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Move Houseplants in and Chipmunks Out Sep. 22, 2021
Question: Fall is coming, and I need to move my houseplants back indoors. I noticed that some have a... Read More
New Books for New Gardeners Mar. 10, 2021
As we talked about last week, many people became gardeners in the past few years, especially last ye... Read More
Fiddle Leaf Fig Feb. 17, 2021
Let's start today's article with a one-question quiz. When it is growing in nature, is the common ho... Read More
Tomato Seedlings May. 27, 2020
Q: I bought a wisteria vine from a mail order catalog. When it arrived, it was about as thick as a p... Read More
7 Houseplants That Are Really Hard to Kill Mar. 04, 2020
I love houseplants, and I do have some beauties! The truth is I don't have a green thumb; I just kno... Read More
Watering Plants Is Actually Good for You Mar. 03, 2020
I know this is an outlier story. It's about Brooklyn brownstone couples who pay over $2,000 for prof... Read More
Plant Survival Feb. 26, 2020
This is the third article in a series of five helping millennials take care of houseplants. The trop... Read More
Indoor Plants Feb. 12, 2020
In the midst of all the political turmoil and worries about the spread of the coronavirus, you may h... Read More
This Is How to Make Cut Flowers Last Twice as Long Jun. 27, 2019
Whether they come from your garden, from the market or as a gift, you can persuade cut flowers to re... Read More
Polar Vortex Jan. 30, 2019
"If the thermometer was in inch longer we would have all frozen to death." This may or may not have ... Read More
Exposed Wood Apr. 04, 2018
Q: My maple tree was pruned two months ago, while it was dormant during the winter. There is still s... Read More
Watering in a Drought Jul. 13, 2016
Q: Unlike other parts of the country, we have had plenty of rain all spring and summer. We did have ... Read More
Plants on Vacation Dec. 23, 2015
Q: We're going on vacation for a couple of weeks this winter. How long can we leave houseplants with... Read More
