The Shrub That Just Won’t Stop Blooming
There’s not much still blooming in my garden in late November. An aconite (Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’), some fall-blooming crocuses, white corydalisContinue Reading
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What Was I Thinking When I Planted That!
When it comes to gardening, my own insatiable curiosity is often my worst enemy. I keep trying new plants, eitherContinue Reading
Reducing the Vole Population Before Winter
The population of voles or meadow voles (Microtus spp.), extremely common small brown short-tailed, small-eared mice found in every homeContinue Reading
A Bit of Seedling Botany
We probably all learned some elements of botany in school… but no one’s memory is perfect and there are oftenContinue Reading
In Winter, Don’t Let Your Houseplants Touch the Window
When days become shorter in the fall and winter and the weather turns grayer and grayer, it makes sense toContinue Reading
The Secrets to Growing Florist’s Cyclamen
From the end of autumn and right through winter, garden centers and florist shops, even supermarkets, display pots of magnificent florist’sContinue Reading
Raindrops in my Bathroom
The first time I was in a tropical rainforest was in Costa Rica some 25 years ago… and I wasContinue Reading
A Potting Bench Can Save Your Marriage
When one partner in a couple gardens and the other doesn’t, there is often a hint of conflict, especially whenContinue Reading
Counter Seasonal Depression with Houseplants
In the fall, humans tend to fall into depression, a condition experts call “seasonal affective disorder” (SAD). Most of usContinue Reading
How the Poppy Became the Symbol of Remembrance Day/Veteran’s Day
In 1915, a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, wrote a poem, In Flanders Fields, following the funeral of aContinue Reading