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Get inspired as Doreen G. Howard shares her backyard gardening tips. After all, she has grown more than 300 varieties of heirloom edibles and flowers the past two decades! Enjoy a nice mix of garden chat from news about exciting new vegetables to advice on container gardening to photos of unusual houseplants growing in her home! Doreen welcomes questions from everyone in the gardening community, from the expert to the enthusiast. This is your chance to ask all your puzzling plant care questions and just stay informed about the world of gardening. Check it out and tell us what you think!
Impatient for Impatiens?
April 5, 2013
March is Jam-Packed with New Plants and Ideas
March 15, 2013
I thought I’d seen all the new stuff for 2013. Wrong! Two veteran seed companies have sprung a few delights upon gardeners.
read moreSalad from Garbage
March 5, 2013
I couldn’t believe what I saw on Facebook a couple weeks ago—lettuce growing in a glass of water. I had to try it.
read moreSeeds and Bees
February 19, 2013
Every seed you plant is a GMO (genetically modified organism), including heirloom and organic seeds.
read moreThe Color Purple
February 3, 2013
I love purple, from my favorite plum designer-knockoff handbag to violet pansies in my late winter garden.
read moreInvasion of the Garden Catalogs--Part 2
January 15, 2013
So many gorgeous flowers and too little space! That’s my dilemma as I pore over the seed catalogs.
read moreInvasion of the Garden Catalogs
January 8, 2013
The first one arrived in mid-November. My mailbox still overflows daily with garden catalogs.
read moreGreat Gifts for Gardeners
November 28, 2012
My son asked me Thanksgiving night what I wanted for Christmas. Like he had to ask? We gardeners are always thrilled with toys and practical items for the garden, from seeds to shovels. Even novices enjoy plants, herbs to grow indoors and seeds to try next spring.
read moreTips and Treats
November 13, 2012
Outdoor gardening has ended for most of us north of an imaginary line drawn from Los Angeles through North Carolina. It’s time to concentrate on indoor plants and plan next year’s horticultural adventures.
read moreSleeping with Bananas and Other Ways to Overwinter Tropicals
October 18, 2012
Yes, I sleep with bananas all winter long. A ‘Super Dwarf Cavendish’ banana plant, that is.
read moreTravel Safe Monarchs
October 3, 2012
A week ago, I waved goodbye to the last Monarch butterflies that hatched in my garden on the plentiful ascelpia tuberosa, orange milkweed.
read morePotpourri: from the best annuals to giant cabbages
September 21, 2012
As I begin autumn cleanup, it’s productive to observe what grew the best, bloomed the most spectacularly and thrived during the brutal drought of 2012.
read moreHealing Power Grows in the Garden
September 5, 2012
Gardeners take for granted their ability to plant, rake, weed and deadhead. However, when sudden medical problems rob them of the ability to stand, their world turns upside down.
read moreMy Dream Come True: The Smelliest Flower in the World
August 27, 2012
Ever since I saw a slide of England’s Royal Botanical Garden at Kew’s amorphophallus ‘Titan’, the biggest and smelliest flower on the planet in 1997, I wanted one.
read moreMore Winding Down a Difficult Season
August 11, 2012
If you garden in an area not affected by drought, you may wonder why I’m obsessing.
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