2020: Year of the Hydrangea
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
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Tips on Staying Green While Social Distancing
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An Instant Vegetable Bed You Can Put… Anywhere!
Put your Big Bag Bed anywhere and just unfold, fill and plant! Photo: bigbagbed.com If you want to grow vegetables,Continue Reading
Don’t Grow Trees That Make You Sneeze
Tree pollen is the major cause of hay fever in the spring. Photo: publicdomainpictures.net The first warm days of spring,Continue Reading
Plant Spacing in Square Foot Gardens
Typical square foot garden. Photo: ingunowners.com The late American garden writer, Mel Bartholomew, really made a splash with his conceptContinue Reading
Tadpole Rescue Mission
Toads and frogs are our friends … and sometimes need our help. Photo: Ano Lobb, flickr Frogs and toads areContinue Reading
Growing Ramps From Seed
Ramps are onion relatives from Eastern North America. Photo: amazon.com Question: I would like to know if it’s possible to findContinue Reading
How to Clean Smart Pots
Fiber pots can become dirty or stained over time. (And yes, the plants shown are marijuana, which can now beContinue Reading
Peace Lily: May 2020 Houseplant of the Month
The peace lily is a popular houseplant, one often recommended to beginners. It’s a dual-purpose plant, grown both for itsContinue Reading
Cutting a Willow Hedge Down to Size
So-called dwarf arctic willow (Salix purpurea ‘Nana’). Photo: Susan Hagen, pinterest.com Question: A few years ago, we were sold arctic willows asContinue Reading