One of the best plants in the late blooming garden has been voted the 2016 Perennial Plant Association’s Plant of the Year. The winner is ‘Honorine Jobert’, a Japanese anemone ...
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‘Peppermint Stick’ celery is as yummy as its name
Each year, I try growing something new, and this year, it was celery. Celery was never on my list, but in spring, Ball Horticultural Co. sent me a new variety, ‘Peppermint Stick’ ...
Chemicals and bee safety
Shortly after my Sept. 13 column about a renewed appreciation for bedding annuals, I got a letter from reader J.D, expressing concern that I recommended buying the ...
Native wheel bug aptly named
Last summer while trimming back a shrub, I got stung. It wasn’t a bee, wasp or hornet sting. I explored the shrub to see what caused the pain and found an insect that looked like ...
Television shows and movies frequently get it wrong
In the NCIS episode 'Viral' aired Oct. 27, 2015, McGee tells Bishop to be careful because the area they are investigating (outside Washington, D.C.) is covered with poison oak. ...
Tips for keeping leafy goodness in your garden
The city has announced its schedule for fall leaf collection and gardeners have some decisions to make. Will you rake and bag? Mow? Chop? Or, compost your own leaves to make your ...
Prime time for planting spring-blooming bulbs
Gardeners are nothing, if not hopeful. And one of our signs of hope is the fall planting of spring-blooming bulbs: Tulips, crocus, daffodils, hyacinths and alliums to name a ...
Beautyberry lives up to its name in the fall garden
If you are looking for a shrub that will perk up the fall season, check out beautyberry. Although beautyberry (Callicarpa spp.) blooms in early summer, the tiny whitish-pink ...
Prepare for winter, and sprout micro greens, too
If your houseplants summered outdoors, it’s time to bring them back inside, if you haven’t already. You want to do this once the night temps hit the 50s. Before you move them ...
Meet a couple of hydrangeas that bloom reliably
The most frequent question about hydrangeas is why don’t they bloom. Breeders have boosted the reliably blooming types by at least two in the last couple of years, and these ...
