Are there more acorns than usual in your yard or driveway? Are you asking, "Why are there so many acorns this year?" This periodic production of many seeds is called a mast year. It is part of a satiation strategy that...
Q. My panicle hydrangea suddenly has some flowers that are different than the others. What's going on? A. It could be that your plant has...
Recently I made a delightful connection with a fellow Hydrangea lover in Wisconsin, and she asked me what Hydrangeas I am growing. This made me...
My guest on The Garden Lady on September 5th was Scott Lajoie, Communications Director for the Buzzards Bay Coalition.
The stamp on the postcard is a photo of the crape myrtle flower. Lagerstroemia indica, more commonly known as crape myrtle, can be planted in Zones...
As long as I knew my Italian mother-in-law, Misa Fornari, she made rice stuffed tomatoes every summer. It is a summer dish because it's best when...
Some random tips for supporting butterflies: Don’t use pesticides unless you really have to. Ignore clusters aphids and other insects that are on...
If your petunias aren't looking as flower-filled and bushy as they did early in the summer, you can trim them back by 1/3 to 1/2 (sometimes more!),...
Perennial gardens need some mid-summer tending. Pulling weeds, of course. But also deadheading and editing. Pull plants that want to take over the...
In Italy it's common practice to repair broken containers by drilling holes and using wire or a combination of wire and cement or other patching...
Terracotta pots are fairly easy to repair if you have a drill that can make holes on both pieces. Use wire or waxed cord like this one that I use....
We had a lovely, large purple leaf beech tree (Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea') that Dan and I planted in 2010. It grew beautifully, with one minor...
