Holiday plants and colors
Once my gardens are tucked snugly in bed I turn my attention to the indoors, thinking I am done with plants for another season. But soon the holidays will be …
Bringing plants indoors for winter
It is definitely time, for me at least, to call it quits for the outdoor gardening season, 2024. It was a vastly different gardening season from the last one. …
Putting your yard and garden “to bed” this fall
While the temperatures may say otherwise, the calendar and meteorologists tell us that it is autumn! After temperatures in the 80’s in mid and late …
A couple plant problems this year
Let’s follow up last month’s discussion of the European Chafer Beetle with some thoughts on a couple of other “problem” issues this summer. The …
Trouble with lawn? Might be a beetle
Most of us are aware of the patches of dead grass that began appearing on Victory Memorial Drive during the spring of 2021. Since that time, damage has also …
Summer garden flowers
It’s raining again. I suppose I should not be complaining after three years of drought, but all this rain presents its own sort of problems. Like …
Heirloom Spring flowers
I took special delight in my spring garden this year after being virtually home bound for several weeks with a mobility issue. When I did emerge from the …
Trees, plants and climate change
Winters like this past one, with its above average temperatures and below average snowfall, make it difficult to refute the idea of global warming. …
Plant hardiness has moved up
In November 2023, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an updated plant hardiness zone map — the first one since 2012. While some regions in …
Story Orchard brings free books to Camden
Written by Debbie Nelson The Camden Community is lucky to be the home of the Webber Park Library and many Little Free Libraries, but now we are very …