Dahlias can be dug before a hard frost, but in my house we want to pick the flowers as long as possible! See another postcard from Dahlias here.
A Postcard About Digging Dahlias
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A Postcard From Biennials
My guest on The Garden Lady on October 17th was Leslie Halleck, author of Home Greenhouse Revival: Growing Year-Round Foliage, Flower and Food. If...
A Postcard From Acorns and Oaks
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...
A Postcard From Chrysanthemums
Hydrangea Care in the Fall ~ Q & A
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...
A Postcard From Christmas and Thanksgiving Cactus
Hydrangeas I’m Growing
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...
A Postcard From Asters
A Postcard From September Hydrangeas
A Postcard From Trees
My guest on The Garden Lady on September 5th was Scott Lajoie, Communications Director for the Buzzards Bay Coalition.
Trees for the Northeast that Flower in Late Summer
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...
Garden Tomatoes With Rice
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...
A Postcard From August Containers
A Postcard From Butterfly Support Plants
Some random tips for supporting butterflies: Don’t use pesticides unless you really have to. Ignore clusters aphids and other insects that are on...
Postcard From August Petunias
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!),...
A Postcard From Daylilies
Perennial gardens need some mid-summer tending. Pulling weeds, of course. But also deadheading and editing. Pull plants that want to take over the...
Broken Pots and Citrus in Containers
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...
A Postcard From Repaired Pots
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....
The Wishing Tree
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...