Garden scorecard echoes late summer harvests and color
A late August garden diary surveys triumphs and snafus from 1988, noting new plant varieties, blooming borders, and ongoing birdwatching. Margie Ennis asks what to plant in late August. advice lists radishes lettuce roquette mache Chinese cabbage turnips beets spinach and notes space for reader submissions to NPNS in Frederick Maryland.
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Tina
Margie Ennis
Bel Air
Margie
Frederick
Herbal Wreaths and Wildflowers at Hager House Event
On August 24 botanist Carole Bergmann will showcase over 90 species of wildflowers and herbs at the Hager House in Hagerstown. The free 2 to 5 p.m. demonstration covers growing gathering and crafting coral and herbal wreaths using color scent and symbolic lore. Bergmann, a Schifferstadt Gallery member, will discuss plant notes and selling points for Maryland and Washington shops.
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Hager House
Carole Bergmann
Hagerstown
Clarksburg
House-Fort
Schifferstadt Gallery
Frederick
Bergmann
Maryland
Washington
No dig gardening gains ground in West Haven area
Doan Raymond P. Peincelet promotes no dig gardening saying soil need not be tilled yearly to grow flowers and vegetables. He cites Masanobu Fukuoka Ruth Stout and Arkley Manor as precedents and explains mulching and cup air feeders reduce weeds and conserve soil. He notes one temporary dig may be needed to clear stones and improve soil, and points to his book No dig No weed Gardening for more details.
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West Haven
Doan
Raymond P. Peincelet
Feincelet
University of Pimmfield
Princelot
Masanobu Fukuoke
Ruth Stout
Connecticut
At 'S Arkley Manor
London
Poincelot
Peincelet
Rodale Press
Emmaus
Swedish ivy woes and boron remedy discussed
A reader from Grand Junction asks about bronze edges on a Swedish ivy plant after repotting singing leaves. The answer cites a boron deficiency and recommends a 2 percent borax solution applied about every two weeks until leaves turn bright green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.E
Grand Junction
Colo
Norfolk Island
B.fs
Vienna
Understanding bulb, corm, rhizome and tuber types for spring blooms
The article explains true bulbs like daffodils and tulips, plus corms, rhizomes and tubers with examples such as crocus and anemone. It notes differences in nutrient storage, growth, and propagation, then lists new varieties, profitable mail order houses, and garden-supply tips for purchasing and forcing bulbs indoors.
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Burpee's Fair Garden
W. Atlee Burpee Co
Warminster
McClure & Zimmerman
West Thorn
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Noroo
Ireland
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Mageniz
Frederick Community College
Christian Science Monitor
Marcia M. Vandermause
Gome
Everedy Square
Grumbacher
Tomapere Faen Rane
Frederick School Supply
Church Street
Schog Otan Ee
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Mdé
Prebeniy Pd
Seaameag
Page Laughlin
Astor Bridge
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Corm
Taber
Crocus
Rhizem
Janel Mave
Thomas 3. Galloway
D.D
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West Stonegate Center
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