Would you like to preserve some of the herbal garden bounty for the fall and winter? A quick wreath project using fresh herbs that are pliable and fragrant, can last all winter long hanging in your kitchen.
Plant Oddity – Pumpkin On A Stick
Pumpkin on a Stick is actually an eggplant but looks like tiny dancing pumpkins. Easy to grow, you can use them in stir fry dishes or dry for fall arrangements.
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Fall Anemones-Deer Resistant & Long Blooming
Floating above the border on long springy stems, Japanese Anemones are a stalwart perennial that lasts for years. Many perennials are short-lived, lasting only for a few seasons, but I have had Anemones bloom for me in my garden for over 30 years. Reliable and deer resistant, they come in a variety of pinks, …
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Berried Treasures-Planting the Best Berried Shrubs for Your Fall Garden
Here is your chance to see the most beautiful berried shrubs for the fall garden, including Viburnums and Beauty Berries and how to grow and enjoy them.
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From the Ground Up – Choosing the Right Ground Cover for Shade
This spring I toured a gorgeous private garden that is stunning for it's beauty and classic garden design. I enjoyed strolling through the woodland gardens that were peaking with spring color and was struck by the innovative use of ground covers. No overly used big three - pachysandra, vinca, or ivy to be seen! There is a time …
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Butterfly and Bee Magnet, Joe Pye Weed
If you want to grow the ultimate flower buffet for butterflies and bees, try Joe Pye Weed. When there isn't much else blooming, Joe Pye will surprise you with fuzzy pink umbels of flowers that flying insects clearly relish. I planted only one plant of the great late summer bloomer, Eupatorium dubium, 'Little Joe', which …
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When Not to Kill a Hornworm
Tomato Hornworms are really big green caterpillars that can munch through and devastate your vegetable  garden. Giant brown moths lay pearl-like eggs on your tomato, pepper, or eggplant, from which the big green monsters will hatch and start to eat voraciously. The juicy grass-green caterpillars can strip a plant overnight and then start demolishing the fruit. Frass & …
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Seed Bombs
Are you the kind of person who likes to grow flowers, but doesn't want to spend time getting on your knees, preparing the soil, and carefully spreading out your seeds in a furrow? Seed bombs are for you! And a fun project to make with kids. Thrown into neglected round-abouts, planters, flower beds and ditches, …
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Taking Root: Delaware Botanic Garden’s Progress Report
Visiting the Delaware Botanic Garden in year two, one year later than my original visit, was an eye opener in the evolution of a major public garden. Even working as a landscape designer/installer, I was surprised at the great strides the difference of a year makes. For my first year post, go to DBG-From …
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Hardy Hibiscus- Blooming Powerhouse
Forget the fussy tropical hibiscus houseplants for summer color.... instead plant the tough, hardy, perennial hibiscus with flowers up to 12 inches across! Especially if you live in areas where winters are freezing, the hardy hibiscus makes more sense. Hardy hibiscus starts slowly in mid-summer and then explodes with colorful crepey blooms in late …
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Bee Catnip-Mountain Mint
Top of the list is a little-known mint, called Mountain Mint for attracting pollinators of all kinds. Penn State trials have identified this plant as a bee magnet for sheer numbers of pollinators that it attracts.
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Got Milk…….. Weed?
Milkweed, an ignored plant of the road side, is making a comeback with gardeners and people concerned with the environment. A fascinating plant valuable to many insects, including the Monarch, is essential to providing food and shelter for many animals and insects.
