Bringing the Tropics Back Indoors
A tropical look on the deck is very “in,” but soon you’ll have to bring those plants in—indoors, that is!—toContinue Reading
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Perennial, But Just Barely
Gaillardia or blanket flower (Gaillardia × grandiflora) is beautiful and long-blooming, but rarely lives more than 2 or 3 years.Continue Reading
Why Isn’t My Spathiphyllum Getting Bigger?
Spathiphyllum ‘Sensation’ in the foreground with smaller spathiphyllums behind it. Photo: Janet Melconian, www.pinterest.cl Question: My friend has a beautiful hugeContinue Reading
Bring in Houseplants While Windows Are Still Open
Your houseplants may be enjoying their summer outdoors, but at some point you need to consider bringing them back in!Continue Reading
Cannas With Prickly Balls!
Prickly seed capsules on a canna. Quite attractive, don’t you think? Photo: www.houzz.com Every year, I receive messages from gardenersContinue Reading
My Favorite Butterfly Magnet
Eastern swallowtail butterfly visiting Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’. Photo: mtcubacenter.org I grow a lot of plants that attract butterflies, but myContinue Reading
Tips on Harvesting and Storing Potatoes
Potato harvesting generally begins at summer’s end. Photo: www.thecapecoop.com Yes, in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s that time of year again:Continue Reading
Perk Up Your Fall Landscape with Containers
Stunning mini-garden that will boost your fall garden. It includes Acorus gramineus ‘Oborozuki’. Bergenia cordifolia, Sedum spurium ‘Voodoo’ and Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’. Photo: Claude Vallée SeptemberContinue Reading
How I Learned to Garden on a Balcony
Small containers like these are going to need a lot of watering! Photo: getinterior.me My first balcony vegetable garden, nearlyContinue Reading
Can I Prune a Lilac in August?
Illus.: pixy.org Question: Is August too late to prune our French lilac? Allie Dipietro Answer: It all depends on what youContinue Reading