May 22, 2025 | Postcards From Plants
If Mother Nature and The Green Man sent you a short message about what you are calling “bad soil,” it might look something like this… Details from The Garden Lady, Saturday May 24th, 2025 In addition to discussing our propensity to classify our soils...
May 17, 2025 | Postcards From Plants
I love alliteration as much as anyone…it’s a great tool for titles and marketing campaigns. But a catchy slogan can sell a concept that has little or mixed merit. So it is for “No Mow May.” The idea here was to encourage people to let flowers...
May 10, 2025 | Postcards From Plants
Sometimes people wonder why some of their shrubs and trees have produced leaves in the spring while others have not. Often, they worry that a plant that hasn’t broken dormancy yet is dead. While sometimes it is true that a branch or an entire plant has died and...
May 2, 2025 | Postcards From Plants
Today’s postcard reminds us that whether it’s to our liking or not, it’s a good policy to not make an enemy of the weather. And if we’re talking about a stretch of rainy days, it’s really not a good idea to complain, since we depend on...
Apr 26, 2025 | Gardens, Postcards From Plants
This afternoon on The Garden Lady I will be interviewing Isabel Branstrom Product Development Manager for PanAmerican Seed, about Kitchen Minis™ We’ll be talking about growing smaller vegetables in containers. These plants are not only good for people who...
Apr 18, 2025 | Postcards From Plants, Uncategorized
The common lilac varieties can grow 10 to 15 feet tall and wide, so place them where they can grow large. Lilacs make a good addition to a mixed shrub border in full sun. If a lilac is in too much shade it won’t flower well. Some varieties are prone to powdery...
