Ok so in honour of the Open Voices singers who came out the the greenhouses to sing for and hour on the Saturday of the long weekend…..the "Wilton Tabernacle Choir" was formed with sponsorship of Burt's Greenhouses. Remember this is the first public performance which will surely bring us all the attention we deserve! …and [...]
For the past three years we have been experimenting wth overwintering a garlic crop in our greenhouses. We do so in the greenhouse that houses our overwintering perennials. It is kept heated to maintain a temperature of about -5C so that everything freezes but does not get exposed to extreme cold. In addition to a normal [...]
One of the facts of life in this business (maybe all businesses) is that of repeating questions and the most common questions we get are about watering. Sometimes people don't even know their question is about watering! In training our own staff to water the most important instruction we give is that you have to [...]
You asked me why I garden. I replied it is a miracle that I do. And even more of a miracle that I enjoy it. I come from a long line of gardeners who taught me about the hard work but none of the pleasures. That was left for the garden herself to teach me. [...]
by Carolyn Pickering How quickly the summer has passed and we are now in one of the most thought provoking times of the year for a gardener. We often think we should wait until spring to make necessary changes to the garden plan but one of the advantages of fall gardening is that you are [...]
This is an image of a Tortoise Beetle. If you grow ipomea then you have seen these. That would include morning glory and all forms of sweet potato vine, ornamental or not. I must admit that I have horrified some people with my exuberant enthusiasm for this …pest. How could I have any kind thoughts for [...]
Our friends Orrie and Andrea were part of the courageous group of customers who came out on Saturday to purchase plants for their garden. I gave them a bit of a tour showing them the garlic, greens and green onions we are growing. The trunk and back seat were full before they left (note; always [...]
One of my Mom’s favorite and most impassioned stories was of chasing down a red tail hawk as a small girl. Mom loved animals. She had banty hens in the hen house next to our house. She nutured them and talked to them every day. There was nothing she loved more than to bundle up [...]
This morning Ruth and I uncovered our back beds. It was a quiet morning with no wind making the job light work. The sun was almost shining, a rare event this spring making it nearly perfect. To top it all off we had a lovely accompanist singing his heart out the whole time!
Last fall we did an experimental planting of garlic in boxes in our greenhouse. We are able to overwinter this garlic in a greenhouse that is kept at about a minimum of -5 C. It came through the winter beautifully and we moved the boxes out to our outside beds about 3 weeks ago. these [...]