Tag: Dear Garden Lady

A friend gave me a Clethra bush called Ruby Spice that blooms in late summer. After three years it still struggles. It’s in a...

The Garden website from which I ordered a “Comtesse de Bouchaud” pink Clematis in early May has just announced a delivery delay. The potted...

My husband, wise but stubborn, tells me that once roses are in the ground they do not need to be watered. Please! He may...

When is the best time to move my Solomon’s seal – and why is it called that? Markings on its roots look like stamp marks...

Where might I find bulbs for Bluebells this late? Try googling “Mertensia” or “Bluebells” or “Virginia Bluebells” or “Spanish Bluebells”. You can plant the small...

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

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

Last summer our water bill nearly broke us. Water cost as much as food! What to do? First plan a smaller garden. Give super-thirsty perennials...

Is there anything good about the vile weather we have been suffering? I assume you mean garden-wise.  Rapid switches back and forth between mild 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...