Gardener’s Corner Week 4

Gardener's Corner

True Or False?  THE POPPY IS A SYMBOL OF MEMORIAL DAY? TRUE: In the battlefields of Europe, the red field poppy was one of the first plants to reappear. The seeds from the common red poppy were scattered in the wind lying dormant until germinating when the ground was...

Gardener’s Corner Week 3

Gardener's Corner

Raised Garden Beds are for Aesthetics only? True or False? FALSE! The are many benefits to raised garden beds and they are ideal for growing small plots of flowers, vegetables, and herbs. Raised garden beds tend to provide good drainage compared to ground level...

Gardener’s Corner Week 1

Gardener's Corner

True or False:  Pansies can sing?? Answer:  False! However, movie fans may remember Disney’s animated adaption of Alice in Wonderland featured a chorus of singing pansies. Spring is a great time of the year to put in annual flowering plants, and one of the...

Gardener’s Corner Week 2

Gardener's Corner

April Showers Alone Bring May Flowers –   True or False? False: April is typically a wet month on Cape Cod. Plants usually do not have to worry about having enough water in the spring to start growing and producing flowers. However, the temperature is equally if...