Aphids and Whiteflies in the garden03.12.07

Each garden and therefore each gardener is faced with pests that plague their plants from time to time. It’s something that we have to learn how to deal with, and when possible learn to control those pesky pests. Some plants such as honeysuckle, citrus trees and other flowering shrubs and vines are infested each year [...]

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Posted in In The Garden, Organic, pests, Plant health, Shoppingwith 4 COMMENTS →



Crocosmia not blooming well03.01.07

Crocosmia is a very pretty summer flower that often bears orange or fiery red flowers on vertical stems. I mentioned that I grow Crocosmia in a recent post and said that some of my clumps were getting quite large and crowding out other plants. What I didn’t realize was that if the clumps get too [...]

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Winter care for house plants and ornamentals02.12.07

Did you receive any ornamental house plants over the holidays? How are they fairing in your home? As you might know many of the potted plants that you might have received over the holiday season are not usually meant to be kept as permanent house plants. They’re raised in green houses and often don’t adapt [...]

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