Bed sheets keep plants cozy on freezing cold nights
With winter almost upon us, we need to be prepared to protect plants from a sudden cold snap.
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A Bog Garden turns wet area into beautiful feature
Black spots on holly bush: fungus or aphids?
Create your own landscape of spectacular fall colors
Bird lovers: these plants make your garden irresistible
Creeping plants can climb down as well as up
Storm-damaged gardens need special TLC
Add flair to landscape with these unusual plants
Fungi thrive in waterlogged soil
Too much or too little water? Trees can suffer either way
Fall planting: your plants will thank you next spring!
Unless we are very lucky, most of us have issues with at least part of our landscape. An area that is nothing but heavy clay that won’t drain, a deeply shaded section that receives little or no sunlight, or an area baked by the sun all day,
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For many gardeners, their plants are like children that they rear, nurture and care for with lots of TLC. When a plant shows signs of illness or trauma, the proud “parent” wants to put things right. But these “kids” can’t tell you where they hurt!
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Fall colors. For me, those are two of the most evocative words in the English language. The moment I hear the words “fall colors,” my mind is filled with visions of gold, yellow, copper and red.
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Imagine your garden without birds and butterflies. What a quiet, still and lifeless place it would seem!
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I have a concrete wall that is 4 foot tall, and the only place to plant is on top of the wall. We’d like to have ivy or creeping fig, but everything I read indicates that it "climbs".
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As many regular readers know, my wife Cheryl often answers many of the questions we receive regarding gardens, landscaping and plants of every variety.
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Looking for something a bit out of the ordinary to plant this fall? I have a few suggestions you might want to check out.
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QUESTION: “I am asking for your advice to rid my shrubs of what my agricultural county agent has told me is a 'fungus'. The shrubs are large, about 8 ft tall, and I let them grow at will with not much trimming as a divider in my huge backyard.
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QUESTION: “The weeping cherry tree that I planted in late March bloomed beautifully and has looked great up until recently. The tree is about 6 feet tall...."
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Professional gardeners and landscapers know an important “trick of the trade”: Fall isn’t the end of the growing season, it’s the beginning! And here’s why you should be thinking about planting right now.
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