Ume, Japanese plum by autan My favorite fanciful tree creators, Pooktre Tree Shapers, just notified TheGardenLady that they have put a new video on their website. This video shows how to propagate new trees from branches of the wild plum trees that they use for most of their living tree sculptures. They will be using […]
Bee Balm, Stressed | 199/365 by mfhiatt Someone said that this summer has been the wettest on record-at least on the East Coast. Meanwhile parts of the US have had one of the longest, hottest droughts. I believe the heat level is a record. The challenges for farmers and gardeners are huge. I often wonder […]
Ice Tree by Spiritwoman1 There are many websites about how to plan to prevent damage to trees in winter snow or ice storms. See here, for example.  These articles tell one how to pick strong trees that won’t be as prone to winter breakage and how to wrap trees or shrubs to try to […]
Grave Daffodils by evinrisca TheGardenLady received this question from Lynn. An older lady at my church needs appropriate plants to use at her husband’s grave. Can she call you? She does not use computers. Cemeteries have different requirements on what is allowed to be planted on graves. More and more cemeteries do not allow permanent […]
Once again TheGardenLady is recommending having plants in your house, especially now during the cold and flu season. It is important that our houses and offices have good air quality all the time so you don’t suffer breathing problems, but it seems doubly important when you are gasping for breath with a stuffed nose: you […]
TheGardenLady received this question from Daniel: I would like to grow a food plant of some sort in my dorm room. I was wondering what kind of plant you would suggest. I don’t have a lot of time or gardening skill, so an easy to care for plant would be ideal. Also, our room has […]
TheGardenLady received this question from Kevin. I have a very small front area, very small, 2′x25′ with very little sun. I was thinking about some kind of ornamental grass for height and some other colorful flowers. Any ideas? In order to give you a more precise answer, TheGardenLady would need to know your temperature zone […]
One Sunday in May TheGardenLady was invited to lunch at Lacroix Restaurant in the Rittenhouse Hotel on Rittenhouse Square. The restaurant advertises itself as having one of the 10 best hotel brunches in the US. TheGardenLady will not talk about the wonderful ambiance of the restaurant or the fantastic service we had that day nor […]
TheGardenLady received this question from Tiffany. I recently purchased two three foot tall peace lillies and my cat keeps chewing the leaves. How can I stop the cat from eating the leaves without damaging the plants? From your question it doesn’t seem like the cat is using the plant soil as its kitty litter but […]
TheGardenLady received this question. I’d like to plant variegated hostas beneath a pink dogwood this spring. Is it a good idea? TheGardenLady thinks that planting variegated hostas under a pink dogwood sounds gorgeous. But because dogwoods are being stressed these days, plant the hostas with caution (see here). Be careful not to plant the hostas […]