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Through the garden gate — Garden envy
A few weeks ago, I escaped to Maine to explore some gardens and late-blooming native plants there. Obviously, ...
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Al and Betsy’s pollinator patch
Nestled at the end of a long winding driveway in Pamplin is a picturesque farm belonging to Al ...
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Through the Garden Gate — A message from Anca
Hi fellow gardeners, it’s me, Anca. My Mom is busy filling in some holes in the backyard, so ...
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Through the garden gate: Oh! Those odd names
You all know that I’m slightly obsessed with daylilies. They’re the perfect plant for hot summer days when ...
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Through the Garden Gate — The joys of a simple garden
Farmville is blessed with many talented gardeners. Explore the various neighborhoods, and you’ll find English kitchen gardens with ...
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Through the garden gate — Iconoclastic container plantings
Now that warm weather is definitely here to stay, it’s time to prepare new container plantings for the ...
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When plants bloom
I’m fascinated by plants that bloom at a specific time every day. That old garden favorite, the four ...
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Why rhododendron leaves curl and droop
Many gardeners say that they can tell the temperature outside simply by looking out the window at the ...
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Ragweed: A highly adaptable plant
Have you ever tried to define a weed? I often hear that it’s just a plant that appears ...
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Gardening at the end of the season
The days are short; so short that it’s dark long before I usually stop working in the garden. ...
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Trends in daylily hybridization
Gardeners are some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet, and I suspect that daylily growers are the ...
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Beware those yellow ‘blooms’
Earlier this summer, my husband commented that he really liked the funny looking yellow flowers in a pot ...
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Do the Chelsea chop
It’s hot and humid, so I haven’t spent much time in the garden. I’ve gone outside every morning ...
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The ultimate pass along garden plant
You’ve seen them growing along the side of back roads, near abandoned homesteads and even along the edge ...
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Beware of poisonous plants in the garden
Hello, fellow gardeners. It’s me, Anca. Some of you already know me. I’m my mom’s new gardening assistant. ...
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Wisteria is the perfect plant for a pergola
Whenever I visit friends in England, I’m seriously envious of their garden, but especially the wisteria (wisteria sinensis) ...
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The joys of growing potatoes
I’ve always loved growing and eating potatoes. There’s nothing better than planting seed potatoes, watching them grow and ...
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Embracing the unexpected
Every spring, I look forward to participating in several workshops on gardening. If I get one or two ...
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Loropetalum — a versatile garden shrub
Have you met Loropetalum chinense, better known as the Chinese fringe flower? I first learned about it last ...
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Planting the right plants can help pollinators
Pollinators and plants have been having a love affair for more than 100 million years. Throughout that period, ...
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What’s new in the garden for 2021
I’ve looked into my crystal ball in search of clues about what 2021 will portend for gardeners, and ...
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A perfect plant gift for the Christmas season
Various types of plants are popular as gifts during the holiday season – poinsettias, cyclamen, orchids, and Christmas ...
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Project to extend the gardening season was a success
Late last winter, I accepted a challenge to infuse more native plants into my existing garden while also ...
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It’s the perfect time to find gentians
Fall means yellow flowers — goldenrods by the dozen, sunflowers, sneezeweed, and many, many more — but not ...
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Gardening with dogs
Hello, fellow gardeners. My name is Anca vom Dreifke Wood. I’m my mom’s new garden helper. I can’t ...
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COLUMN — Possessed with a pickling passion
Every summer when I was a kid, my mother and grandmother would become obsessed with the need to ...
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How to survive hot, dry summers in the garden
July was brutally hot and dry. We had day after day of temperatures over 90 degrees with high ...