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It’s National Cherry Blossom Festival Time in Washington D.C.

March 28, 2010

Spring in Washington D.C. means it’s Cherry blossom time in fact March 27th through April 11th is the National Cherry Blossom Festival. In 1912 the Mayor of Tokyo donated 3,000 Cherry trees to Washington D.C.  All sorts of events are planned around the blossom time including blossom tours and cruises, art shows, the Cherry Blossom [...]

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Here is the best way to kill Poison Ivy and Poison Oak

March 28, 2010

One of the most popular posts on greensideupblog is on how to rid your garden of pesky poison oak and poison ivy. Spring is the second best time of the year to attack this nuisance. Fall being the recommended time because the plants are focusing on storing up for the winter and will suck the [...]

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Natural Aphrodisiacs

February 15, 2010

Homegrown Aphrodisiacs
As requested by BJSUPERMIX, who posted a comment on my blog, I decided to look into and report back on some naturally occurring aphrodisiacs. Since this is a blog about gardening (usually) I focused my research on plant-based compounds and stayed away from the rhinoceros horns and the Zimbabwe Dung Beetle stuff.
Initially I put [...]

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How to Prune Roses

February 8, 2010

My Tips for Pruning Roses
It’s that time of year again in the rose world when gardeners are cleaning their tools off, sharpening their shears, and waiting for a break in the weather so they can get out and begin a much anticipated annual ritual. I say much anticipated because as one who understands the process [...]

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Great Gift Ideas for Gardeners

December 6, 2009

Christmas and Birthday Gifts for Gardeners
It’s that time of year again so I thought I’d make a few suggestions for Christmas gifts that gardeners might enjoy receiving. These would also make great birthday gifts, mother’s day or father’s day gifts, open house gifts, thank you gifts…
I know that for some of you to the North, [...]

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Smelly Trees and Stinky Plants

October 10, 2009

It’s well known that beautiful fragrances can be derived from plants and their flowers. Roses, lilacs jasmine are a few beautiful scents that come to mind.
As with most things, there is also an opposite, and this time of year the opposites of the beautiful fragrances become evident.  Summer and fall seem to [...]

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How to Grow GIANT Pumpkins

September 26, 2009

Living in Florida it’s difficult to tell the seasons apart but certain holidays have a way of reminding me that things are about to change in most other areas of the country. Halloween is one of those occasions. My kids start weeks ahead discussing their costumes and getting excited about which [...]

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Lombard Street AKA Candyland

August 24, 2009

Seeing the recent photos on the Internet of Lombard Street being transformed into a Candyland replica really brought back memories. Most of my early career in horticulture-related activities took place in Northern California. The City was just across the water and weekend trips to explore San Francisco were always fun. The city is so [...]

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Need a solution for why my tomatoes crack and split?

June 19, 2008

How to keep your tomatoes from cracking and splitting

Here is an excerpt from my new book How to Grow Juicy Delicious Tomatoes
Salmonella contamination of tomatoes has been in the news a lot lately, but that’s an unusual problem we rarely see, and probably not one you need to worry about in your own home [...]

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I found my camera battery charger!

June 6, 2008

I love looking at all the photos of peoples gardens on the gardening blogs and wanted to share a few of mine. I’ve been without a functioning camera for a while now but recently found my charger and spent a few minutes shooting some photos of flowers in my yard. I hope you enjoy them.

Bougainvilleas [...]

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