Tag: advice

Could you please suggest some ferns to plant? Ferns thrive in shade and need plenty of water. Some names include Boston Fern, Cinnamon Fern, Christmas...

The past few years have prompted many people to re-examine what’s most important to them, particularly in terms of careers, proximity to family, and...

Our Nepeta (catmint) has been the star of our June garden – how can I get it to keep blooming longer and longer? For everything...

Newspaper articles tell how urgent it is to save bees, whose numbers have been decimated from changes in farming, climate, chemicals and predators all...

We planted a stand of bamboo years ago, thinking it would be a wonderful screen – and boy, it has been. But I never...

My healthy indoor Clivia plant has not bloomed since we moved across the street.  I swear I have put them in identical light and...

Gardeners spend January sitting by a cozy fire reading garden sales catalogues. I can't. My New Year's Resolutions are too URGENT. Please help me...

I plan to buy some Fritillaria bulbs this fall. Judging from pictures they’re very tall and stunningly beautiful. But a gardening friend made a...

What can I plant to hide the old leaves of daffodils? And, when my Virginia bluebells die back to nothing, as they do –...

In April I realized my Flowering Quince, which burst suddenly into glorious peachy-orange blooms, is the biggest star of my garden. It has lived...