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Signs of a Bad Winter: Squirrels, Onion Skins, and Other Folklore

I sometimes wonder why I am in the climate business. According to folklore, just look at the...

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...

The ABCs of Fertilizing Containers

For thriving outdoor flower pots and especially vegetable containers, a continuous supply of...

Pest-Resistant Plants and Flowers

Do you have trouble with deer and rabbits in your garden? Here’s a list of pest-resistant plants...

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...

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...

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...