GardenWalk South Euclid

06/13/2026

Saturday is the last day for the Hudson Home and Garden Tour. Be there or be square!!!

06/05/2026

This Saturday!!🥳🌱🌼🌻 Yellow house with the double lot across from the Medical Center!

06/05/2026

Iris leaves may not look pretty forever, but they still have a job to do 💜 Let them recharge the plant before cleaning them up.

06/05/2026

One healthy geranium in a hanging basket holds enough cuttings to fill every pot on the porch by next month. The same technique works across ten common garden flowers — one stem, one glass of water, no soil until roots appear. 🌿

The method is the same for all ten: take a cutting just below a leaf node, strip the lower leaves so no foliage sits in the water, place in a clean glass in bright indirect light, and change the water every two days. Roots appear at the nodes.

Ten flowers that root reliably in water, with cutting length and approximate timing:

- Geranium: 4-inch stem, let the cut end dry for an hour before placing in water to reduce rot risk. Roots in 3–4 weeks
- Fuchsia: 4-inch soft tip cutting taken in late spring. Roots in 2–3 weeks — among the fastest on this list
- Impatiens: 3-inch stem, roots visible in under 2 weeks. One of the easiest flowering plants to propagate
- Chrysanthemum: 4-inch cutting from soft green growth only, not woody stems. Take in early summer. Roots in 2–3 weeks
- Hydrangea: 5-inch cutting of new season green growth, bottom two sets of leaves removed. Roots in 3–4 weeks
- Salvia: 4-inch tip cutting, roots in 2–3 weeks. Works on both annual and perennial salvias
- Verbena: 4-inch cutting below a node, roots in 2–3 weeks
- Dahlia: 4-inch cutting from basal growth at the start of the season, roots in 3–4 weeks
- Petunia: 4-inch cutting, roots in 2–3 weeks. Take from a healthy trailing stem
- Lantana: 4-inch cutting, roots readily in 2–3 weeks. Invasive caution: do not plant in open ground in Florida, coastal Texas, or Hawaii. Grow in containers in those areas and dispose of spent plants responsibly 🌸

Once roots reach an inch or two in length, transfer to potting mix. Harden off in a shaded spot for a few days before moving to full sun.

06/02/2026

The fun in Northeast Ohio starts with garden tours. They all require tickets except the June 27th, South Euclid tour of its six community gardens. Which are nestled in neighborhoods throughout the city!

05/31/2026

Obviously. I love Lavender!

Lavender can be tough, but it still needs the right start each season 💜 A few simple spring jobs can help prevent weak growth.

05/31/2026

Powdery mildew loves stressed zinnias. 🌿 Learn how to fix the problem naturally and keep plants growing.

05/31/2026

Lavender doesn't die from neglect. It dies from attention.

Every instinct that keeps tomatoes alive — rich soil, regular watering, organic mulch, afternoon shade — kills lavender. She evolved on rocky Mediterranean hillsides with poor soil, full sun, and almost no rain.

🌿 The six mistakes most gardens make:

- Overwatering — the number one lavender killer. Water deeply once a week in summer, then let the soil dry completely. If your soil stays damp for more than two days after rain, lavender won't survive there.

- Soil too rich — lavender produces more flowers and more fragrance in poor soil. Mix coarse sand or pea gravel into the planting hole at a 50/50 ratio.

- Bark or straw mulch — organic mulch holds moisture against the crown where lavender rots first. Mulch with pea gravel or crushed stone instead. This single change saves more lavender plants than any other fix.

- No pruning — cut back by one-third into green stems every spring. Don't cut into bare brown wood — it won't regrow. Annual pruning keeps her compact and blooming for years.

- Too much shade — minimum six hours of direct sun. Eight is better. The south-facing spot against a wall that bakes in summer is the one she wants.

- Wrong variety for the zone — English lavender (Munstead, Hidcote) handles zone 5. French and Spanish types need zone 8 or warmer.

Stop caring for her like a vegetable. Start ignoring her like a Mediterranean native 🌱

05/31/2026

The gardens are coming alive in Northeast Ohio. Sometimes I drive around with my morning coffee!