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What's Wrong With My Plant? - A Book Review
on Nov 3, 2009 in books garden problems product reviews What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?): A Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remediesby David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth 452 pages Timber Press (December 2, 2009) List price: $24.95 I don't care how long you've been garden...
Pretty Pink Petunias
on Nov 2, 2009 in annuals This past summer, Mom and I visited the trial gardens at Michigan State University. That was like walking through a candy store, with the colorful array of annuals in full bloom laid before us in strips like aisles in a floral supermarket. The though...
New Website For Your Reading Pleasure!
on Nov 1, 2009 in books blogging product reviews As the colder months are breathing down our necks, and the holidays are edging their way into our periphery, it's the perfect time to hunker down with a good book or two. In most climates, gardening is a three-season endeavor, so we can use the off-s...
Something New, Something Old, Something Silver and Gold
on Nov 1, 2009 in perennials What's new to me is sometimes old to someone else, especially in the plant world, because I'm so new to it. I just completed my fifth summer of gardening and though I've learned a heck of a lot in that time, it's but a drop in the bucket, considering...
Mexico Welcomes the Monarchs
on Oct 30, 2009 in insects weather science butterflies We've long passed the peak migration period for the Monarch butterflies in our area (mid-September), even though we saw one in the garden earlier this week. The straggler had better get on his way before daytime temperatures become too cold. Monarchs...
Bloom-Again Orchids - A Book Review
on Oct 29, 2009 in orchids books product reviews Bloom-Again Orchids: 50 Easy-Care Orchids that Flower Again and Again and Again by judywhite132 pagesTimber Press (November 28, 2009)List price $14.95 Who thinks orchids are scary plants, hard to grow, and expensive? *raises hand* Judy White is h...