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Japanese anemones taking a starring role.
A celebration of a flower which is being a total delight at Veddw just now: Japanese anemone or Anemone hupehensis. Japanese anemones often get identified as weeds in the UK, making people afraid to grow them, and it's true that [...]
The eternal optimism of the stubborn gardener
This happens in my online group all the time. Gardeners post images of pathetic, clearly ailing, sometimes two-thirds dead shrubs, perennials, and annuals all the time. Who knows how long these plants have been offering a less-than-attractive spectacle to their [...]
More Beach-Town Garden Hits and Misses
We've come to Episode 3 of "Judging the Gardens of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware," apparently a regular feature since it started in 2013 and continued with more hits and misses in 2017. What can I say? I'd rather be walking or cycling [...]
When Gardening to Save The Planet, The Argument Isn’t Aesthetics vs. Ecosystems
William Cocke joins us this week to discuss Doug Tallamy's 2019 book Nature's Best Hope, oft quoted (and misquoted!) on the web and in Master Gardener circles nationwide. Cocke is a fan - but brings up some interesting points to [...]
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– Washington Post gardening editor Adrian Higgins
Trashing trees. Why on earth?
Let me count the ways to trash trees. I’ll start with careless butchery done every day by lawn mowers and string trimmers. I’ll add volcano mulch piled up around trees by jackleg landscapers. Then there are [...]
Stinzen me not
It started with a media release that I was about to delete, but first I needed to google a term I’d never heard before: stinzen gardens. The release concerned bulb planting, so this seemed like something I [...]
The plastic garden
On the label of an old painting, I came across a word we rarely see: “stooks,” meaning erect bindings of wheat or other sheaves dotting a field, ready for transport to granaries or ranches. You still see [...]
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