A friend has asked me how to grow herbs indoors during the winter. Since she started using fresh herbs, the dried version just doesn’t cut it any more. She spends a lot of money on the little sprigs that are for sale in the grocery store produce department. She would prefer to save that money [...]
December 15, and what is blooming? Not much. We are having an unusually warm spell (60 degrees!) and continuous drizzle, though I’ve braved the elements to get these few images. And I’m finally learning that the only thing normal about Cincinnati weather is . . . that it is never normal! Above, the intrepid perennial [...]
In the winter, it’s especially nice to have green plants around the house as an outlet for our “green thumbs”. In my opinion, though, it’s a lot easier to grow plants in the garden than in the house. My houseplants often suffer in the winter because of the low light conditions, dry air from the [...]