Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low' After completing extensive research, mostly from years of buying shrubs, I’ve noted five types of shrub buyers. The Researcher: The researchers know exactly what shrubs they …
Three Acronyms To Help You With Bulb Planting
It’s late August and our thoughts turn to buying bulbs to plant this fall for spring flowers next year. With the garden design in progress, an overall busy summer, and a garden so dry that it seems …
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GUTS: A New Gardener’s Acronym
It takes guts to garden under tough situations (GUTS). Where we garden, whether it is on the edge of the Arctic Circle or the middle of the Mojave Desert or some place in between can make it tough …
Dear Friends and Gardeners August 16, 2010
Dear Dee and Mary Ann and Gardening Friends Everywhere, This past week we got to experience something that hasn’t happened around here in years. Years, I tell you. Unfortunately that something was …
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Frass
Back in the day, the college daze that is, I took two entomology classes. I took the first one because I was required to. Then I took the second one because I wanted to. Insects, as it turned out, …
Dr. Hortfreud Returns for An Intervention For Purslane
Hot enough for you, Carol? Hello Dr. Hortfreud! I didn’t expect to see you today since I’m staying inside where it is cool. Well, there’s something I think you need to talk through so I decided to …
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