Colorado potato beetle larvae dining on nightshade leaves by imarsman July is the time to work in the garden -  so get up early before the sun gets brutal.  A few of the jobs to be done in July are: Water plants: If you live in an area that is having a drought, you will […]

Nice & Easy Double Knock Outs by perennialpal TheGardenLady received this question from Wendy. I live in eastern North Carolina and I have several double knockout rose bushes and they have been beautiful. This year I pruned them back in early spring and had a magnificent show – we have had several hard storms lately […]

Gardenia: dead or alive by wiccked TheGardenLady received this question from Annette. My gardenia bushes were so full of blooms this year – they were glorious. The blooms only lasted a few days, about half of them yellowed and started to fall off.  I deadheaded them as they have some more buds. Did I do […]