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When to Plant Mums

Chrysanthemums: When to Really Plant Mums

Every year in the fall, I suffer a bout of mum madness when garden centers and big boxes brim with...
Plant Hassle-Free Roses Now

Easiest Roses to Grow for Beginners

Roses have changed, and it’s about time! Today’s roses are no longer intimidating prima donnas,...
Onion Skins

Weather Folklore: What Leaves, Squirrels, Apples and Flowers Predict about Winter

I sometimes wonder why I am in the climate business. According to folklore, those leaves you have...
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Pest-Resistant Plants and Flowers

Do you have trouble with deer and rabbits in your garden? Here’s a list of pest-resistant plants...
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Give your Valentine a flowering plant instead of flowers, or ask your sweetheart for one

Valentine’s Day is a popular time to give cut flowers as a gift. Consider a flowering plant! The...
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Stinky corpse flowers put on a good show indoors

I look forward to the vivid burgundy vase-like, stinking corpse flowers of March every year— which...
The ABC's of Fertilizing

The ABC's of Fertilizing Containers

A continuous supply of nutrients and fertilizer is an absolute for lush container bouquets and...
Black, blue and bi-colored

Black, Blue and Bi-colored: Exciting New Flowers Coming to Garden Centers in 2011

I’m able to trial the new flowers and plants a year or two before they come to the market.  A few I...