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Spring Wildflowers Apr. 21, 2021
Spring is moving north. One way we know that is to look at the early spring ephemeral wildflowers. T... Read More
Spring Garden Pest Control Apr. 14, 2021
As spring arrives, it is time to start scouting for signs of diseases, insects and weeds. Once a pes... Read More
Easter Lilies and Early Tomatoes Apr. 07, 2021
Last year at this time, around Easter, most areas had lockdowns. Most churches were not able to have... Read More
New Plants on the Horizon Mar. 24, 2021
Unfortunately, this year, the Tropical Plant International Expo was held online instead of in person... Read More
The Great Grow Along Mar. 17, 2021
As we have been talking about the past few weeks, many people are new to gardening. In the past, we ... Read More
New Books for New Gardeners Mar. 10, 2021
As we talked about last week, many people became gardeners in the past few years, especially last ye... Read More
Plant Parenthood Mar. 03, 2021
Do you consider yourself a plant parent? It used to be that we just grew houseplants because we like... Read More
Fiddle Leaf Fig Feb. 17, 2021
Let's start today's article with a one-question quiz. When it is growing in nature, is the common ho... Read More
Rubber Tree Plants Feb. 10, 2021
You may not remember the 1959 Oscar award-winning song titled "High Hopes" and sung by Frank Sinatra... Read More
Vegetable Garden Seeds Jan. 27, 2021
Q: I saved seeds from several of my garden plants last year, including pumpkins, peppers and peas. I... Read More
Hindsight Is 2020 Dec. 30, 2020
They say that hindsight is 20/20, and that is what we want to do this year: put 2020 in our hindsigh... Read More
Gift Ideas for Gardeners Dec. 09, 2020
Most gardeners are also interested in the birds that come to their property. If your gardener is one... Read More
Using a Live Christmas Tree and Protecting Shrubs From Rodents Nov. 25, 2020
Question: We were thinking of using a live Christmas tree this year instead of cutting one down. Aft... Read More
Lawn Rakes Nov. 18, 2020
I always appreciate feedback to my articles. Recently, I replied to an older gentleman about using a... Read More
Leaf Blowers Oct. 21, 2020
Q: I use a rake to gather the leaves falling from my trees. I am getting older, and the raking is ge... Read More
Poinsettia Rebloom Sep. 16, 2020
Q: We kept our poinsettia from last Christmas, and it has done well over the summer. We want it to b... Read More
Tree Drought Sep. 09, 2020
Q: It seems like everyone got a bunch of rain in the past couple of weeks except for us. We have not... Read More
Growing Pumpkins Sep. 02, 2020
Q: My pumpkins have turned orange, and it is still two months until Halloween. What do I do now? A: ... Read More
