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Country & Rural Garden News (13)Newspapers (6)Other Gardening News (A-J) (29)Other Gardening News (K-Z) (30)Hardy plants for hardy souls 18 Nov 08 Three gardening books for children Many gardening books for children take what I think of as the art project approach: here’s what you need, this is what you do, isn’t that cute?, now show it to Grandma. Very few books out there take children–or a child’s interest in gardening–seriously... 11 Nov 08 How do I winter over hardy plants in containers? Not too long ago, a reader emailed me and asked, I bought some hostas and dwarf bleeding hearts to plant. Shortly thereafter I hurt my knee and I can’t go out there and plant them. They are all planted in one gallon plastic pots... 6 Nov 08 Two things I learned while weeding today I normally don’t weed my beds in November, because it is too chilly, wet, windy, and perhaps snowy. However, we have been enjoying a string of unseasonably warm days and I was able to take advantage of it today... 4 Nov 08 Endless Summer Hydrangea in two different climates Recently, Chris of Backyard Gardening Blog published a timeline in pictures, demonstrating the growth of his ‘Endless Summer’ hydrangeas. I found it very interesting to compare his photos with the few I took... 31 Oct 08 Leeks: A Good Vegetable for Northern Gardens When the days grow shorter, when we’ve had several freezes (and even a dusting of snow), and when we finally concede it’s time to drain the hose and close down the storm windows on the last remaining screens–that’s when we begin to harvest the leeks... 26 Oct 08 Plants that still look good in late autumn The mums and the last of the double colchicums are still throwing out new blooms, but after a hard freeze they look like wet facial tissue. All but the stubbornest trees have dropped their leaves, and most perennials, if they have any leaves at all, are looking either yellow, brown, or mushy... 19 Oct 08 Keeping rosemary alive indoors Most herbs taste much better fresh, and rosemary is no exception. That’s why every winter I try to keep my rosemary alive in a pot inside the house. Rosemary is not reliably hardy north of zone 7, so while southerners can grow this in the ground and watch it take on shrub-like proportions, we cold [... 14 Oct 08 Garden Bloggers Bloom Day October 2008 The double colchicums, which are later blooming, are at their peak:Our summer never got really hot for long periods this year, and the pansies kept blooming. These “black” pansies were part of a mix, so I wondered where the rest of them went to... 9 Oct 08 Goldenrod: This native plant should be kept out of the garden Goldenrod is my enemy There, I’ve said it. I don’t care if goldenrod is a native plant; it is no longer welcome in my gardens. I tried to be understanding, truly, I did, but it just did not want to play nice with the other plants... 4 Oct 08 A trip to Cold Climate Gardening The traveling bride of Slaterville Springs recently made a trip to Cold Climate Gardening (aka Purdyville) and reports on all she saw. ...
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