Sep 19, 2014 | Gardens
Think that a front yard has to be a stretch of lawn and a foundation planting filled with a lineup of the usual suspects? Have you thought that flowers belong in a row along the path to the front door, or in a circle around the lamppost? Think again! This Weekend...
Sep 15, 2014 | Gardens
In late summer and early fall I get many inquiries about spots on tomato fruit and foliage. Dark spots on yellowing leaves, black spots or sunken areas on the fruit…”What is wrong with my tomatoes?” people ask. These are usually fungal problems and...
Sep 12, 2014 | Gardens
Do you have piles or pots filled with rocks that you’ve collected over the years? Perhaps you’ve walked on the beach or stream bed and particular stones called to you. “Pick me up! Take me home!” Or you’ve dug rocks from your garden as...
Sep 8, 2014 | Gardens
Last night I went into my zinnia bed and started clipping off the flowers that were starting to fade and brown. Zinnias benefit from either cutting flowers for bouquets or clipping off the spent blooms as they go by; either approach stimulates the production of more...
Sep 5, 2014 | Gardens
One of the things I appreciate about having my gardens open in September for the benefit of a local non-profit is that it pushes me to get out and do some of those little garden tasks that make the difference between tired and terrific. It’s only natural that as...
Sep 1, 2014 | Gardens
If you love the coneflowers as much as I do, or use Echinacea for your cut-flower business, be on the lookout for this pest: sunflower moth, aka Homoesoma electellum. My friend Roberta told me about it the other day and so I took a close look at the coneflowers that...
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