Wilsons Garden

A Better Garden Experience

by Wilson Svedin April 5, 2022

Gardening is among the top 10 hobbies or pastimes in the world. Some would argue that it is number one while others just can't see it. The truth is...

Posted in Flower Gardens, Flowerbeds, Garden Maintenance, Garden Projects, Garden Soil, Growing Flowers, Soils

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STARTING YOUR OWN PLANTS FROM SEED

by Wilson Svedin March 13, 2022

It's mid-March. Temperatures are on the rise, Tulips and Daffodils are emerging and I saw our first robin. Spring is showing everywhere and it's ti...

Posted in Early Spring Gardening, Flowers, Garden Seeds, Gardening, Germinating seeds, Growing Flowers, Planting time

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Pre-Spring Gardening-Cuttings

by Wilson Svedin January 11, 2021

Pre-spring gardening with Cuttings

Posted in Flower Gardens, Flowers, Gardening, Greenhouse Gardening, Growing Flowers

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WEEDS

by Wilson Svedin July 10, 2020

Weeds and weeding are perennial battles; even when the weeds are not perennial it feels like they are. So, what is a weed? There is a dictionary d...

Posted in Cultivating Tools, Garden Maintenance, Garden Weeds, Growing Flowers, Weed control, Weeds

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GROWING and CARING for IRISES

by Wilson Svedin May 18, 2020

Growing Irises Irises are among the hardiest of all perennials; they will survive and even bloom under harsh conditions from zone 3 to zone 9. Mid...

Posted in Growing Flowers, Growoing Irises, Irises, Planting Irises, Spring Flowers

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Glad for Gladiolas

by Wilson Svedin April 23, 2020

It is hard to beat the stately elegance of a Gladiola. I was eight years old and in the second grade when the Gladiola became my favorite flower. M...

Posted in Gardening, Gladiola Care, Gladiolus, Growing Flowers, Growing Gladiolas, Growing Glads

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Hints from the Garden--Staking Flowers

by Wilson Svedin April 6, 2020

Some of our flowers need a little support as they grow and the blooms get heavy; like Dahlias, Gladiolus, Delphinium and others. The garden itself ...

Posted in Flower Gardens, Flowers, Garden Maintenance, Gardening, Growing Flowers, Staking flowers

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ARE THERE WEEDS IN YOUR GARDEN?

by Wilson Svedin December 23, 2019

One of the nice things about this time of year is that no one has weeds to contend with; at least not here in the Salt Lake area. In early spring...

Posted in Amending Soil, Best Edging Tool, Cultivating Tools, Edging, Garden Maintenance, Garden Soil, Garden Tools, Gardening, Growing Flowers, Kwik Edge, Weed control

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SPRING PLANTING

by Wilson Svedin February 21, 2019

Spring is the time to start the garden and put your January plans into action--but when is the right time to begin planting? This is not a simple q...

Posted in Garden Seeds, Gardening, Growing Flowers, Growing Vegetables, Planting time, Spring Flowers