Gardening by the Book How often do gardening questions come up at your house? Where do you go to get advice? I try to answer …
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Mums the Word #GardenSense
Mums are a fall favorite plant. Use them as potted decorations in your fall displays. These perennial beauties come in every shade of the rainbow. …
Fall Garden Chore Bored? #GardenSense
What are your garden plans for fall? Planting and weeding? Raking and staking? Well, you’re not alone. According to a national survey conducted by The …
These Berries Have Gone to the Dogwood #GardenSense
If you’re thinking about planting an ornamental tree for wildlife, consider a Kousa Dogwood. This tree is native to Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan. Hardy …
Rain Chains Review #GardenSense
Rainwater means different things to different people. To a weatherman, the amount of rainwater we’re getting is big news. It could determine drought or floods. …
Taming Vines With Topiary
It’s a jungle out there! Are your belligerent beauties growing wild? Out of control vines take over a woman’s sunroom! Relax, these aren’t tabloid headlines …
Grilled Veggies Time #GardenSense
It’s grilling season. For a gardener it is time to think about kabobs, grilled veggies and grilled fruit. Corn is the most popular grilled vegetable. …
Of Cabbages and Marigolds Companion Planting #Garden Sense
We have all heard of growing herbs in our flowerbeds, but what about growing flowers in our vegetable beds? Companion planting of roses with chives …
Poison Ivy Fact or Fiction #GardenSense
Few plants spark fear in the hearts of mankind like Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Poison Sumac. The blistering rash caused by poison ivy is …
Bulbs Get Spring Fever Too Garden Sense
Bulbs Get Spring Fever Too According to a Zen proverb-Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself. That fact is hard …
