In order for plants to flower at about the same time every year, go dormant for winter and resume growth in the spring, it is vital for a plant to know the time of year. This is the first in a two part series on how plants mark time. The next article will discuss how temperature affects this process.
Yearly Archives: 2009
Growing Connections Through Gardening
Intrinsically, gardening is creating beauty and enriching your surroundings. The surprise is that your emotional and social life is enriched as well. To mark my first Garden Writers Symposium, I post my first gardening column courtesy of the Harrisburg Patriot-News.
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Nature Gone Wild; Bugs and Art
I admired her for a number of reasons, not the least of which is her role as a reminder not to become overly sentimental about “nature.”
More About David Walsh
There is something else I want to tell you about David Walsh. He isn’t just a wine wizard. He is a design wizard.
I love having this space to introduce you to interesting Pennsylvania gardeners.
In the case of David Walsh, he is obviously both an accomplished gardener and an interesting person. I’m hoping he lets me [...]
Wine Wizard Neighbors
In the borough of Buzzardville, in side by side stone cottages, there live two artists. They turn English yews into animals and tomatoes into wine.
Bringing Houseplants Back Inside
As our nights get cooler and longer, it is time to bring those that will fit back inside. There are a number of things that you can do to make this transition easier and your plants a lot happier.
Perking up Pots for Fall
Is it the end of rewarding gardening in PA? Nope. My gardens entertain me well into November.
Fall, typically, is the season that I best love annuals. They just perform with flowers more and longer than my perennials. This year, I planted upwards of 50 containers with a mix of perennials, natives, vegetables and annuals. Right [...]
The Manada Conservancy
The Manada Conservancy protects lands for natural, agricultural, scenic and historic reasons in our area. Education provided by the conservancy extends beyond how to preserve your land into biodiversity and native plants.
Taste a Native Fruit; Pawpaw
Tastes buds in the mood for something completely different?
How about some chilled pawpaw?
The Gardener of the Owl Valley is holding a Pawpaw tasting next weekend between 1pm and 5pm both Saturday and Sunday. The taste is held at The Gardener of Owl Valley, near Hellam, PA.
The pawpaw is a native fruit and the largest of [...]
