Garden Myth: The Importance of Starter Fertilizer
By Larry Hodgson When scientists first started studying how minerals affected plant growth back in the 1940s and 1950s, theyContinue Reading
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What Is an Invasive Plant?
By Larry Hodgson Over the last few months, usually after I’ve published a list of plants for various uses (groundcoversContinue Reading
Why Are My Pansy Flowers Shrinking?
By Larry Hodgson Question: I’ve been saving and resowing the seeds of my pansies. Three years ago, they had big flowers,Continue Reading
Dealing With Black Vine Weevil
By Larry Hodgson Here’s a pest you rarely see, but whose damage is quite obvious: notches cut into the leafContinue Reading
Planting Near a Swimming Pool
By Larry Hodgson Family swimming pools have never been more popular, propelled into the spotlight by the last two years’Continue Reading
Year of the Monarda
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
Is It True You Can Grow New Carrots From Carrot Tops?
By Larry Hodgson Question: I saw on Facebook that you could grow new carrots from carrot tops. The claim is youContinue Reading
My Wildflower Meadow
By Edith Smeesters, biologist, author and speaker A wildflower meadow is a wonderful alternative to a grassy surface, but it does requireContinue Reading
How to Recognize Butterfly Flowers
By Larry Hodgson Like all good pollinators, butterflies have preferences about the flowers they visit. In particular, most are lessContinue Reading
The Masked Marauder Strikes Again!
By Larry Hodgson The raccoon (Procyon lotor), the nocturnal masked bandit, is not only a problem for gardeners: it generallyContinue Reading