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Daylilies for Your Garden
By Susan Archer
I have liked daylilies from the moment my
mother showed me how to make flower ladies. She gave me toothpicks and
I would put the dazzling blooms on my toothpick and pretend they were
fancy ladies dressed for a ball.[more...]
Confessions of a Reformed Black Thumb:
How a Single Rose Catalog Rocked My World
By Cornelia Read
Before my 35th birthday, it's safe to say
I single-handedly killed more flora than last summer's wildfire at Yellowstone.
Houseplants wilted when I so much as breathed on them, and entire lawns
had been known to shrivel and turn toasty-brown at the first sound of
my sneakers. This all changed... [more...]
Ordering by Mail
By Connie Krochmal
An experienced gardener tells you how to
shop smart for your garden - by mail, over the phone, or on the Internet.
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Benefits of Mail-Order Nurseries
By Connie Krochmal
Chocolate mint and lemon meringue. No, I'm
not talking about pies here. Those happen to be two of the many exquisite
scented geraniums that I treasure. Yet I rarely find them at local garden
centers. That's why I shop at mail-order nurseries where they sell unusual,
hard-to-find plants. [more...]
Unpacking Your Order
By Connie Krochmal
A UPS truck pulls into the driveway.
The porch door opens. This can only mean one thing. My package from the
mail-order nursery is here. On the box, it says, "Live Plants-Don't Expose
to Heat or Cold." [more...]
How to Plant Your New Arrivals
By Connie Krochmal
Spring and fall, the most colorful seasons.
That's when mail-order plants often arrive. It's an ideal time for planting.
This can be done anytime the soil is dry enough. You may receive either
container plants or bare-root ones with no soil around the roots. Each
has its own planting style. And the sooner you get started, the better.
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Nothing Is Easier
By Connie Krochmal
As a gardener, I find winters in
upstate New York so confining. The frigid temperatures keep me indoors
for months. Yet, winter is doing some good. These
chilling times are needed to overcome dormancy [more...]
Designing Kid-friendly Landscapes With Grown-up
Appeal
By Nancy Moreland
Just because you have children doesn't mean
sacrificing grown-up pleasures like entertaining or peaceful respites.
With intelligent design, landscapes fulfill many requirements. [more...]
It's the Dirt!
By Liz Ball
To the uninitiated, gardening seems to be
all about plants. Certainly each of the seemingly infinite variety of
trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables and grasses is fascinating. Artfully
combining them to create landscapes and gardens is challenging and rewarding.
However, to the initiated, gardening is really all about soil.
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