the science of a better garden: ‘the ever curious gardener,’ with lee reich
I LOVE THE SCIENCE behind gardening, the stories that reveal what makes things tick in the natural world. A new [read more…]
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sunflowers, sweet peas, zinnias and more, with joseph tychonievich
JOSEPH TYCHONIEVICH, a garden writer and backyard plant breeder and passionate flower grower, has gone on a bit of a [read more…]
emerald ash borer, plus imperiled oaks, with morton’s murphy westwood
ALL TOO MANY HEADLINES in the science section lately speak of trees in trouble, of various forest pests and other [read more…]
from the forum: how do you keep garden records?
IT’S A QUESTION I DON’T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR, but maybe you can help: What’s the best way to keep [read more…]
from the forum: can i compost weeds?
FORUM MEMBER TERRYK IS SO RIGHT TO ASK: Whether or not we can add weeds to our compost heaps without [read more…]
from the forum: celebrating purslane?
MEMBER ANN ASKED A GOOD ‘WEED’ QUESTION this week in the Urgent Garden Question Forums, and a thread of great [read more…]
from the forum: ‘somebody ate my plant’ tales
I LOVE THE FORUM POSTS THAT START with “somebody ate my…” (Actually, I hate these stories, but feel better knowing [read more…]
from the forum: eating pea shoots (not pods)
FORUM MEMBER ANN HAD a good question this week: Ever eaten pea tendrils or flowers or any of the bits [read more…]
from the forum: lily beetles, anyone?
WHAT’S YOUR TACTIC FOR DEALING with lily beetles? The topic resurfaced (as it had a year ago) in the Urgent [read more…]
from the forum: doublefile, or kousa dogwood?
READER TERRYK HAS ME STUMPED THIS WEEK with the Urgent Garden Question forum question she posed: whether a doublefile viburnum [read more…]
