My Three Favorite Gardens
Photo: www.huffpost.com, activity.ithaka.travel & www.tournorfolk.co.uk I’ve had the opportunity to travel a lot and visit public gardens all over theContinue Reading
Category: Gardening
(Almost) Anyone Can Grow Blueberries!
You probably already buy blueberries, so why not grow your own? Photo: www.almanac.com Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) are a fruit ofContinue Reading
The Moth That Flies Like a Hummingbird
Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) visiting a thistle. Video: gifer.com One of the more curious insects you’re likely to run into asContinue Reading
Touch-me-not Plants
Some plants have the ability to cause contact dermatitis (an unpleasant skin reaction). Sometimes just simply brushing against the plantContinue Reading
Garden Your Way to a Longer Life
You’ve probably heard that gardeners tend to live longer than the average. I know I have. But did you knowContinue Reading
Grow Your Own Roses From Cuttings
If you have a favorite rose bush, you can propagate it through cuttings. The classic method is to root roseContinue Reading
Poison Ivy: Hands Off!
Readers from Europe and other continents can relax: poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) is not found in your country. The plantContinue Reading
How to Tell If You’ve Watered Enough?
A common mistake of novice gardeners is to water often, but superficially. Many in fact water every day, rapidly sprayingContinue Reading
Keep Horses Away From These Maples
It turns out that a mysterious and generally fatal muscle illness affecting horses and other equines (donkeys, mules, etc.), atypicalContinue Reading
Monstera: July 2019 Houseplant of the Month
The Story of the Monstera For a plant, the monstera or Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa) has a lot toContinue Reading