I’ve been on four garden tours so far this summer, and despite rain falling on every tour, the gardens looked lush and beautiful. Tours give me ideas for my own garden as well as for stories for the magazine, plus it’s fun to walk around and see how differently people create spaces in their gardens. Here are some trends I…
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Why is Your Tomato Harvest Down? Blame the Heat
Why do my tomato plants look so stellar and yet have very few fruits? Why is my tomato harvest down? That’s been the big question among gardeners this year, and the short answer is blame the heat. Blossom drop is a fairly common problem with tomatoes (though not the problem I usually have). What happens is that your plants look…
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Sneak Peek: This Calibrachoa is a Winner
Along with about 300 other garden writers, horticulturists and bloggers, I get sent sample plants from Proven Winners each year, including the beautiful calibrachoa above. PW is one of the largest plant brands in the country and introduces a couple of dozen new plants each year. The sample plants are scheduled to be in garden centers and nurseries next year….
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Short Season Gardening
The growing season where I live would never be considered long—most folks consider my climate one that requires short season gardening. Even in a year with an unusually early spring, like 2010, the season is no more than five months long. And, with a later spring, like this year, we’re lucky to get four full months of good gardening in….
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Storm Damage or Garden Opportunity?
My daughters often accuse me of being a pessimist, which may be a natural inclination or a learned trait from my early career as a journalist. Whatever. I can barely contain my joy at the storm damage we incurred this Saturday. While many of our friends and neighbors lost big trees or faced hours (more than 24 in a few…
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