Garden Myth: If You Grow Melons With Cucumbers, It Will Alter Their Taste
This is an old myth, but it keeps coming up. And it is indeed a myth. The concept is thatContinue Reading
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The Orchid Nobody Wants
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Double Flowers Last Longer
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The Fascinating History of Quebec’s Floral Emblem
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Splotchy Beet Leaves Mean Miners at Work
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Gutter Siphon: Huge Fail!
Here’s a product to avoid: the gutter siphon (also called a gutter pump). It’s supposed to prevent debris from pluggingContinue Reading
When to prune flowering shrubs?
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Caterpillars Galore!
There are hundreds of caterpillars in your yard? Maybe thousands? They’re black with blue marks, a white streak down their back andContinue Reading
9 Reasons Peonies Don’t Bloom
The garden peony (Paeonia lactiflora) is among the most popular and reliable temperate climate perennials. Most gardeners are more thanContinue Reading