I am reading HillBilly Elegy by JA Vanve. Anybody else read this as yet?
It's an acquired taste Mart.
@mart Thanks for the tip! I will try it. I don't have trouble with vine borers, it is the squash beetles that are our horror.
@Raddang Wow that is cool Raddang. Now that i look at it a second time, I can see its relation to an American robin. Robins here will sometimes...
Hi Goalie 35, Welcome to the Stew! Wow you must have put in an incredible aount of work clearing that area out! I am from New England and can...
Raddang, what kind of bird is that?
Carolyn is there anything you can put on the stems to protect them? Or is that impractical? How about row covers? Or is that impractical because...
MG, thank you for your vote of confidence! I also like your idea of checking out the curriculum. I got this idea partly from my last year in...
Oh dear....this doesn't sound good. I actually do know a lot about gardening already. I certainly know my way around common & botanical names of...
Happy birthday Frank! I hope it has been a good day for you! I would put this post in fancy script or with bouncing thing-a-majigeries or with...
Barb, can you post a picture when it blooms?
Good to know Palustris. I guess I won't be planting the single one any time soon in my garden! I guess there is a reason why it is a wildflower...
Yes!! Thank you! Saponaria officinalis.
Palustris, thank you. I did not know what those balloon like things were called. I just Googled silene and lychnis & found out they are one & the...
MG I bet you are right! Are you glad you to have had the experience you did? You said you learned a lot. I ask because I am about to retire & I am...
2, Yes we did. It was a great adventure. It is fun to go adventuring with him even if I have to "dig deep" on occasion.
Hi 2, Yes I have never seen it with mildew. I know it is not phlox or at least not the normal phlox. The flowers are different, not as showy, not...
While biking about Ontario, we encountered an arboretum with tall majestic oak trees. Each oak tree had a burlap skirt tied about its trunk. No...
I have seen this wildflower for some years now. It grows 24-30 inches tall, blooms in late July/August. The foliage looks like phlox but I have...
Happy anniversary! I hope you had/have something fun planned!
