Today I will be taking the Certified Professional Horticulturist Exam. Trying to spell ophiopogon and athryium is a challenge. I had a nightmare about the European Mountain Ash (I couldn’t recognize it), and who has hairy stems (Camellia sasanqua) , frangrant leaves (Thuja plicata) and grows very slowly (sciadopitys verticillata)? Please be over so I can go back to the garden! Continue reading CPH Exam Today!
Keep the fresh vegetables on the table this October with a late summer planting of cool season crops. Now is the time to get the last of those seeds in the ground and extend your food production over the next few months. With our warm temperatures this month, seeds will germinate quickly. The optimum temperature for seeds to sprout is usually between 65 and 75 … Continue reading Grow a Fall Veggie Garden
The footsteps of the gardener are the best fertilizer Continue reading Under-toe at the Beach
My roses are suffering from this triple threat. With a cool, wet spring and having been mostly ignored, the danger deepens. The aphids seem to multiply exponentially, small, unassuming and insidious. The caterpillars hungrily munch, munch, munch, without the good manners to finish one leaf before moving on to the next. Black spot is here to stay, and it’s not going away. So what is … Continue reading Awful Aphids, Creepy Caterpillars and Evil Black Spot
The colors of this plant are so diverse, it’s like using an artist’s palette in the garden. Amethyst, purple, chartreuse, black, caramel, multi-colored, chocolate, red, peach, burgundy and bronze are just a sampling of the colors. This North American Native, also known as coral bells, is a perennial favorite with many uses; deer resistance, flowers for cutting, dramatic foliage color, container or woodland garden, and … Continue reading Heuchera
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