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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Gardening on the Cheap
Whether you’re making a garden or re-making a garden, plants and tools can be expensive. Here’s my list of tips and techniques, acquired over thirty years, for keeping down costs while still acquiring the best materials. If you know of … Continue reading
Posted in Basics
Tagged cuttings, dividing perennials, own-root roses
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Cones of Death
Mulch cone of death Some horticulturists and arborists call them “mulch volcanoes”. I call them “cones of death”, since prolonged exposure to this overzealous use of mulch will eventually weaken and kill the occupant. Mulch can be a useful tool … Continue reading
Posted in Basics, Plant Diseases, Soil
Tagged cones of death, mulch, mulch volcanoes, root collar
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Clethra ‘Vanilla Spice’ Update
Well, the Clethra alnifolia ‘Caleb’ (‘Vanilla Spice’) made it through this past winter with almost no ill effects–other than one small dead branch–in spite of having 22″ of snow dumped on it during our blizzard. As you can see from the photo at … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Design
Tagged 'caleb', 'vanilla spice', clethra alnifolia
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Answers to Questions You Haven’t Asked
Thanks to the magic of WordPress, I am able to see a list of the search terms used by readers coming to Gardening in the Mud. While I try my best to anticipate questions or issues in writing each post, … Continue reading
Posted in Basics, Insects, Plant Diseases
Tagged "sporting back", anemone, boxwood, boxwood psyllid, buxus, fungus, geum, itea, itea 'little henry', mealybug, physocarpus, shrubs, taxus
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Plant of the Month: Lilium ‘Stargazer’
The Stargazer Lily is on my top-ten list of best perennials. There’s almost no excuse for not being able to find a spot in the garden for this reliable performer: at two and a half feet, it’s short enough to be tucked … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Design, Plant of the Month
Tagged lilies, lilium 'stargazer'
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