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Staying Power
Report From PIA – August 13 As I walk around Poison Ivy Acres, there are some plants that I marvel at for their endurance. Despite a hot, dry season, and given less than ideal irrigation, these plants...
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Dragged Out of A Rut
Report From an Opinionated Gardener – September 16 Yes, I’m talking about being forced out of our usual preferences, prejudices and habits. If not kicking and screaming, then with reluctance. When...
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A Little Dab’ll Do Ya
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – September 30 There are some plant that I refer to as Brylcreem plants. They are the ones that explode in the garden: a little dab’ll do ya indeed. Licorice plant,...
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I Won’t Be Without These Annuals
Report From An Opinionated Gardener – June 3 Every week I start off GardenLine with I Love This Plant/I Hate This Plant. Yes, there have been several plants that I’ve admitting disliking, but the...
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Planting and Planning
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – September 30 Today was one of those wonderful fall days: warm but not humid, with all the landscape refreshed from yesterday’s rain. We savor such weather at this time of...
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Planning Annual Alley
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – February 22 It’s the time of year when gardeners get itchy. This is exacerbated in 2012 by the unusually mild winter we’ve experienced…everyone in the Northeast is...
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Containers Planted? Check.
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – June 7 Well, maybe not all the containers…but most. I’m trying these flowering maple (Abutilon) topiaries in the pots that flank the front entry this year. They are...
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A Little Off The Top
Garden Reports and Rejoicing – August 6 In early July I noticed that the verbena, lantana and alyssum that I’d planted in May seemed stalled. They’d put out some initial growth and flowers after...
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A Must-Have Annual
Dear Nicotiana mutabilis, This is just a quick note to say thanks, once again, for being a great plant in my garden. You’re so reliable at showing up in early summer and then flowering from mid-summer...
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Calibrachoa Flowering
A Gardening Life – January 10 Some years ago when Calibrachoa (aka “million bells”) annuals were new to the market I tried some in the garden and containers. I don’t remember the particular varieties...
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