Back behind the compost bins, I discovered fall color in the seed heads of Chenopodium album. I am a lazy gardener for not pulling out these plants months ago before they even got close …
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My new Corona® Hoe and I cleaned up the vegetable garden
My new Corona® Garden Hoe and I cleaned up the vegetable garden earlier today. It didn’t take too long. The plants had mostly dried up before being hit with a bit of frost a few days ago. I easily …
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Bizarre Botanicals: Book Review and Giveaway
Someone asked me if I would be getting rid of my Stapelia since it has now bloomed, and I finally got to smell the flower to prove to myself that it really does smell like dead, rotting meat. Oh, …
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Three Views on Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Loraine Sunshine’
Three Views on Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Loraine Sunshine’ presented by Hortense Hoelove, the garden fairies, and Dr. Hortfreud. Heliopsis helianthoides 'Loraine Sunshine' Dear Hortense …
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Garden Design Update: Time to Plant
Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst' Remember June, when it rained so much that it seemed like the garden would be a jungle by mid-summer? My spring planted landscape plants got plenty of water …
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Dr. Hortfreud Discusses the Stapelia
Good evening, Carol. I see that your Stapelia finally bloomed. Hi Dr. Hortfreud. Yes, the Stapelia started opening last Friday. Do you like it, Carol? Oh yes, Dr. H., it is very interesting, and it …
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