Sustainable Lawrence Presents: An Afternoon with WHYY Radio Host Mike McGrath “You Bet Your Garden” A Rare Sighting in the Greater Princeton Area Organic Gardening, composting, Organic Lawn, & Organic Tomato lovers Come to hear, see, and ask questions of Mike McGrath – Lecture and Demonstrations, Q &A, A Book Signing Organic Afternoon WHYY/NPR Radio […]

TheGardenLady received this question from Pat: I am getting ready to plant Knockout Roses in my garden in northern South Carolina, and wonder how to best prepare the soil? We have very dense red clay mixed with some sand. Any recommendations on how to get these roses off to their best start in this type […]

                                              Alternaria TheGardenLady received this question from Helen. I just put in marigolds next to my tomatoes, as companion plants. I think I’ve overwatered them and it’s been rainy in Ithaca this year…White spots are forming on them. I don’t have a digital camera handy, or I’d show you what they look like. My daughter […]

  TheGardenLady received this question from Leah: Isnt the Oklahoma rose the state flower for oklahoma? According to all the websites on Oklahoma, in 2004 the Oklahoma Rose became the state flower. Oklahoma Rose is Rosa Odorata, a hybrid tea rose. This is a very fragrant rose developed at Oklahoma State University. Oklahoma also has […]

  TheGardenLady received this question from Steph. I am going away for 4 weeks from mid-July and I don’t know what will happen to my plants! I can’t get anyone else to water them and I am afraid they will die…I’ve been nurturing them for about 1-3 years now…I have a ficus/rubber plant (Ficus elastica […]