Gardening Articles by Mary Frost

The Mystical Rose

Using White in the Garden

White rose flower with pink edges of 'Double Delight'

Did you miss the window of time to prune your roses while they were dormant? Was the reason because it was cold outside, wet and generally inhospitable? Did you simply run out of time? Or perhaps you are in the fine company of just about every other person who has roses in their garden: Rose pruning is MORE

Using White in the Garden

One of the most stunning gardens I have ever experienced was filled with only white blooming plants. To intensify the monochrome palette, the white flowers were backed by a stucco wall painted intense, cobalt blue! It felt exciting and serene at the same time. Bliss! MORE

Let the Garden Restore You

Creating a Winter Vegetable Garden

Morning light shining in a meadow garden.

Sometimes life leaves us feeling terribly depleted. How do you fill yourself back up? One way is to embrace nature. You can simply find a patch grass, lie flat on your back and gaze at the sky. You can get in your car and find a place to hike. Or you can go into your garden, a friend's garden . . . MORE

Creating a Winter Vegetable Garden

basket full of Swiss Chard leaves of green with white veins and burgundy with red veins.

Here in planting Zone 9 we are fortunate to be able to grow a winter vegetable garden. Lettuce, Bok Choy, Spinach, Broccoli and Garlic are some of the crops that can be planted just before or early in winter. Timing is key when planting so that plants have time to grow before soil cools off and days are shorter. MORE

Gardening Articles by Mary Frost

The Mystical Rose

Using White in the Garden

Using White in the Garden

Using White in the Garden

Using White in the Garden

Using White in the Garden

Let the Garden Restore You

Creating a Winter Vegetable Garden

Creating a Winter Vegetable Garden

Creating a Winter Vegetable Garden

Creating a Winter Vegetable Garden

Creating a Winter Vegetable Garden

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