We had about four inches of snow yesterday and while no one was happy we all thought it would disappear pretty quick. It did melt away in the lower elevations, but not here on our hill. Then this afternoon it began to snow again - thick and fast. By 4 in the afternoon we had about 6 new inches of snow, and I went out to check the application of "poor man's fertilizer."' Then after supper we sat…
When I walked through the garden the other day I realized how many red berries I have in the fall. Three years ago I noticed for the first time that my holly, ‘Blue Princess,’ and my cotoneasters had finally started producing berries. That berry production has gotten more prolific and beautiful each year. Hollies are dioecious plants, which means they need separate male and female plants to cross pollinate and produce fruits. While there are many holly cultivars…