Some random tips for supporting butterflies: Don’t use pesticides unless you really have to. Ignore clusters aphids and other insects that are on...
A Postcard From Butterfly Support Plants
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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....
A Postcard From Lavender
A Postcard from Mid-Summer Plants: Fertilizing?
A Postcard From Flowers Leading to Seeds
On The Garden Lady on the Fourth of July I featured several groups of four things to keep in mind when it comes to plants FOUR THINGS THAT ARE...
A Postcard From Plants About the Myth of Sunlight and Water Drops
My Guest on The Garden Lady on June 27 was Mason Vollmer - his book made me want to plant spindle apple trees!
A Postcard from American Holly and Wildcrafted Garden Structures
On The Garden Lady on May 30th my guest was Jim Long, author of Wildcrafted Garden Structures. This book is filled with inspirations and...
A Postcard From Azalea Gall
This is the time when azalea gall shows up. It's most common on the azaleas, but occasionally you'll see it on other Rhododendrons. This is also...
A Postcard From Erigeron Pulchellus
A Postcard From Cutting Garden Plants
Plant some flowers for cutting this year. Annuals, perennials and bulbs. This graphic shows just a few examples.
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A Postcard About Rain and Design Ideas
My guest on The Garden Lady on May 4th was garden designer Andrew Fisher Tomlin. He's the author of The Modern Professional Planting Designer. For...
A Postcard From Split Arborvitaes
The featured image above is of a tree that seems to be saying that it's all going to be okay. On The Garden Lady radio program on March 21st it was...
Spring Inspiration and Broken Pot Postcard
On The Garden Lady today my guest spoke about Sakonnet Garden, a private landscape in Rhode Island that is open to the public several times a year....