Let’s Discover Ornamental Alliums
You may have seen them in flower beds and landscaping: large globes of star-shaped flowers, usually purple, carried on sturdyContinue Reading
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Haskap Berries Continue to Stir Passions
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I am considering planting a dappled willow, but I am concerned about its reputation for having invasive roots that canContinue Reading
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For years, I looked at my compost bin as if it were a magic box. I threw in my vegetableContinue Reading
Mosquitoes: 12, Bug Zappers: 0
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Make a Container Garden with The Tender Gardener: BAnQ’s Gardening Book of the Month
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The Perennial That Thinks It’s an Annual
The blanket flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora) is one of the most popular perennials, and with good reason, as this plantContinue Reading
Blowing in the Wind: The Rise of Ragweed
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I Would Appreciate Nice Organic Apples This Year!
In my “huge” suburban bungalow backyard, I have a glorious apple tree. A ‘Belmac’. In my “huge” eco-garden, I growContinue Reading