PHILADELPHIA — Unlike most people, gardeners love rain. It's no spoiler — just the opposite.
Rain is life-giving. It's also welcome relief from a chore most of us dislik...
Like most gardening issues, how to water, and how much, has many prescriptions. Here are a few of them, compliments of our two water-wise gardeners and some experts:
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QUESTION: I planted three fragrant abelias this spring. They look very healthy, are growing well and get sun most of the day. But they have not flowered at all. I ha...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Are we saying au revoir to the armoire?
Sleek flat-panel televisions, typically mounted to walls or perched on credenzas, have rendered the bulky but ...
When talking about poppies for the garden, most of us think immediately of the Oriental Poppies (Papaveraceae orientale) with their vivid bright orange or red flowers gr...
Question: I have a gardenia bush that has become tall and spindly. It has just finished blooming. Can I trim it back now so that it eventually will get fuller at the...
New cultivars proliferate
Who hasn't heard that Echinacea will help cold sufferers get over their cold more quickly, or that taking it will prevent a cold in the first pl...
Interest in patio gardens spreads
Interest in patio vegetable gardens and edible landscapes is going through the roof. We have known that this explosion was going on in E...
QUESTION: I've got tomato vines 3 feet tall with lots of blooms but no tomatoes setting yet. What is going wrong?
ANSWER: Tomatoes do not require insects to pollinat...
Rides, games, fireworks planned
PARKER, Armstrong County — This city will celebrate Community Day on Saturday at Phillips Community Park.
A 2 p.m. parade will start the f...
