I find March to be a very frustrating time! If you are anything like me, as the snow starts to disappear you eagerly poke around your garden looking for those early Crocus, Hepatica, Hellebore, Galanthus, Aconite, and other signs of spring. My unease, however, always begins to grow as I…

“The wise gardener anticipates June in January.”  ~Author Unknown Most of us in Madison, Wisconsin have already gone into hibernation – the below zero landscape outside and frigid wind chills make us cozy up inside and dream of spring (only venturing out if absolutely necessary!) But there are still plenty of…

December "From December to March, there are for many of us three gardens - the garden outdoors, the garden of pots and bowls in the house, and the garden of the mind's eye." - Katherine S. White 1.  Protection & Preparation If you haven't already, be sure to wrap special…

It's that time of year again to put the garden to bed! You've worked hard all season to keep your landscape looking fantastic and it is almost time to call it quits... BUT before you trade out your trowel for your snow shovel try to complete a few more things…

“In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them.” - Aldo Leopold Summer is finally here! Take advantage of every minute outside in the beautiful weather! Hopefully this list…

April Garden Checklist  A gush of bird-song, a patter of dew, A cloud, and a rainbow's warning, Suddenly sunshine and perfect blue - An April day, in the morning. -Harriet Prescott Spofford April brings gardens bursting into bloom and it can make us gardeners quite excited and antsy to get outside! What…

If you are currently enjoying the fruits (and vegetables!) of your labor after carefully tending to your spring garden plantings, did you know August in our area of Southern Wisconsin can be an ideal time to plant seeds -- for a second gardening season? Our Avant Gardening and Landscaping team encourages you to give it a…

  Your Late May Gardening Checklist It's show time! We typically think of spring as being the start to several months of beauty with the fresh scent of lilacs in the air, and other flowers bursting into bloom. Even dragging out the patio furniture can be a ritual to get…

  Does the above quote from Charles Dickens sum up your feelings at this time of year? Our team at Avant Gardening and Landscaping can relate. We know any work outside right now is completely dependent on the weather. It's also why we're pretty sure no one in Wisconsin plants potatoes…

“The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size." - Gertrude S. Wister Are you feeling as if winter will never end? We're about to hit mid-February and it seems everyone, including the team at Avant Gardening and Landscaping, is tiring of the…