I spent my childhood in climates where the flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) flourished, and I loved its elegant simplicity. When we moved here, I was dismayed but not surprised when my new neighbor told me that she had twice planted a flowering dogwood in a protected corner of her house, and twice it had died. […]
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Juneberries, the northern garden’s answer to flowering dogwood
May 11th, 2007 by Kathy Purdy · 14 Comments
Categories: Plant info
Keywords: amelanchier · Juneberry · native plants · northern gardening · spring · trees
Early Pruning
March 18th, 2007 by Rundy · 7 Comments
Pruning the apple trees is a rite of spring. In past years I had a tendency to get started late and finish in a somewhat hurried splurge of activity–tinged with a bit of panic that perhaps I wouldn’t get it done in time. This year I had to take a different approach.
Since I’m no longer […]
Categories: Garden chores
Keywords: apples · apple trees · chores · fruit · pruning · trees
Edward Hamilton: Good gardening books, cheap
November 9th, 2002 by Kathy Purdy · No Comments
One of my favorite places to buy gardening books is Edward Hamilton. They do sell some new books, but most of them are remainders and closeouts. No problem when it comes to gardening books, as they don’t go out of date that fast and the good ones always bear re-reading.
Categories: Book reviews
Keywords: bargain · edward hamilton · essays · garden design · shrubs · trees
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