Divide peonies if roots are too crowded for good bloom. Plant in a sunny, well-drained location. Choose early, midseason, and late-blooming varieties when buying new plants. Set out balled nursery
June is a busy month in the flower and vegetable garden. It’s time to sow late cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, and celery to provide plants that may be set out
“What’s a shall it?” a lady asked me at question time following a talk at a garden club. Or so it sounded, but when she added that it is often
Many of the plants in our kitchen or herb gardens are as familiar as the palm of a hand, or as comfortable as an old shoe — thyme and marjoram,
When plant nutrients are in great excess or extreme deficiency, the symptoms on the foliage or in some other plant part generally reveal themselves to the naked eye. Such plants
You may be an “old hand” at raising tomatoes or an “eager beaver” who has set out his first plants this year. In either case, however, you will likely discover
An insect with all virtues and no vices is the ladybug, that diminutive beetle whose back is a brilliant orange with black spots. That is, to say, she has no
Now that garden activity are in full swing, too, are aching muscles! The joy and enthusiasm of gardening are often dampened because the unused muscles rebel due mainly to incorrect
Nature has planned to use insects or the wind for breeding flowering plants. Food and drink in the form of pollen and nectar induce insects to do the work. Even
The long warm days of June provide us with enough added hours to enjoy the garden and give it the attention it needs. Plants are growing actively now, so keep