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Thursday, March 31, 2011

FAQ: How should I prepare a planting site for mondo grass?

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Q. How should I prepare a planting site for mondo grass? The area is covered with weeds. Should I use landscape cloth? A. Begin by takin...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

New Ground Cover Roses - Get The Drift®

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Advertised as the newest thing in roses for small gardens, the same company that introduced the Knock Out® roses, is promoting Drift® ...
Friday, March 25, 2011

Biltmore House and Gardens

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Last fall, I returned to the mountains of North Carolina to revisit some of my favorite landmarks. One, in particular, has always fascina...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

FAQ: What's wrong with my centipede lawn?

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( I visited the site and took a soil sample to the local Cooperative Extension Service office for testing. ) Your lawn problems are relat...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011

FAQ: Will my shrubs die if I cut them back too much?

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Q. Our house will be painted soon. The painter says that my shrubs are in his way and should be cut way back so he can work. I'm ...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Seed Catalog Time

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Photo by Akil Mazumder from Pexels Crocuses, winter aconites, cornelian cherries and robins tell us that spring is near. But seed ca...
Saturday, January 29, 2011

Dumbarton Oaks

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Within "America's most civilized square mile" is a distinguished house and garden known as Dumbarton Oaks that should be o...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010

FAQ: Is it too late to plant fall bulbs?

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As I write this - December 22 - it is too late to plant some bulbs, but not too late for most. It is too late to plant fall-blooming cro...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Corpse Flowers and Voodoo Lilies

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About 20 years ago, a gardening friend of mine, very excited and breathless, lugged a 25 gallon plastic plant container into my garden shop...
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Monday, November 29, 2010

How to keep neighbor's bamboo out of your yard.

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Bamboo can be a very effective visual screen in the landscape, but some species can out-grow their welcome. There are two types of bamboo...
Monday, November 22, 2010

FAQ: How soon after receiving them should my bare root plants be planted?

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Gardeners who wish to economize may purchase certain plants bare root.  Bare root plants are simply those which have had the soil removed f...
Monday, November 15, 2010

How To Prepare Your Garden For The Winter

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I believe you'll benefit from the following article by guest blogger, Julie Armstrong. When you have a garden, you have to prepare it...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010

7206 Tokalon, Dallas, TX

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7206 Tokalon is a pleasant address with attractive curb appeal near White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas.  The quiet residential street lined...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Hunt For The Tiger Flower

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Collectors of exotic plants should hunt for the Tiger Flower.  It belongs to the genus Tigridia (pronounced ty-GRID-ee-ah), which mean...
Monday, October 25, 2010

FAQ: Is it always necessary to till the soil before planting?

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Q. Is it always necessary to till the soil before planting? A. Though I recommend it as a first step, it is not always necessary. If ...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Cheerful Harlequin Flowers

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Cheerful Harlequin Flowers put on a colorful show in any garden.  Their star-shaped flowers in a rainbow of bright colors are produced on...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Night Fragrance of Exotic Tuberose

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Night heightens the senses and deepens emotions.  Longings and impressions are not so arresting in the light of day.  On summer nights, w...
Monday, October 11, 2010

FAQ: Can you suggest a juniper ground cover that will not be overcome by grasses and weeds? When should we plant?

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Q.  We have a large (approximately 100 ft x 40 ft) sunny hillside  of red clay in north Georgia and would like to plant an economical, fast...
Friday, October 8, 2010

Herbal Oils Help To Preserve The Bounty Of Your Garden

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What do you do when you have more herbs to harvest in your garden than you can deal with?  You can eat a lot, dry them, freeze them or make...
Thursday, October 7, 2010

Pesto Is The Solution To A Bumper Crop of Basil

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Last fall, our friend, Donna McKenna , dropped off a couple of large plastic garbage bags filled with fresh basil plants.  Someone had give...
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Put Your Garden To Bed And You'll Rest Better, Too.

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When fall arrives, many gardeners are tempted to put off until spring what they should do today. Yield not to temptation. Necessary ch...
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

FAQ: When is the best time to prune muscadine vines?

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Q. I have inherited my fathers property which include his coveted muscadine vines. He could put anything in the ground and it would grow. ...
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FAQ: How long before my saffron crocus bulbs sprout?

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Q. This is the first time I've grown saffron crocuses and was wondering how long before I can expect to see foliage poking out of the g...
Thursday, September 30, 2010

False Shamrock - Of Hoods and Bells and Fairy Green

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There is a bank (I love it well) Where climbs the sorrel of the wood, Here breathes, how frail! a puce-veined bell, There snowy droo...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Star Of Bethlehem: Flower of the Virgin's Child

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"Ah me!" the lonely stranger said, "The hope which led my footsteps on, And light from heaven around them shed, O...
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Nerine - The Legendary Guernsey Lily

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Far in the East, and long to us unknown, A lily bloom'd, of colours quaint and rare ; Not like our lilies, white, and dimly fair,...