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A Postcard From STYLE

What style of garden do you love the most? A formal look or a wildflower meadow? Or something in between?  

Bringing Houseplants Back Inside – A Postcard From Plants

When bringing houseplants back inside: Start watering with Spinosad concentrate in the watering can. Do this for the first month after your plants come back inside to kill fungus gnat larvae. (These larvae feed on plant roots and organic matter in the potting mix.)...
A Postcard From Fall Roses

A Postcard From Fall Roses

Roses are the Divas of the plant world, and you know how to treat a Diva! They want more space in their dressing room, the best lighting on stage, and a constant supply of good drinks and snacks. They demand an...

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A Postcard About Watering

A Postcard About Watering

Plants aren't really refreshed by squirting water on their leaves on a hot day...you're better off putting that water on their roots, not their...

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A Three Lysimachia Day

A Three Lysimachia Day

One of the pleasures of being involved with plants is getting to know them as a family. We learn about plants that are in the same genus, and how...

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Kale and Rose Petal Pizza

Kale and Rose Petal Pizza

One of the pleasures of growing vegetables is being able to cook the most flavorful food on earth. And if you can add flower petals to that dish,...

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A Postcard From Tomatoes

A Postcard From Tomatoes

If you could get a postcard from your tomatoes, this is what it might say... Many people still believe that blossom end rot on tomatoes is caused by...

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A Postcard From Zinnias

A Postcard From Zinnias

In addition to the information on this postcards, Zinnias want you to know that it's best to plant them in full sun and soil where there is good...

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Perennials and Insects

Perennials and Insects

Tomorrow on The Garden Lady on WCAI the Postcard From Plants will be from perennial plants. They want to remind you to plant in groups for the best...

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