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Yes, You Still Should Mow Now, But Not Too Low
Yes, You Still Should Mow Now, But Not Too Low As Tom Skilling has promised (or was that a warning?),…
Sage advice … the Herb of Thanksgiving
Now that Halloween is in the cold, snowy rearview mirror, is it time for pumpkin spice to ride off, too?…
Late Fall Evergreens look like Charlie Brown’s?
Even though Christmas is right around the corner (less than two months), I have been hearing from homeowners that some…
Watch It, Dracula … I got your bulbs right here
Sure, you might be one of those people who has had their pumpkins, hay bale and ghosts out in the…
Buckles, grunts, slumps and pandowdy
Buckles, grunts, slumps, and pandowdy – no, those aren’t the sounds my intestinal tract is making after Thanksgiving dinner (well…
Mid-fall gardening tips and tasks
I started to think Mother Nature just refused to put away her summer wardrobe with the temperatures, in the 80s…
Butter me up! Fall is a great time for fruit butters
Ah, fall, my favorite season, the season of apples, pumpkins and more. The first images that come to mind might…
Halloween in the backyard already? The story of slime molds
It may not be Halloween yet, but your yard might be as quick to put on some creature features of…
Leaves of three, let it be, berries of white, run in fright, vines that are hairy, be very wary!
Of all the plants people ask me to identify in a hushed voice, trying not to let others hear, it…
Divide and conquer! Actually, just have more plants
Divide and conquer! Actually, just have more plants Fall is here, finally! And one of the most common questions I…
Now is the time to put out the un-welcome mat
Do you feel it? The start of those crisp, cool mornings every once in a while. For those of us…
For the love of pollinators, control yourself
Have you ever heard the phrase “loving something to death?” Well, I am here to tell you we gardeners, with…