Archive for April 2008
Slide show: Columbine — April 29, 2008
Bringing home a flat of columbine is like bringing home a rainbow. These beauties burst on the scene every spring with color that lasts for several weeks.
Shepherd’s purse — April 29, 2008
You might be familiar with this annual weed’s triangular, “purseshaped” seed pods that follow its tiny white flowers in winter, spring or summer.
Blue bottle lights — April 22, 2008
Here’s a clever idea for lighting your garden path that uses empty liquor or wine bottles and icicle holiday lights.
Lambsquarters — April 22, 2008
This annual weed can grow up to 5 ft. tall if you let it. The stems are grooved with red-pink spots where the leaves attach.
Grape hyacinth — April 15, 2008
If you’ve ever planted grape hyacinth in fall, you know that they sprout leaves in just a few weeks after planting.
Tarnished plant bug — April 15, 2008
Medium brown and about ¼ inch long, tarnished plant bugs don’t look like garden menaces, but they are.
Video: Baby your house plants — April 8, 2008
A buildup of dust and grime makes it hard for your house plants to absorb the light they need to stay healthy.
Hemlock wooly adelgids — April 8, 2008
Hemlock woolly adelgids are relatively easy to identify because they’re woolly. You will find wooly adelgids on the undersides of hemlock needles and twigs.
Pop starts — April 1, 2008
In spring, most gardeners have a cluster of newly purchased plants waiting to be set in the ground.
Multiflora rose — April 1, 2008
Multiflora rose has many characteristics of ornamental roses, but this plant is an aggressive shrub with wicked hooked thorns.
