Archive for March 2009
Slide show: Beautiful black flowers — March 31, 2009
Black is an intriguing color, especially when you talk about flowers.
Columbine leaf miner — March 31, 2009
If you have columbine, you’ll eventually have to deal with leaf miners.
Pick a pack of peppers — March 24, 2009
Starting the seeds of flowers or veggies indoors in early spring is a great way to get a lot of plants for not much money.
Botrytis gray mold — March 24, 2009
Botrytis gray mold appears as small, wet-looking spots, usually in spring, on tender new flower buds and blossoms.
Butterfly container garden — March 17, 2009
Want to bring in the butterflies? Create a garden using plants they love. The butterflies will flock to the “buffet” selection of flowers.
Sulfur cinquefoil — March 17, 2009
This 2-ft.-tall perennial weed blooms with sulfur-yellow flowers from late spring to late summer. The plant has stout, hairy stems and hairy five to seven deeply lobed leaves.
Front of the border design tips — March 10, 2009
That small strip of plants that runs along the front of your border is prime real estate — it’s the first thing people will see when they glance at your garden.
Tobacco hornworm — March 10, 2009
These 3- to 5-in.-long giants of the caterpillar world have a large harmless spike, or horn, on their tails.
‘Golden Sunrise’ Lenten rose — March 3, 2009
After a long winter, Lenten rose is a welcome sight, sometimes blooming even through snow.
Black nightshade — March 3, 2009
This rambling, 1- to 2-ft.-tall annual weed blooms all summer with clusters of star-shaped white flowers with yellow centers.
