Information on 50+ Perennials INSECT AND DISEASE CONTROL The regular use of chemicals will control chewing and sucking insects and most fungus disease, preventing damage before it starts.
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Do a Quick & Easy Seed Germination Test
Do a Quick & Easy Seed Germination Test by Arzeena Hamir If the holidays have pretty much wiped you out, here is a simple activity that will not only save you money but will help organize your garden for the […]
Growing Guide for Hepatica
Hepatica Plant Care Today I went out my back door and noticed that one of my rosebushes was, unexpectedly, sporting a fresh new flower bud. It was within a day or so of opening up–small, greenish and obviously defiant of […]
THE STINKING HELLEBORE – Gardening
My mother, a woman for whom good taste meant a great deal, would not have approved of Sarah, our gray half-grown kitten. Sarah, for whom happiness and flatulence seem inextricably linked, is not always fit for polite company. Fortunately she […]
Autumn Dilemma
It used to be so easy in my father’s day. In mid-winter, gardeners received mail-order catalogs from many far-flung nurseries and plant purveyors. Mailboxes groaned under the weight of all the catalogs, but no one minded because there is nothing […]
Gardens in Bloom
One of the great things about walking for exercise is that it allows you to see marvelous things—architectural details on buildings, variations in paving and curbing materials, and, of course, gardens. Experience and the loud honking of other peoples’ horns […]
Helleborus – Perennial Plant, How to grow
From the Greek helein, to kill, bora, food; some species are poisonous (Ranunculaceae). Hellebore. Hardy perennials, often retaining their leaves through the winter, with thick fibrous roots. All flower early in the year and the flowers are long lasting. Most […]
Harvesting Summer Vegetables
Knowing when to harvest vegetables is just as important as knowing how to grow them. Some have a long time over which you can harvest; others must be harvested at just the proper stage of ripening. Harvest at the wrong […]
Harvesting Cool Season Vegetables
Timely harvest of vegetables sown or planted outside early in the growing season, and ones that generally mature rapidly or during cooler temperatures results in the best flavor and longest harvest period. Many of these also make good fall crops, […]
Gooseberry – Growing and Harvesting
Gooseberries The gooseberry, Ribes grossularia, is native to Britain where it has been cultivated since the thirteenth century at least. Being self-fertile and productive, it is ideal for a small garden. Gooseberries excel in the cooler areas of the Midlands […]