How to Prevent a Walnut Tree From Bearing Nuts?
All those fallen walnuts can be quite an annoyance. Photo: thehorse.com Question: What product could I use to treat my blackContinue Reading
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Guttation: When Plant Leaves Drip
Guttation mostly occurs on leaf tips or edges. Photo: missouribotanicalgarden.org Sometimes you’ll see tiny drops of sap form on theContinue Reading
Woodlice: Friends Not Foes
Photo: Katia Schulz, Wikipedia Commons You find them in almost every garden: flat, oval, usually gray creatures no more than 1/2Continue Reading
10 Persistent Houseplant Myths
Photo: Gabriela Herman, curbed.com With outdoor gardens slipping quietly into dormancy in the Northern Hemisphere, many the home gardener turnsContinue Reading
How to Water an Orchid
Don’t just pour water into your orchid’s pot while it’s in a cachepot: that can lead to rot. Photo: plantinstructions.comContinue Reading
Thought of the Day
Photo: thepaintboxgarden.com Where flowers bloom, so does hope. Lady Bird Johnson 1912–2007
(Almost) Never Too Late to Plant Bulbs
Ill.: Claire Tourigny & clipartstation.com Normally spring flowering bulbs (tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocus, etc.) are planted from September through NovemberContinue Reading
Weird Growth on a Wintercreeper
Crown gall on a wintercreeper euonymus (Euonymus fortunei). Photo: Therese Houde Question: I’m attaching a photo taken in my flower bed.Continue Reading
Huggable Houseplants – Part 2
Ill.: clipartmac.com & pinclipart.com, montage: laidbackgardener.com In yesterday’s article, I presented more than 20 different fuzzy and hairy houseplants. HereContinue Reading
Huggable Houseplants
Ill.: clipartmac.com & pinclipart.com, montage: laidbackgardener.com Some indoor plants seem to be made for touching. Covered in fuzz or softContinue Reading