Should I Remove Diseased Plants From My Garden?
It’s fall! Time to drag your kids apple picking. The forests are on fire (the trees have flamboyant leaf colors,Continue Reading
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Marie’s Click and Grow Garden
Let me be brutally honest. I didn’t believe in smart gardens. I’d seen another brand (Aerogarden) evolve in ads andContinue Reading
Birds of Prey: Terrors of the Garden or Majestic Kings of the Food Chain?
At the beginning of the summer, a message spread like wildfire on social media near my home town. A concernedContinue Reading
I Hate Cucamelons: The Results Are In!
Last week, we held a long-distance cucamelon taste test in this blog. The goal was to discover what people reallyContinue Reading
Drops of Sun That Melt the Snow
You probably know the tulip (Tulipa spp.), narcissus or daffodil (Narcissus spp.) and hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis), those spring-flowering “big bulbs,”Continue Reading
Darwin Hybrid Tulips Stand the Test of Time
I find shopping for tulip bulbs in my local garden center almost discouraging. It offers plenty of “choice”—dozens of boxesContinue Reading
My Gift to You: A “Fall Garden Prescription”
It’s a natural habit for some and a ritual for others: planning a garden visit or two during the summer.Continue Reading
Getting Those Fall Leaves Off Your Lawn
When I was a kid over 50 years ago, there was only one way to pick up the fall leavesContinue Reading
7 Good Reasons for Growing Anise hyssop
I must confess to having a great fondness for edible plants. Plants you can eat cover some 80% of myContinue Reading
Fall is Where You Find It
You may be among those who have made the pilgrimage to the East Coast to see the legendary fall colorsContinue Reading