Nov 3, 2014 | Gardens
It’s beginning to look a lot like poinsettia season and have I got a plant for you. My suggestion is that this year you watch for some of the poinsettias that have variegated foliage because you will get two for one. Winter color indoors, and beautiful foliage...
Oct 27, 2014 | Gardens
I was on a garden consultation recently and we came across a tiny weeping plant that was about a foot and a half tall. It was a mound of curved down stems and leaves, looking more like a small “Cousin It” plant or some sort of sea creature than a shrub or...
Oct 20, 2014 | Gardens
As I look at one section of my “fragrance garden” it occurs to me that this one area is a good example of maintaining a garden so that you have something going on in all four seasons. Full disclosure: I put “fragrance garden” in quotes because...
Oct 17, 2014 | Gardens
“When do I bring my houseplants back indoors?” and “Can I keep my mandevilla vine and hibiscus plant over the winter?” or “How can I avoid those fruit flies or fungus gnats I get when I bring plants inside for the winter?” These are...
Sep 29, 2014 | Gardens
“Is it OK to plant Impatiens again?” and “I saw a bed of Impatiens recently that looked just fine, how can this be?” These are some of the comments that I’ve heard this past season as we all continue to deal with, and learn about,...
Sep 22, 2014 | Gardens
Whether you’re putting together a mixed container for outdoors or an indoor dish garden, the design principles are the same. Mixed plant pots are beautiful on decks and porches, in a window as fall turns into winter, and to give as gifts for the upcoming holiday...
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