Video: Getting to the roots
When you shop for perennials, how do you know which plant is the best value? Our video tells you what …
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April 2009
Aphids
Orange, green, yellow, red, brown, black or covered with a waxy white or gray coating — there are all kinds …
Fernleaf bleeding heart
Unlike old-fashioned bleeding heart, which usually goes dormant in the summer, fernleaf bleeding heart blooms from midspring to fall.
White clover
This low, 4- to 12-in.-tall spreading weed has white flowers and roots wherever stem nodes touch the soil, but it …
Container design tips
There’s more to beautiful containers than just the right planting and care. Design plays a role, too.
Anthracnose
When anthracnose strikes after a cool, wet spring, you’ll find irregular dark blotches on leaves.
Soaker hose tips
Soaker hoses are a gardener’s best friend. Just set them in your flower garden once in spring and don’t move …
Eastern chipmunk
You’re looking out your window and you see it — a striped rodent feasting on your birdseed.
