Plants for sale at the Eliz. Lawrence garden in 2012 A gardener would never say... "I am not buying any more plants until I've planted the ones I've already purchased." Nor would they say... "Oh, …
The Mystery of Plastic Pots
Plastic pots? Where do they all come from? It is a mystery, yet to be solved. As spring continues, the first of the plastic pots filled with new plants are beginning to congregate on the front porch …
When is it acceptable to plant in a straight line?
Peas in a veg. garden Dear Hortense Hoelove, I've been debating about when it is acceptable to plant in a straight line. Mostly I've been debating with myself so I thought I'd get another …
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A peek into the mind of a gardener
A peek into the mind of a gardener on the first warm hot day of spring. Gosh it's hot suddenly I didn't notice that the magnolia was budded out like that is that early or is that on time since when …
Garden fairies discuss nouns and verbs
Garden fairies here. We are garden fairies and once again, we have arrived just in time to save this blog from sure and certain oblivion. If it were not for us garden fairies, Carol would have …
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Green Bean Announcement
I am thrilled to announce that I've been asked to test out a new variety of green beans with the code name 'Leporidae'. The thrilling part for me is that these green beans have been bred to be …
