Digging a New Bed
March 19th, 2013
How to dig a new bed? Not everybody agrees, but here’s a rundown on what I think works best in the “builder’s soil” that most people have around here.
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The Shiek of Shaledom
March 12th, 2013
If Pennsylvania can have an official state tree and official flower, I can have an official yard rock (shale) and an official yard name (how about Groundhogville?)
Look, She’s Moving!
March 5th, 2013
The 38-foot-tall, video-playing Big Ben clock might be getting the most attention, and Jack the Ripper’s neighborhood might have the longest lines, but I’ll take the white lady… … The white lady as in the angelic, pure-white mime who’s portraying a moving statue in the E.P. Henry display garden at the 2013 Philadelphia […]
Pavilions, Fairies and Rock Fountains
February 25th, 2013
If Pa. Garden Expo 2013 is any indication, we’ll be seeing a lot of pavilions, fairies and rock fountains this year in the landscape.
Get a Jump on the Season
February 12th, 2013
Back in the day, it used to start snowing in December, and then we’d have a pretty consistent snow cover the whole way until March, when everything finally melted. These days, it seems a majority of winter – or at least big chunks of it – are uncovered. Not only can we see […]
Plant Pet Threats
February 5th, 2013
I was out houseplant-shopping with my daughter recently, and one parameter on the checklist was something that wouldn’t poison her toddler dog, Boon. I was surprised at how many species turned up on the no-no list. It seems that dogs and cats are more sensitive to more plants than people are. What made […]
Fighting the Fungus Gnats
January 29th, 2013
Those little black bugs flying around your houseplants most likely aren’t “fruit flies.” They’re probably fungus gnats, and sand and patience make a good team to get rid of them.
Houseplant Myths
January 22nd, 2013
Now that we’re stuck inside for at least some of the time these next few months, we’ll have to depend on houseplants to feed the chlorophyll addiction. I don’t think most people are as comfortable with these as outdoor plants like hydrangeas and petunias and tomatoes. For one thing, most so-called “houseplants” are […]
Where I Write
January 8th, 2013
Last week, I told you about where I get my ideas for garden columns – and how I doubt that I’ll ever run out of them. That got me to thinking about another related question I sometimes get: Where do I do my writing? This one might be helpful to others, so I’ll […]
Out of Ideas?
January 2nd, 2013
People sometimes ask me where I get my story ideas… and whether I ever run out of them. Ha! I run into a lot of problems in life (most involving computers), but one of them is NOT gardening topics to write about. I’ve been at it for 20 years now, and I […]