Better in the Garden than in Pots
April 22nd, 2014
Here’s a look at 10 plants that turn out to be better performers in the garden later than look to be at plant-buying time in a pot.
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Better in Pots than the Garden
April 15th, 2014
Some plants look better in the pots at buying time than they turn out in the garden later. Others look better in the garden later than in the pots. It helps to know which is which. Here’s a look at my top 10s…
Veggies with the Best Payback
April 8th, 2014
Some veggies give way more in return for your investment of time, work and space than others. Here’s a look at my top 10 choices for best payback.
Behind and Behinder
April 1st, 2014
Those warm spells we’ve had in recent winters have been great for getting some spring yard jobs out of the way early. No such luck this year. I probably speak for all but the most crazed gardeners in admitting that I didn’t get a thing done this year until late March. No […]
Spring First Aid
March 25th, 2014
Normally, this is spring cleanup time in the landscape. This year – at least in my yard – it’s more like spring first aid. I finally got out in the past week to assess the snow and cold carnage, and it’s not pretty… not disastrous, but things took more of a beating […]
A Salty Problem
March 10th, 2014
Salt from plowing and ice-melting in the winter is one of the more insidious causes of plant damage. Here’s a look at how salt can injure plants and what you can do about it, including lists of salt-sensitive and salt-resistant plants.
Shrub Madness
February 18th, 2014
Why should basketball fans have all of the March Madness fun? New for plant geeks is the Proven Winners ColorChoice “Shrub Madness” tournament.
Going Native?
February 11th, 2014
The whole issue of native plants is a lot more complicated than what it’s been boiled down to by some lately, i.e. “Natives are good, non-natives are bad.” I’ll be doing a talk on this topic at the 2014 Pa. Garden Expo.
Where the Plants Are Still Growing
February 4th, 2014
I’m back from a semi-snowbird getaway to central Florida, where I can report that plants are still alive. It’s been chilly there so far this year, too – mostly days in the 60s with a few brushes with overnight frost – but certainly way better than our vortexish January. The “balmy” weather […]
Believe-It-Or-Not Trees
January 28th, 2014
Trees, like most living things, will do what it takes to keep living. Even it means killing other trees. I’d never encountered a directly and intentionally murderous tree until running into a so-called “Florida strangler fig” last week at Sarasota’s beautiful Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Skinny gray trunks of this tree […]