The At Last Rose: a Fitting Theme Plant for 2021!
At last, 2020 has come to an end! This has been a crazy year. Although the gardening world has faredContinue Reading
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2021: Year of the Sunflower
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
Jumping Worms: The Upcoming Environmental Disaster
In the recent blog article Earthworms are Bad News for North American Forests, I wrote about the problem of invasiveContinue Reading
Earthworms Are Bad News for North American Forests
Introduced earthworms are seriously harming North American forests. Ill.: static1.squarespace.com & pixers.uk When I was a kid, my family usedContinue Reading
In 2021, Get Your Seed Orders in Early!
Photo: thelivingfarm.org & cleanpng.com Were you caught up in the COVID-19 seed crisis? When seed suppliers all over the worldContinue Reading
Beaucarnea: January 2021 Houseplant of the Month
Photo: Thejoyofplants.co.uk, styling by Elize Eveleens, Klimprodukties Maybe you know this plant under the name ponytail palm for its long, ribbonlike,Continue Reading
12 Gardening Trends for 2021
Ill.: br.pinterest.com What do I see in my crystal ball in the home gardening world for 2021? On this firstContinue Reading
2020: What a Year in Gardening!
All round, 2020 was a stupendous year in the gardening world! Photo: deanteamchicago.com 2020 was certainly a memorable year inContinue Reading
Thrips: The No-See-Sum Plant Pest
Onion thrips (Thrips tabaci), top, and western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis), bottom are typical thrips, none to easy to tellContinue Reading
Planned Obsolescence: A Sad Trend in Orchid Sales
“Just throw away your old orchid! I can offer you a new one at an unbeatable price!” Ill.: iclipart.com &Continue Reading