Growing Avocados From Seed
Winter can be a gloomy time for fruit gardeners. For that reason, I plan to feature some articles on indoor gardening for the winter season. Home » Plants & Animals » Fruit Gardens » Growing Avocados From Seed It is a lot of fun to [... more]
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Roses for Kids ('Thornless' Roses)
Youngsters like to garden, too! 'Thornless' roses are the way to do that. Nothing teaches a youngster the lessons of responsibility and the interconnections of "Nature's Web" faster than a garden - a plot of soil where the impatience of youth [... more]
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Brown-edged Rose Blooms
Why do my blooms have brown petal edges? The reasons are more than you might expect. Home » Plants & Animals » Rose Gardening » Brown-edged Rose Blooms Second only to "Why are my rose leaves turning yellow?" is "Why [... more]
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Yellow Leaves on My Roses - Part 3
The last in the series, this article address the pests and diseases that can cause yellow leaves. So far, we've looked at both the enviro-mechanical reasons and the nutrient deficiency/toxicity reasons for rose leaves turning yellow. This week we ... [... more]
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Rosemary-Part I
This is the first article in a three-part series on growing rosemary. Native to the western Mediterranean, rosemary is one of the few winter-blooming herbs. Under good growing conditions outdoors, this evergreen garden shrub can reach about four ... [... more]
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Gift Books for Gardeners
Holiday shopping can be a chore. But finding gifts for gardeners is easy enough. Books are by far the best choice. Home » Plants & Animals » Fruit Gardens » Gift Books for Gardeners Holiday shopping can be a chore. But finding gifts [... more]
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Rosemary-Part II
Now it is time to look at some of the historical and current uses for rosemary. It has a special significance to early Christians. They called it 'the rose of Mary." According to the church, the Virgin Mary was sheltered by a rosemary plant ... [... more]
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The Return
For the Childhood Memories Event, a recollection of my mother's of Havana, Cuba. When my mother died suddenly in 2001, I found among her things a "treasure trove" of memorabilia from her childhood. My mother, Jeanne Crossman, had the ... [... more]
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Choosing Gifts for Gardeners
Garden gifts are a great way to tell someone how much you care. With the cost of gas at astronomical levels, it's a good thing that gifts for gardeners need not be expensive. Home » Plants & Animals » Fruit Gardens » Choosing Gifts [... more]
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Water Stress
First of a series of articles on the causes of yellow leaves. Home » Plants & Animals » Rose Gardening » Causes of Yellow Leaves on Roses: Heat, Water and Salt Stress and Chemical or Soil Toxicity Leaf yellowing on roses can be [... more]
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The Front is Right Here
While the Armed Forces were fighting in Europe and the Pacific the civilians - men, women and children - were fighting their own battle on the Homefront. They took on new jobs, did without, and waited for mail from their men on the front. Without ... [... more]
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Gift Books for Gardeners
Each year in the U.S., publishers release thousands of new books. Of those, there are probably hundreds of garden-related titles. Books continue to be one of the most popular items for holiday gifts. Here are some titles that should be suitable ... [... more]
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