Garden Wishes for Santa
December 18th, 2012
What would gardeners want from Santa? How about a groundhog-eating rabbit, no-prune plants with an off button or maybe even some halfways decent weather for a change?
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Inside George’s Garden Tour
September 11th, 2012
What happens when George’s yard is the subject of a garden tour? First, buckets of sweat, then a debate between “cute” and the plants.
Thanks (I Think) for Gardening
November 22nd, 2007
Here’s a Thanksgiving 2007 piece reminding us of all the things we have to be thankful for in the garden. Or do we?
Guy Gardening
July 26th, 2007
What happens when guys are calling the landscape shots? It’s markedly different than when ladies are in charge… and it’s not always pretty. Some guys get that “deer-in-the-headlights” look when entering a garden center.
Santa Gardener
December 22nd, 2005
Santa Claus must be a gardener. This jolly fellow who’s so busy with ho-ho-ho’s in winter has plenty of free time to get busy with the hoe-hoe-hoe in summer. Besides, those reindeer go through a lot of carrots.
Hershey’s Famous Fig
June 16th, 2005
Half of Hershey was aghast when a for-sale sign went up at the home where the well known “Testa fig” was planted. People knew this landmark tree from being wrapped up like a mummy every winter. Find out how the famous fig lives on…
Fun Plants
May 5th, 2005
Gardening is supposed to be fun, so why not try growing a few things just to see what they do? Take a look at some of these off-the-beaten path options…
Weird Plant Tricks
February 3rd, 2005
You think pets do some wild and weird tricks? Plants do some crazy things, too. They get scared, they mutate and sometimes they grow out of rocks and barn silos. Read on if you don’t believe me…