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Q&A – Ask Neil: December 26, 2024

By Neil Sperry • December 23, 2024

(Please read these instructions carefully.)Before you post your question, please look at recent issues to see if someone else has already asked it. You might find your answer there. December ...

Pretty Little Plant You Probably Don’t Know

By Neil Sperry • December 23, 2024

Here’s a plant that’s native to the Tropical Americas, yet most gardeners have never grown it. Some who have grown it say it’s easier than its cousin, the far better-known ...

Ironing it out – garden style – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • December 22, 2024

Whether it’s the way the heavy pieces complement the frailty of flowers and foliage or whether it’s the history that radiates from their curves and curlicues, antique iron furniture, fences, ...

Asian Giant Murder Hornets Eradicated

By Neil Sperry • December 20, 2024

You may have been calling it, as I did, the “Asian murder hornet.” Entomologists reclassified it a couple of years ago as the “northern giant hornet.” However, anyone who read ...

Gardening This Weekend: December 26, 2024

By Neil Sperry • December 20, 2024

I know you’re still sorting through the boxes and wrapping paper for any loose checks and gift cards – but keep the outdoors in focus as well. PLANT• Dig and ...

Native Son: December 19, 2024

By Steven Chamblee • December 17, 2024

Dearest Loving and Forgiving Santa,I did my part; tried to be kind, generous, and honest … PLUS, I got that long-overdue haircut that Neil secretly wanted to personally give me. ...

Q&A – Ask Neil: December 19, 2024

By Neil Sperry • December 17, 2024

(Please read these instructions carefully.)Before you post your question, please look at recent issues to see if someone else has already asked it. You might find your answer there. December ...

What to do with a Poinsettia after Christmas

By Neil Sperry • December 17, 2024

Folks want to know how to care for their poinsettias to get the longest possible enjoyment out of them. The secret there – and I hope I’m not getting it ...

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