Pesticides: Test Before You Spray
You’ve found a new pesticide you think will help solve a problem you have with your plants? A home remedy,Continue Reading
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Growing Houseplants Over a Radiator
For some reasons, radiators and windows always seem to go together… and that is most inconvenient for your houseplants. Winter isContinue Reading
Grow Stevia for Sweet Results!
Stevia, or sweetleaf, has become a media darling. You can scarcely pick up a lifestyle or health magazine that doesn’tContinue Reading
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
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