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Do some mild pruning; just enough to prevent winter storm damage. Excessive pruning will encourage new growth, not a good thing in the fall. Cut back perennials. This will give you a head start on spring and will prevent dead foliage from causing rot. Do not cut back grasses or perennials that need their foliage […]
Last year grafted vegetable plants began to appear in plant catalogues. The idea was the same as grafted roses or trees; combine a very hardy root stock with a plant that has desirable characteristics but isn’t particularly robust. Monica has found us something that is even more interesting than the grafted tomatoes and peppers that […]
We are lucky in Western Pennsylvania in that, while autumn is the harbinger of cold weather to come, it also brings us a show of changing leaves that ranges from quietly beautiful to spectacular. I’m sure everyone has commented at one time or another on the intensity of the leaf color in any given year. […]
Butterfly Bed cared for by Pat and Sharon
Sandy, our Oil City member, sent some pictures from a Montreal competition in mosaic culture. This event is held every three years in various cities and brings together the practitioners of this art to create wondrous living sculptures using plants. This year the competition was held in its home city of Montreal at the Montreal […]