in an area that, unfortunately, doesn’t get full sun. Can you suggest evergreen shrubs that will do well in the shade? To grow to their target...
https://thegardenbench.wordpress.com/2018/03/20/shrubs-for-shade/
A few weeks ago I talked by phone with Brie Arthur, the author of The Foodscape Revolution, to include her voice in a story for The Tennessean in advance of the Nashville Lawn and Garden Show, wh...
https://thegardenbench.wordpress.com/2018/03/13/grow-food-with-your-flowers/
Gardeners in Middle Tennessee (home of The Garden Bench) know that, in spite of what the calendar says, early spring has arrived. It’s almost March, and buds are swelling, bulbs are up and many...
https://thegardenbench.wordpress.com/2018/02/22/march-into-the-garden-with-these-tips-and-tasks/
I have a bag of tulip bulbs from last fall that I never got around to planting. Is it too late? They’ve been in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks, and some of them have started to sprout i...
https://thegardenbench.wordpress.com/2018/02/12/planting-tulips-in-winter-try-containers/