The frost claimed what was left in the vegetable garden last week, leaving cold-blackened plants for me to pull out and add to the rapidly filling compost bins. I look now at the bare raised beds and …
A Little Something on Fall Clean Up
Inspired by the hard frost we had last weekend, I wrote a little piece on fall clean up for my Indy Garden Sense column in The Southside Times.Today, I'm going to begin some garden clean up of my own, …
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Plants Call The Tunes in Fall
When I see headlines like this one in the newspaper,I first think, “Oh, good, the newspaper is finally covering more gardening topics.”But than I read the article and realize that once again, it isn’t …
An Appointment with Dr. Plantabulb
Dr. Plantabulb is an unusual practitioner who generally shows up in the fall and accepts patients all the way up until the time the ground freezes. If you are lucky, you can squeeze in an appointment …
Five Alternatives to Burning Bush
Having completely trashed the character of the burning bush, Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’, it is my duty as a helpful, PATH following gardening geek to offer some alternatives. Most of my suggestions …
Book Review: What’s Wrong With My Plant?
One of the first lessons of gardening that most gardeners learn all too soon is that “bad” things can happen to plants. They can be attacked by a lawnmower, eaten alive by rabbits and bugs alike, or …
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