City Gardening » trees http://citygardeningonline.com a gardening blog-a-zine by Lorraine Flanigan Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:38:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 6 of 10 Ways to Spruce Up Your Garden for Spring http://citygardeningonline.com/dig-in/6-of-10-ways-to-spruce-up-your-garden-for-spring/ http://citygardeningonline.com/dig-in/6-of-10-ways-to-spruce-up-your-garden-for-spring/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:23:40 +0000 Lorraine http://citygardeningonline.com/?p=1267 magnolia6.Feed flowering shrubs, trees and vines

Although compost makes an ideal spring tonic for plants, to keep them blooming their best, flowering shrubs, trees and vines benefit by a dose of fertilizer too. Apply slow-release fertilizer granules formulated for flowering shrubs and vines such as roses, clematis and rhododendrons – then stand back and watch them bloom!

]]> http://citygardeningonline.com/dig-in/6-of-10-ways-to-spruce-up-your-garden-for-spring/feed/ 0 4 of 10 Ways to Get Through Winter http://citygardeningonline.com/dig-in/winter-dig-in-how-to-videos-and-techniques/4-of-10-ways-to-get-through-winter/ http://citygardeningonline.com/dig-in/winter-dig-in-how-to-videos-and-techniques/4-of-10-ways-to-get-through-winter/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:21:13 +0000 Lorraine http://citygardeningonline.com/?p=431 50highimpactpalnts_269x1784. Read a book. There’s nothing nicer than sitting by the fireplace, curled up with a good gardening book while snowflakes drift languidly outside. Bliss. Here’s what’s on my winter reading list:

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