I had a meeting recently in which I was describing why my garden had been doing so well, in spite of the very strange weather and conditions experienced this season; The post Proactive vs Reac...
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Plant diseases can be difficult to diagnose. So often, they display the same symptoms as plants that are perfectly healthy, except for stresses imposed upon them by our poor cultural The post ...
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Whenever I’m diagnosing a plant problem on the radio or face-to-face, my first question is usually, have you done a soil test? The answer is almost always “no”, which is The post Soil Te...
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Spring fever will strike at any moment. Are you ready for it? You can be if you follow a few simple guidelines as you head out to the nursery for The post Shopping for Healthy Plants appeared...
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Judging from the number of questions I get every summer about the plant fungus known as powdery mildew, I’ve learned three things over the years; it’s everywhere, you don’t like The post...
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Things are not always as bad as they seem. So is the case with “Slime Mold” in this example, embedded within a stand of Silver Dragon Liriope. As nasty as The post What Is This? appeared ...
It is not unusual for a Camellia shrub to produce more flowers than it can open. Consequently, many buds fail to mature and fall to the grown. Other flowers that The post Camellia Petal Blight...
As they say, an ounce of prevention…you know the rest. But, it is true! In gardens, there are certain problems that are beyond our control when it comes to plant The post Simple Ways to Redu...
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An email arrived recently with several accompanying pictures. It was a simple question: “Can you describe what my Echinacea (purple coneflower) is up to and how to prevent it in The post Ast...
Disease control can be a challenge in any garden. It helps to have a general understanding of them and how they can best be prevented. The primary types of plant The post Controlling Disease ...