Remembering Summer: Collecting Seed Pods for Indoor Arrangements
As autumn approaches, plants begin to fulfill their mission in life: to reproduce. Many plants do this by way ofContinue Reading
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Yellow Cedars After Fertilisation
Question: We planted a cedar hedge last spring and everything seemed to be going well. Since it rained regularly, IContinue Reading
Silver Squill: The October 2022 Houseplant of the Month
This charming little plant lives on the edge of two worlds. You could see it as a succulent plant, asContinue Reading
Accessorize Your Fall Chrysanthemums
Every year, year after year, with the arrival of pumpkin displays in front of grocery stores, come fall chrysanthemums, alsoContinue Reading
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
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
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