Today's Garden Bite highlights some of the 2023 winners in the Annuals category. These are the best of the best adding amazing color to your spring/summer landscapes! 

As you might take out the trash, Benjamin Vogt would like you to take out your lawn and "Prairie Up". On today's Garden Bite I talk about his new book and share some beautiful options for removing your lawn and replacing it with prairie. We also know that that doesn't work all over the country, so look to your areas native plants. For most of us it's also not so easy for us to rip out our lawns all at once! Use the winter to ponder plants to replace it with! 

The National Garden Bureau selects a bulb to celebrate each year. For 2023, it's the Amaryllis. It's another ever present flower during the holidays. Learn more about Amaryllis and which are the two most popular! And can you keep an amaryllis you bought in wax? That's on today's Garden Bite. 

At this time of year the Norfolk Pine are in stores from grocery to garden centers. Are they pine? Where do they come from? How should I care for it? That's all on today's Garden Bite. Oh, and what happened to mine!

Before you buy that fresh cut tree, know where you're going to put it! And how to care for it. That is on today's Garden Bite. What you need to do and what you don't. 

Ahh, can you smell that evergreen scent? Today's Garden Bite is about selecting a fresh cut Christmas tree. There are some things to consider as you choose the best one for your needs. Some needles can handle heavier ornaments, some have a heavier scent, some needles are soft, some are longer... Listen in and check out my website for more information.  

Yesterday we packed our bellies, today we pack shopping bags! On today's Garden Bite I share some of my favorite tools! I have 3 new ones this year that I'm super excited about. Take a listen and check out my website for pictures and more information. 

Yesterday's episode on new vegetables whetted my appetite for today's feasting! I share some ideas on the herbs eaten today that you can plant in your garden, rummaging your yard for indoor decor and on my website a wonderful quote from a German philosopher on thankfulness.  Wishing you and yours a happy one! 

I get lots of emails from seed companies. I couldn't resist taking a look at some new offerings from Johnny's Selected Seeds. I share them with you on today's Garden Bite. A tomato with a different texture and some colorful options for cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce and asparagus too. 

Today's Garden Bite is about dormant oils including what they are and why you would use them on certain trees (fruit trees mainly) and why you wouldn't. I've also included explanations of other types of horticultural oils. Check it out!