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Win a Scholarship to Garden How-To University Session Two! 16 Aug 2012 | 02:34 am
It’s back-to-school time and you could win a scholarship to Garden How-To University thanks to our friends at Osmocote!
Book Review: A Guide to Bearded Irises 14 Aug 2012 | 06:37 am
A Guide to Bearded Irises Cultivating the Rainbow for Beginners and Enthusiasts by Kelly D. Norris 348 pages, hardcover Timber Press, 2012 List price: $39.95 If you’ve ever met Kelly Norris, you know ...
Señorita Rosalita spider flower 12 Aug 2012 | 09:00 pm
Virtues: We love Señorita Rosalita spider flower for its lack of thorns, sticky foliage, unpleasant aroma and unsightly seedpods. This heat-tolerant plant adds dramatic height to the garden with its s...
Sowing Lettuce Seeds 12 Aug 2012 | 09:00 pm
Question: I’ve been having problems with my fall lettuce crop. I sow the seed in late August, but I end up with a lot of skips. What am I doing wrong? Answer: Lettuce is a cool-weather ...
Changing Plant Names—Why Bother? 12 Aug 2012 | 09:00 pm
Changes to the scientific name of plants are part of life, though often frustrating. However, names are only changed for good reasons, and changes aim to give an accurate representation, not only of t...
Tips for Grouping Pots 6 Aug 2012 | 09:00 pm
An assortment of potted succulents can make a beautiful garden for a patio, deck or courtyard—especially if you apply basic design principles to the entire grouping. When deciding how and where to gr...
Plants for Beneficial Insects 6 Aug 2012 | 09:00 pm
Question: Are there certain plants I can grow to encourage beneficial insects in my garden? Beneficial insects include a wide range of insect predators and parasites. These include not only the well-k...
‘Chocolate Sunrise’ canna 6 Aug 2012 | 09:00 pm
Virtues: We love ‘Chocolate Sunrise’ canna for its contrast of bright orange-yellow flowers against chocolate-colored foliage. Cultivated in a delicate breeding program in the Middle East, blooms appe...
Collecting Seeds from a Maine Garden 4 Aug 2012 | 09:00 pm
Last summer I cut a few seedheads off the lupin plants in front of my island cottage in Maine. I collected the seeds and took them home with me. Lupin seeds have a hard shell so ...
A Floating Farmers Market in Maine 4 Aug 2012 | 09:00 pm
“Lettuce by Land Carrots by Sea” reads the logo on the paper bags at the floating farmers market on our little island in Maine. Every Saturday morning at 11 on the dot a boat from ...
