Black Lace™ elderberry (Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’) is a great black-leaved shrub for full sun. The plant was bred Ken Tobutt and Jacqui Prevette of East Malling Research Station in Kent, England from European elderberry cultivars. Black Lace™ elderberry is marketed under the Proven Winners® brand. Our plant at the Dane County Extension Teaching Garden is […]
This year, unlike last year, we have certainly not had to worry about watering! Everything is huge and luxuriant (unfortunately, this includes mosquitoes in the evening). So many things are flowering that I had trouble choosing what to cover. I decided that I would focus on ‘daisies’ since we have several cultivars (this word is […]
It’s a great time of year. Bulbs, native spring wildflowers and various trees and shrubs are all blooming! Here are some of the highlights over the past three to four weeks. Bulbs: We have a couple of late-season daffodils still blooming. ‘Palmares’ is a member of Division 11 of the Narcissus genus. That division has […]
The 3rd-4th week in March is a great time to start seeds in the southern half of the state. Starting warm-season crops like tomatoes and peppers inside like we will do in the workshop is recommended, so they bear fruit in a timely fashion since our growing season is too short for them to be […]
January 22, 2024 This past week was Winter Salt Awareness week. Allison Madison, Program Manager for Wisconsin SaltWIse hosted an excellent series of YouTube livestreamed mini-lectures on various topics around winter de-icing salt use. To view the series, visit SaltWISe Winter Salt Awareness week. With the recent snowfall, you may have used de-icing salt products […]
Seed starting time is coming! Do you know if your seeds are viable? Here are some tips to keep in mind. Fresh seed germinates best. Seed packets are labeled with the date they are best used by. Though seeds are usually viable longer than that date, some species lose viability faster, and germination decreases for […]
