Illuminate your garden this Halloween with the Chinese lantern
There are Christmas plants, Valentine’s plants, Easter plants. And now there’s a Halloween plant. Yet the plant itself is nothingContinue Reading
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Laidback Gardening: What to Do in October?
Phew! For someone who claims to be a self-proclaimed laidback gardener, you’re probably thinking that these are pretty long listsContinue Reading
Visiting Longwood Gardens in Fall
By Julie Boudreau Located in Pennsylvania, Longwood Gardens was a favorite of our chief laidback gardener, Larry Hodgson. On severalContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: My Maple Is Losing Its Branches
Question I have a magnificent ‘Crimson King’ maple that is 20 years old and looks healthy from a distance. However,Continue Reading
A predator faster than the eye: the bladderwort
October at last! Are you ready for my traditional Halloween series? After unloved animals in the garden in 2022 andContinue Reading
Let Sleeping Clematis Climb
Some older gardening books recommend taking clematis down off their support for the winter, laying them on the ground and covering themContinue Reading
Fittonia: Origin, Varieties and Growing Tips
The last few years have seen the emergence of some absolutely striking new cultivars of Fittonias, with their particularly brightContinue Reading
A Poinsettia for Christmas
One of the questions I receive most often concerns how to get a poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) to bloom again atContinue Reading
Between Tradition and Technology: Landscape Design
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: whether you’re creating an entire landscape, or just a flowerbed, it’sContinue Reading
Switch to Switchgrass!
Let’s complete this autumn series on ornamental grasses with this last one that is also among my favorites. Native toContinue Reading