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When I was a kid, geraniums were just about my favorite spring-flowering annual. You saw them in the gardening magazines and nurseries offered them each spring. That was a different …
Warmer weather is just hours away. This has been brutal, and we’re about to discover just how brutal it really has been to our landscapes and gardens. I hope you’re …
This week’s record cold has thrown things way off schedule. Spring is still likely to arrive on time, but many of the things we already had done now need to …
We’re looking at some of the coldest weather we’ve had in many years coming between now and this time next week. You still have time, though, to save vulnerable plants. …
When they’re flowering, nurseries put them right up front by the main gate. Spring-blooming shrubs. “I need that,” we say, and the next thing we know, it’s in the back …
Few symbols are as endearing and prevalent in gardens as hearts. Fewer still occur in gardens as naturally as the universal symbol of romance and friendship. Yes, beside the heart-shaped …
This week’s cold weather doesn’t stop our need to get these tasks performed as soon as we can. Spring is knocking on the garden gate. For details on coping with …