February is the short, topsy-turvy month, when the crocus sprouts in Monday’s warmth…and disappears in Tuesday’s blizzard. It is also the last month to anticipate our gardening needs before warm weather — and utter chaos — arrive. Here is my list of chores, for gardens within and without: Branches, spring-flowering. A number of these can… Read more »

February is the short, topsy-turvy month, when the crocus blooms in Monday’s warmth…and disappears in Tuesday’s snow. It is also, perhaps, the last month to anticipate our gardening needs before warm weather — and utter chaos — arrive. Here is my list of chores, for gardens within and without: Tools. Clean and sharpen lawnmower blades,… Read more »