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It’s rainy and warm, a lot more like March than January. I worry a little bit that the bulbs are...
It’s rainy and warm, a lot more like March than January. I worry a little bit that the bulbs are...
It’s been so warm this week, with temperatures in the sixties and thick summer downpours, that I almost forgot we’re...
At the most basic level there are three types of soil: sand, loam and clay. Most soils are a combination...
Although I am an enthusiastic advocate of natural gardening, I wasn’t much of a fan of composting until I procrastinated...
If you’ve been gardening for a while, no doubt you know what hardiness zone your pride and joy grows in....
Face creams and lotions are basically soap without lye. Isn’t chemistry great? The basic proportions between oil and water based...
Stem, root or leaf cuttings are the nursery standard for the propagation of perennials, especially those whose clumps grow woody...
The winter arrived, somewhat tentative but for good. Yesterday it snowed with the large and fluffy kind of flakes which...
My beautiful is preparing for winter and there’s not much I can do about it so I’m starting next year’s...
The leaves are colored by three types of pigments: chlorophyll, which keeps them green during the warm season, carotenoids, which...