John Zvirovski

Everyone has a favorite flower for various reasons. Some have ones that bring back an enchanted memory, while others have one because of its beauty and fragrance. I have too many to choose from — I tend to have a collection of favorite flowers. One of those is tuberose.

Each year near the end of the summer months, I take out my pad of paper and make notes on what plants did well for the season and which ones did not. Taking pictures of items is also a good resource for later recollection. As I take the inventory, there are always things that did exceptional for…

September entered the picture quickly once again, and I can hardly believe it is already here! Feels like the summer just began, and now we are going into the final few months of gardening. I have a feeling we are going to have another long but dry fall season. I believe last year we were one day…

Any plant that has a name like the Marvel of Peru needs to be in my garden! Not only does it sound pretty, but it also sounds so exotic! Many people are more familiar with its common name, four o’clock.

In the past few years, I have developed a liking to another flower that I usually don’t have the best luck growing. For years, I gave up on the stunning dahlia flower, as it just never did what I wanted it to do in the garden, plus it oftentimes required staking. A few years back, a friend of mine…

This past week, the autumn season officially arrived. Even though the week before seemed a little cool, our warmer weather is returning. We have yet to get our first frost, but in the coming weeks, it will eventually occur. With the new season comes new projects before the winter season arrives,…

After some beautiful autumn weather, the cooler conditions have returned. This is usually the time when we get more moisture and colder evenings. An autumn frost is imminent at this point with a killing frost not far behind. As much as I love to take every beautiful moment in as much as possible,…

Autumn officially took place a few weeks ago, and we are already seeing the up-and-down changes of cool and warm days. Each week threatens to have the first killing frost of the season, and each day we don’t get one, I am grateful. I enjoy the fall season as it is so beautiful with all the changing…

When many of us see a solitary bug in the house or garden, many of us become intrigued by it and tend to look at it a little closer. We observe its colors and how it moves. We look to see if it looks scary like a spider or pretty like a ladybug. However, anytime we see them in mass swarming around,…

Asters are one of the best fall perennials to have in the garden next to the chrysanthemums. They have many great characteristics, Asters will thrive in regular to clay soils. They don’t mind wet feet during the summer, and they tolerate cold temperatures quite well during the autumn season. Most…