Don’t Prune Near A Power Line
Never prune or cut dow a tree within 10 feet (3 m) of a high or medium voltage power line. There is tooContinue Reading
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Bring Flowers Indoors… Without Ants!
I regularly receive emails from gardeners who panic at the thought of bringing ants into their home by accident. ForContinue Reading
Weeds: Hang ‘em High
When you’re off to weed your garden, it’s worth bringing a bucket or a bag in which to put theContinue Reading
Late Summer Powdery Mildew
When Leaves Turn Powdery White Everything was going so well. Your perennials were blooming, your shrubs and trees had beautifulContinue Reading
Happy Feast Day, Gardeners!
Did you know that gardeners have a patron saint? Saint Fiacre is little known in English-speaking countries, but much moreContinue Reading
Seeking the True Blue Flower
Blue is one of the rarest of floral colors; only black is more elusive. And that’s probably because of theContinue Reading
Using Beneficial Nematodes Against White Grubs
You can treat infestations of white grubs (larvae of June beetles, European chafers, Japanese beetles, rose chafers, etc.) in the lawnContinue Reading
Average Lifespans for Garden Trees
The typical homeowner doesn’t really have to think much about how long the tree they plant will live. The averageContinue Reading
When Does Rock Become Soil?
A guest blog by Barbara-Ann G. Lewis of the Soil Science Society of America Rock starts becoming soil the momentContinue Reading
When to Harvest Onions?
The onion (Allium cepa) is one of the most popular plants in home vegetable gardens and it’s not particularly difficultContinue Reading