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Winter Sowing: How I Get a Jump Start on My Summer Flower Garden
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Winter sowing is a technique gardeners can use to start growing seeds outdoors during the winter months. If you have limited space for starting seeds indoors, winter sowing might be an option for you, depending on what you want to grow. I first tried winter sowing last year with…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Christa, Flowers, ornamental plants, starting seeds, winter sowing
Q&A: What causes orchid leaves to turn yellow and shrivel?
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Q: Why are my orchid leaves turning yellow and drying up? The plants are located in the bathtub where they get sun daily from the south and west window. A: While it is normal for the oldest leaves of moth…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Christa, Houseplants, Orchids
Q&A: They’re Orange and Black But Not Monarchs. What’s Eating My Milkweed Plant?
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Q: I found these orange bugs all over the milkweed I planted for Monarch caterpillars. What are they and what, if anything, should I do about them? I don’t want to harm other organisms. A: What you have here are…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Christa, Insects, milkweed
Cardinal Flower Is for Hummingbirds
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I gave up on my hummingbird feeder years ago. It was more than I wanted to do to keep up with changing the sugar solution every two to three days, as recommended to keep the food free of spoilage that…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Christa, Flowers, Native Plants, ornamental plants, ruby throated hummingbirds, Wildlife, wildlife gardening
Q&A: What’s wrong with my hydrangea flowers?
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Q: My hydrangea bloomed white but instead of turning red it turned brown. What is happening to the petals and what can be done? A: A disease called Botrytis blight can cause spots and browning symptoms on the flower petals…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Christa, Diseases, Flowers, hydrangea
Q&A: What’s Wrong With My Pachysandra?
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Q: We have a steep hill that is covered with mature Japanese Pachysandra that is dying. It is under a large tulip tree. This groundcover was healthy for more than twenty years. During the last couple of years the leaves have turned yellow…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Christa, groundcovers, herbaceous perennials, pachysandra
Q&A: Why didn’t Japanese maples lose their leaves last fall?
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Q: Most of my Japanese maples are still full of dead leaves. They never exfoliated in the fall to leave bare branches. Will this affect new growth in the spring? Should I just let them be? A: We have received…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Christa, botany, Japanese maples, leaf abscission, leaf marcescence, Trees
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