When It Turns Cold, Aphids Grow Wings!
When my neighbors trees were swamped with tiny yellow-green insects, I thought these were certainly aphids. Checking for information on why he had 10,000 per branch on the trees in his front yard, …
Flower Gardening
October in the Garden – Get Ready for Winter!
It’s getting cold and rainy now in the fall, and not a good time in the garden. It is sad to see the year coming to an end. I am wishing for those…
Will Planting A Tall Terrarium Work? Trying It!
Several months ago, I purchased a tall column made from clear glass and I thought “Wouldn’t that make a great Tall Terrarium?” It was from a Thrift Store and I think I paid…
Algae and Lichens and Fungi….Oh My!
Am I on a Yellow Brick Road somewhere? No, it is just that I am a fan of these types of plants or organisms. I have written previously about mosses, but I also…
Pruning Sweet Autumn Clematis – When & Why?
This year I am pruning sweet autumn clematis right after it finishes blooming. Decision made. When do you prune yours? For myself, I have almost always pruned in late winter or early spring…
10 Flower Meanings & What They Symbolize
Floriography – the Language of Flower Meanings Flowers have always had a symbolic meaning and we still connect some of those old ideas with flowers in the modern age. It goes back to…
The Last Ditch Effort For Saving The Rotted Jade Plant
The is my last attempt at saving the Rotted Jade Plant. My daughter and I had discovered stem rot in it several weeks ago after we had done a pruning of the Jade…
Persian Shield – That Pretty Purple Plant
Its name is Strobilanthes dyeriana “Persian Shield” and it is such a stunning color in your garden or containers. Be ready with that name because you will be asked time and time again….
8 Ways To Kill Fungus Gnats In My Houseplants
Along about this time of the year in Ohio, I start thinking about how to kill fungus gnats in these plants that I have summered outside. Which will be allowed to come back…
Osage Orange or Hedge Apples? Do They Ward Off Pests?
It’s Monday again and here in Ohio and it’s hot. Is it seriously this far gone toward fall? I want summer for a little while longer…no, I need it to be a lot…
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