How to Get Poinsettias to Color Back Up
February 6th, 2018
Here’s a primer on how to get poinsettias to color back up for a repeat holiday show the next year.
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There Goes the Exercise
December 19th, 2017
Gardening is good for burning off calories, but I’ve found I have to lug compost for three solid hours to counteract the effect of a half of a piece of cherry pie.
Wash Away Winter with Blooming Azaleas
December 12th, 2017
One way I like to “shorten” winter is by getting out of the snow-laden North and spending at least a few weeks somewhere in the South where it’s green instead of white (or dreary brown). This coming winter, you’ll be able to join me on a 10-day escape to New Orleans and gardens […]
Top 12 Plants for Winter Interest
December 5th, 2017
Now that winters aren’t always snow-covered from wire to wire like they so often used to be, I’m finding more people are interested in having their yard look good in this fourth season. You have a variety of tools at your disposal to add interest to the winter landscape, such as good structural […]
The 8 Things That Annoy Gardeners Most
November 28th, 2017
Gardeners are generally pretty easy-going, kinder-than-average people. But we’re also not immune to whining about life’s little “challenges” that can make this outdoor passion less than jubilant. From what I’ve seen and experienced in more than 35 years of gardening, here’s what I’d rank as the eight top things that annoy gardeners. […]
Where Edible Plants Grow Inside… Without Soil
November 21st, 2017
Hydroponics – growing plants by trickling nutrient-rich water over their exposed roots instead of in soil – is a hot technique lately. It’s gaining steam both among intrepid home gardeners (especially younger ones) and as a cutting-edge way to grow food in urban commercial settings. Although it’s trendy, hydroponics isn’t new. If you’ve ever been […]
Instant Winter: That Happened All of a Sudden!
November 14th, 2017
So we were sailing along almost into mid-November with blooming annuals, ripening peppers and very pleasant 60- and 70-degree days. Then, wham! Instant winter. Crunchy ground. Forecasts of snow squalls and sleet. Friday night’s nosedive into record-setting, low-20s territory put a sudden and definite end to the growing season. Some areas had […]
House-Calls No More
November 7th, 2017
After 18 years of yard brainstorming and more than 1,000 home-garden plans, I’m hanging up the measuring tape. This fall is my last for Garden House-Calls, a service I started in 1999 to help do-it-yourselfers with landscape ideas, trouble-shooting, plant suggestions and designs. I’ve found I’m getting a little old to crawl […]
Confessions of a Rapidly Aging Gardener
October 31st, 2017
I’m not getting tired of my plants or gardening. I’m just getting tired.
New Book on Hershey Gardens
October 24th, 2017
Did you know that Hershey Gardens grew to more than just a rose garden because Milton Hershey was told the land there wasn’t good enough for either farming or housing? How about that Hershey Gardens has some of the biggest, oldest tree species in Pennsylvania and the biggest nut-tree collection of any public […]