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Although I’ve always had a love affair with cooking, one of the best things for me that has come out of our winter produce program has been more adventures with fresh herbs and spices. And even...
DATE: June 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
Although you may not see them, or be thinking of them right now, there are insects overwintering in your garden. A good way to nip a potential insect problem in the bud, so to speak, is with the...
DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
Two weeks ago, I wrote about using horticultural oils to control pests in your yard and garden, but one deserves a column of its own. If you’ve been searching for a safe and nontoxic pesticide,...
DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
Although it doesn’t happen often here because of our high, dry, climate, sometimes you will see small gray to whitish, fuzzy patches on your houseplants. Most likely this is powdery mildew. Ideal...
DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
With the holiday season upon us, the living gift of a holiday poinsettia is always a welcome one this time of year. Whether you are the giver or receiver, this is a choice that is always the right...
DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
I know that finding the perfect gift can be a challenge. Everyone has “that” person on their holiday gift list, the one who has everything. The one who is impossible to buy for. The one you end up...
DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
Happy New Gardening Year! Even though it’s not planting season, there is still a gardening chore you need to be doing right now and that’s watering. One of the most common causes of winterkill...
DATE: April 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living
It’s the holiday season and some of the most appreciated gifts are poinsettias or Christmas cactus. Yet one of the questions we hear most often at the garden center this time of year revolves...
DATE: Nov. 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Living
Today is windy, and as I am writing the plume grass outside my window is catching the golden light of an autumn day. Swaying the breeze, this gentle plant is a reminder to me that sometimes the...
DATE: Oct. 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Living
Has that day lily or iris you planted a few years ago gotten huge this summer? With the great moisture last winter, my perennials took off this year and have now outgrown their space. Those...
DATE: Sept. 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Living
Although it has been unusually warm, cooler weather has arrived in some spots in the high country, and it’s time to begin to think about wrapping up the summer growing season and preparing for the...
DATE: Sept. 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Living
A backyard orchard can be a most rewarding and fun gardening project and may be easier than you think, and fall is the perfect time to start. Because the ground is still warm, trees planted now...
DATE: Sept. 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Living
