Prickly Canna Capsules: Nothing to Worry About
In recent days, I’ve received several questions from gardeners worried about the spiky round growths their cannas are producing. OneContinue Reading
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Bring Your Plants Indoors… Without the Bugs
I know, I know, it’s only the beginning of September, your outdoor gardens are thriving and autumn seems soooo farContinue Reading
Yet Another Mosquito-Repellent Plant Bites the Dust!
I dared to buy yet another mosquito-repellent plant. Yes, I’m either a glutton for punishment or seem to enjoy throwing myContinue Reading
The Little Cutting That Could
I accidentally put a dieffenbachia cutting through quite an ordeal… and it came out in fine shape. Here’s the story: OnContinue Reading
Fall is the Time for Topdressing a Lawn
One of the great myths of lawn care is that feeding with commercial fertilizer is enough to keep a lawn in perfectContinue Reading
A Water-Holding Basin for New Plantings
To ensure proper watering the first year after planting, that is, the year in which plants are settling in andContinue Reading
Lawn Edging: Time-Saving… When You Install it Correctly
There are gardeners who can’t stand lawn edging. They feel a true gardener should be willing to redefine the borderContinue Reading
The Ultimate Dandelion Weeder?
There are dozens of models of dandelion weeding tools, all of which can, in fact, pull out any weeds, notContinue Reading
Geranium or Pelargonium? Let’s Stop the Confusion!
For over 200 years now, gardeners have known that their garden geraniums (zonal geraniums, scented geraniums, ivy geraniums, etc.) were actuallyContinue Reading
When Should You Remove a Dead Branch?
Much has been written about when to prune trees and shrubs. We’re told we must prune fruit trees at the end ofContinue Reading