This week on The Garden Lady it's my great pleasure to have as my guest, Peter Del Tredici, horticulturalist, botanist, and author of my favorite...
A Look at Weeds
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Another Postcard From Peonies
See the first postcard from Paeonia here. On The Garden Lady on January 10th I interviewed Don Smith, a breeder of Itoh peonies. See the amazing...
A Postcard From Bonsai
A Postcard From White FLowers
A Postcard on the Winter Solstice
A hint about improving your mood at the time of year when the nights are long: go outside at sunrise and sunset if you can. Admire the sky. Walk....
A Postcard About Winter
No matter where you live, there is the opportunity to celebrate the seasons and appreciate how plants change from month to month.
A Postcard From Evergreens
For evergreen plants, it's all about water retention, protection from sun-scald, and fluctuating temperatures. Some plants have shiny foliage, while...
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?
