Before this week I had never heard of the Double Japanese Aster, Kalimeris pinnatifida ‘Hortensis.’, also known as the Oxford Orphanage Plant. But now I want it for my garden and my garden won’t be …
Are You Having A Good Cucumber Year?
Are you having a good cucumber year?I’m having a great cucumber year. In fact, it is such a good cucumber year that I can’t keep up with picking all of them, and so there are a bunch of big, overgrown …
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Letters to Gardening Friends, August 9, 2009
Dear Dee and Mary Ann and Gardening Friends Everywhere,Greetings from my garden where I’m anxiously watching and waiting to harvest this lovely eggplant, one of my favorite, if not absolute favorite, …
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Garden Song, Inch by Inch…
“Inch by inch, row by row…”Am I the last one to learn about this song? Did everyone else know about it? I don’t know how I missed this garden song all this time, I just did. But I've discovered it …
Evidence of Garden Fairies Found In Lawn
Please choose the most correct answer:What causes these dark rings to form in lawn grass?a) This is where the garden fairies gather late at night to dance and sing and make merry while drinking tiny …
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Hortense Hoelove Answers Readers’ Questions
It’s Friday! Do you know what that means? It means it’s time for Hortense Hoelove to answer more readers’ questions about plant and garden relationship issues.Ms. Hoelove,Thank goodness I found you! I …
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