Tag: Dear Garden Lady
Dear Garden Problem Lady
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 – and How – to Prune A Prolific Fig Tree?
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...
Dear Garden Problem Lady
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...
How Realistic is A Beehive-Friendly Hill Garden?
Newspaper articles tell how urgent it is to save bees, whose numbers have been decimated from changes in farming, climate, chemicals and predators all...
Don’t Fence Your Tree Boxes
My healthy indoor Clivia plant has not bloomed since we moved across the street. I swear I have put them in identical light and...
Garden Lost to Crape Myrtle Scale
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...
Save the Clematis
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...
How to Improve Compacted Soil
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...
The Garden Problem Lady Identifies Some Flowers
Can you identify this flower? The stalks are a yard high, with dark green opposite leaves. It seemed like a weed until late October,...
Dear Garden Problem Lady
Why doesn't the Capitol Hill Garden Club sell spring flowering bulbs at Eastern Market every fall, the way it used to?"
Here are all the...