Each spring I adore seeing purple and white violet blooms poking out of the lawn. The perky flowers of common blue violet (Viola sororia) and the delicate white flowers of Canadian white violet (Viola Canadensis) add a colorful touch to an otherwise sea of green. Since I tend to let nature help design my gardens, there are certain sections where I allow violets and other wildflowers to do their thing.
I'm far from home without my usual blogging tools, but feel the need to check in with regular readers. It will be some time before I again sit at my computer to draft a blog post on some aspect of gardening in Connecticut.
Fresh-cut Christmas trees frequently become a municipal disposal issue during early January. But you can ease your local waste burden by following a few simple steps. The first two are part of my gardening in Connecticut winter routine.
Like many gardeners, I have a number of plants that thrive outside during warm-weather months but, to survive year-round, must spend cold-weather months inside. When Connecticut temperatures begin to fall into the low 50's –high 40's – usually during September – I scramble to find indoor spaces for pots of tender vegetation.
Much of Connecticut awoke this morning to snow falling from the sky and sticking to the ground. It's November 8. Unlike more northern New England states, most of Connecticut usually remains snow-free until December or at the earliest, Thanksgiving.
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