For evergreen plants, it's all about water retention, protection from sun-scald, and fluctuating temperatures. Some plants have shiny foliage, while...
A Postcard From Evergreens
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A Postcard To Pantone
A Postcard From Cyclamen
Most information you find about the holiday Cyclamen plants tells you not to water from above because you might get "crown rot." Personally, I have...
A Postcard From Poinsettia
If you're interested in doing a deep dive into the history of poinsettias as a holiday plant, read this article published by Purdue University. ...
A Postcard from Insects and Diseases
On The Garden Lady today I'll be starting the program off with a visit from Tawny Simiski, Entomologist at the UMass Cooperative Extension. We'll...
A Postcard From Ginkgo ~ Deciduous Plants
Deciduous plants have evolved to be all about surviving the winter. We humans often describe ourselves as "hunkering down for the winter," and...
A Postcard About Winter Sowing
Winter sowing is all about giving some seeds their chilling period. This is called stratification. Note that not all seeds need to be in cold all...
A Postcard From Orb Spiders
I had a “Duh!” moment when I realized that spiderwebs and spiders are popular Halloween decorations not just because many people thing they are...
A Postcard About Invasive Plants
This postcard was inspired by two emails I received last week. One of them said this: "I am curious about your thoughts on the role that...
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,...
A Postcard From STYLE
What style of garden do you love the most? A formal look or a wildflower meadow? Or something in between?
A Postcard From Plants About Pruning
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...
Let Nature Be Your Garden Coach
Today on The Garden Lady we start off with a postcard that reminds us to look to The Green Man and Mother Nature for plant information and...
A Postcard From Large Plants
A Postcard From Fasciated Plants
Today's card is about the fascinating phenomenon of fasciation.
A Postcard From Peonies
If your peonies routinely get botrytis mold in the spring, it's likely that your weather is often cool and damp. In this case, you might want to...
A Postcard From “Bad Soil”
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...