Annual Friend or Foe Quiz
It’s quiz time, and what self-respecting gardener doesn’t love a rousing no-consequences brain tickler? Truthfully, I’m not that fond of...
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3 min
Dandelions—To Be or Not To Be?
Dandelions are the scourge of the suburban lawn—or are they?
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Chicago
A walk in Rosehill Cemetery amid one of nature's finest monuments—big oak trees.
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Artificially Intelligent
Come to think about it, what are those things coming out of the ground?
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A True and Actual Pain in the Ass
When life gives you hurts, make hurtinade.
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Welcome to the Anti-Nut House
A soul-soothing look at a few garden bright spots.
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The Return of Snidely Whiplash
I don't mean to complain and whine. It's just that I'm so good at it.
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Bad Pepper! Bad, Bad Pepper!
Blossom end rot tries to crush my naive hopes for a trouble-free harvest.
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Cabbage Whites Save Summer!
They're happy little butterflies, but maybe they have a dark side?
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Swamp Grass
Adding a raised bed for growing chilies meant confronting the swamp grass.
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3 min
Slings and Arrows
The Tree Guy tried to pin this one on me. I’m not buying it.
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A Few Words from the Peanut Gallery
Sometimes a great notion simply doesn’t fly.
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Flickers of Hope
That burst of sound cracks open the doldrums of winter with its insistence of spring.
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Camellia, We Feel Ya
How to grow incredible camellias without even trying. At all.
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