Doom for impatiens?
August 21st, 2012
A virulent new strain of downy mildew disease threatens to wipe impatiens off our gardening map. And that’s a shame because this plant is our favorite annual and our go-to choice for shade.
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Gardening Guesswork
August 14th, 2012
You can’t just put any plant wherever you like. The better you can figure out the conditions you’ve got and match plants that suit that, the less trouble you’ll have with dead and struggling plants. That’s not always, though… even for the Governor’s Residence staff.
Plant Sunburn
July 17th, 2012
Dry soil isn’t always the cause when plants brown out in summer. Some plants just aren’t keen on heat and sun…
Another Rose Woe
July 2nd, 2012
Just what we need… one more thing that can go wrong with roses. The latest problem is rose rosette disease, and it’s a deadly disease with no known cure.
A No-Water Garden
July 2nd, 2012
Never water a garden? Jenny Rose Carey built a “dry garden” that she hasn’t watered in years… yet it’s thriving and blooming. Here’s her secret…
Beetles and Grub Butts
June 26th, 2012
What to do about those pesky grubs eating the roots out from under your lawn? You might first want to check out the hair arrangement on the grub butts. Seriously. There’s an important clue there…
Mow the Lawn or Go to the Dentist?
May 22nd, 2012
If we hate to care for the lawn, then why do we keep growing so much of it? Here’s a list of the top three things you should be doing to the lawn but probably aren’t and three things you probably are doing to the lawn but shouldn’t.
Hedge Edge
May 8th, 2012
There’s more to pruning than heading out in the spring with a chainsaw in hand. Here are a few important how-to’s from an expert who prunes the topiaries at Longwood Gardens.
High-Octane Veggie Gardening
May 3rd, 2012
You might as well get the most production you can out of your vegetable garden if you’re going to the trouble of digging up the ground in the first place. Here are 10 ways that I use…
About Those Plant Sizes
April 24th, 2012
I have no good answer for the question, “How big does this plant get?” It depends. Here’s a look at what to make of this sticky plant-picking issue.