April 10, 2020 by Hope Gardens
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Indoor potted plants can enjoy some fresh air and sunshine in the spring, but they need to be moved outside carefully and gradually to avoid shock and stress. Moving indoor potted plants outside can also help them grow more vigorously, flower more profusely, and prevent pest infestations. Here are some steps to follow when moving…
Log into any houseplant group these days and you’ll find brag after brag about how someone scored a rare specimen at Home Depot or Lowe’s. These groups are also flooded with photos of poor, dying plants found languishing in big box greenhouses, accompanied by pleas for group members to come rescue them. Do these people…
Robin Lane Fox, classical scholar, gardener, equestrian and journalist, has been near the front of the cavalry charge of garden writers in Great Britain for over 50 years. In a film, he even rode near the lead when Alexander the Great defeated Darius in Persia. No other living garden writer compares. I recently enjoyed…
Gophers and groundhogs are often confused, mostly because gophers look like young groundhogs, but these two animals aren’t the same species. They often inhabit the same area, though, so some people ask for a gopher vs groundhog comparison. Adult groundhogs are noticeably larger than gophers, and the tail of the groundhog is noticeably longer in…
According to the Farmer’s Almanac and AccuWeather, Summer 2020 will bring the Mid-Atlantic above average rainfall and lots of humidity (and a few heatwaves in July/August so brace yourself for a ‘sizzle and drizzle’ summer). The abundant rainfall will be good for gardens and other outdoor projects. All that free-falling water could mean good things…
In a previous post, I wrote about vertical gardening, an artful option for growing smoothies. That got me thinking of how to capture the garden’s abundance for the dark months ahead. How To Make A Green Smoothie. benphaze.com Freezing is an ideal way to do that. The Old Farmer’s Almanac says that produce kept at 0°F…