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September 19, 2020

faithful houseplants to hunker down with, with marc hachadourian of nybg

WHO ARE YOU going to tuck in with this fall and winter, as the garden starts to rest and we are all indoors more? Do..

March 20, 2020

finding refuge in our gardens, and hope in a hoya, with ken druse

IT’S THURSDAY, March 19th, 2020, as Ken Druse and I are taping this show from our respective homes via Skype. In my weekly newsletter last..

January 24, 2020

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ferns as houseplants, with nybg’s mobee weinstein, author of ‘the complete book of ferns’

I DON’T KNOW about you, but I’m drawn to ferns, to their primitive flowerless beauty, their diversity of foliar textures and shades of greenness, to..

August 24, 2019

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success (and flair) with orchids: ‘orchid modern,’ with nybg’s marc hachadourian

ORCHIDS: You can’t live without them, and you can’t keep them alive. I’m kidding, sort of, but who among us hasn’t wished we could do..

December 8, 2018

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indoor growing under lights, with leslie halleck

MY HOUSEPLANTS are sulking, whispering among themselves, “Why doesn’t that woman get us some more light in here?” And then before I know it, seed-starting..

October 28, 2018

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clivia, staking, viburnum leaf beetle, chestnuts & more: q&a with ken druse

YES, IT’S US AGAIN, me and Ken Druse, here to answer your latest crop of Urgent Garden Questions about topics as diverse as using landscape..

October 6, 2017

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houseplants–wild, woolly and otherwise–with jane perrone

FROM 2008 to this summer, Jane Perrone was gardening editor for “The Guardian” newspaper in the U.K, where she lives with her husband, who is..

September 30, 2017

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the mad stash: overwintering tender plants, a q&a with ken druse

IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN, or almost. Startling as it may seem, the mad stash is looming as fall takes tighter hold, meaning time to figure..

April 30, 2016

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brugmansia, iochroma, papyrus and more, with bryon martin of logee’s

I CALLED BYRON MARTIN of Logee’s Greenhouses for his advice on some begonia questions, and then—like plant-mad people are inclined to do—we quickly ricocheted from..

March 5, 2016

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growing and blooming clivia, with longwood’s alan petravich

IF YOU WANT the best houseplant ever, look no further than Clivia. With help from Alan Petravich, then of Longwood Gardens, I learned more about..

January 23, 2016

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6 easiest orchids to grow, with longwood’s greg griffis

RIGHT ABOUT NOW, countless orchid plants in homes everywhere—plants perhaps gifted to their owners, or others we bought for ourselves on an impulse when in..

November 17, 2014

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growing begonias, with tovah martin

I’M ALWAYS LOOKING for ways to make my many houseplants, especially the fancy-leaf begonias, feel more at home year-round–especially through the hot, dry wintertime indoors...

November 3, 2014

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citrus in pots: how to grow, and overwinter it, with four winds growers

‘HOW CAN I OVERWINTER MY potted lemon tree indoors?” It’s the question of the moment from readers, as cold weather comes on. When it comes..

September 24, 2013

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how to store tender plants, with dennis schrader

I GET ASKED TWO QUESTIONS a lot when people visit my garden: “Where did you get that plant?” and, “Where do you put all those..

July 15, 2013

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growing carnivorous plants, with peter d’amato

A WOODEN WINDOW BOX lined with plastic and filled with sundews and pitcher plants will attract more attention than one full of geraniums, writes Peter..

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