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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John R
- 3 min
Dandelions—To Be or Not To Be?
Dandelions are the scourge of the suburban lawn—or are they?
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John R
- 3 min
Artificially Intelligent
Come to think about it, what are those things coming out of the ground?
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John R
- 1 min
Welcome to the Anti-Nut House
A soul-soothing look at a few garden bright spots.
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John R
- 2 min
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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John R
- 2 min
Cabbage Whites Save Summer!
They're happy little butterflies, but maybe they have a dark side?
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John R
- 3 min
Slings and Arrows
The Tree Guy tried to pin this one on me. I’m not buying it.
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John R
- 3 min
A Few Words from the Peanut Gallery
Sometimes a great notion simply doesn’t fly.
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John R
- 3 min
Flickers of Hope
That burst of sound cracks open the doldrums of winter with its insistence of spring.
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John R
- 3 min
Camellia, We Feel Ya
How to grow incredible camellias without even trying. At all.
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John R
- 2 min
Are Those Bulbs in My Pants?
Planting a completely whacked-out flower bed that defies common sense.
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John R
- 2 min
Mutiny of the Bounty
I don’t particularly care for cabbages and radishes, but I’m a sucker for alliteration.
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John R
- 3 min
Memento Mori
Along came a Latrodectus and sat down for a semi-serious chat.
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John R
- 2 min
Ridin' the Wild Leon
If you don't plant Leontodon, they will come anyway.
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