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Poinsettias Get a Bad Wrap, But Watch for the Real Dangerous Plants
Every year, I can count on several calls right after Thanksgiving about homeowners’ poinsettias. Surely, I must be confused, aren’t…
Feel the burn: crack and snap … winter and woody plants
Mother Nature must have been feeling nostalgic, because it truly was over the winter and through the snow to grandmother’s…
True Grit: and why we waited until after Thanksgiving to tell you
So, when is gravel not gravel? When it is teeth. Yes, teeth. And I am not talking about my nighttime…
Sage Advice: The Herb of Thanksgiving
That smell. There is no mistaking it– that over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go…
Giving Thanks for Annual Dinosaur Dissection Day!
So, what is your favorite part of Thanksgiving? Many people say it is their favorite holiday. All the food, but…
Welcoming our winter feathered friends
Although fall has taken its time to get here, the animals are way ahead of that fall foliage. Squirrels gathering…
Mid-fall gardening tasks: too late for some, too early for others?
At one of our many school garden projects, the kids and my volunteers spent the final week harvesting the last…
Hubbard, Delicata, Red Kuri and more, not your everyday pumpkins
Maybe it is your thing, but I am not a big fan of these giant skeleton displays that seem to…
Seasonal Questions: Where did fall go, or is it still coming?
Ah, October … my favorite month. The cooler temps, oh but wait, not that much cooler with some daytime highs…
The $17 Million Apple we eat all the time
Ah, October … my favorite. Not only because the weather is supposed to be cooler (focus on “supposed to be”),…
The Mighty Minute Pirate Bug packs a big bite
As you know, I love all things fall … well almost. But then the calls and emails start start coming…
Oh, nuts! It is fall, and that is such a good thing
Spring has its nature harbingers, like the first robin or last junco you see; fall does, too. The changing leaf…