The Ideal Guide to Garden Weeds
There’s a stray seedling in your garden and you don’t know what it is? You suspect it might be aContinue Reading
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A Stunning Garden You Won’t Want to Miss
Admittedly, the Jardin de la Petite École is not on any major tourism circuit, unless you’re doing a “Quebec andContinue Reading
Plants Help Their Relatives
Several studies show that plants recognize their closest relatives, that is, plants born from the same mother, and offer themContinue Reading
Dealing with Fruit Drop in Cucurbits
Gardeners often have a problem with fruit drop in squash, cucumbers, melons and other plants of the Cucurbitaceae (cucumber family).Continue Reading
The World’s Smallest Tomato Plant
I was surprised to see a teeny tiny tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum) in the vegetable garden at Tower Hill Botanical GardenContinue Reading
Bindweeds: Stranglers with Pretty Flowers
The name bindweed usually refers to a climbing or creeping plant in the Convolvulaceae or morning glory family. There areContinue Reading
When Top-grafted Shrubs Sucker
Shrubs and trees grafted onto an upright stem are very popular in our gardens. They may have different names –Continue Reading
When Daylilies Stop Blooming
Most daylilies (Hemerocallis cvs) bloom year after year without your having to do much of anything: they are very reliableContinue Reading
Stones in a Birdbath Help Attract Birds
Some commercial birdbaths look visually stunning, but when you install them, birds avoid them. Quite often the cause is justContinue Reading
Can You Kill Ants with Boiling Water?
Among the methods you often hear about how to destroy ant nests in the garden is to pour boiling waterContinue Reading