Better Dead Than Alive
Some plants look better when they aren’t covered with leaves. This is certainly the case with the shrub commonly called HarryContinue Reading
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A “Cool” Way to Start Seeds
To grow seedlings under artificial lights (and the main season for starting seeds indoors begins soon, in March in theContinue Reading
When a Cactus Lacks Light
Desert cacti grown as houseplants are more likely to lack light than other plants, because they are, for the mostContinue Reading
Kitchen Scrap Smoothies for Winter Composting
In winter, outdoor composters are often inaccessible because they are either located too far from the home at the endContinue Reading
Home Remedies for Powdery Mildew
When you see the first symptom of powdery mildew, that is, a white powder covering all of or part ofContinue Reading
Stoic Houseplants Tell No Tales
Most houseplants quite readily show that they aren’t getting the light they need. They start to stretch for the lightContinue Reading
Hand-me-down Houseplants
When you visit any garden center or even one of those big box stores, there is always a houseplant section,Continue Reading
Plants Love Classical Music… Not!
This horticultural myth was really big in the 1980s when I first started gardening seriously. Plants, I heard, love classical musicContinue Reading
The Curious History of the Ginkgo
Would you be surprised to learn that a tree you can grow in your garden is a living fossil thatContinue Reading
How the Arborvitae Got Its Name
Scurvy is a very serious disease. We hear very little about it these days, but it was endemic among EuropeanContinue Reading