Bee Mite Mystery Drives Bee Decline in 1996
This 1996 garden column explores why honeybee numbers vanish for commercial hives and home gardens. It cites mites and yellow jackets as major factors, notes cold winter effects, and links pesticide use to bee losses. It also offers plant care tips and a Q A on tomato yellowing. George Abraham of Naples, New York, presents gardening insights.
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Yard Grows Into Garden Through Thoughtful Design
Jon Carlottis transforms a 60 by 75 foot backyard with curves and perimeters avoiding a boring border. He outlines beds with a hose, uses Round-up, and plants iris, grasses, coreopsis, lilies, bearded iris, roses, herbs, and a 12 fruit-tree vegetable section while sourcing 200 mature perennials from PA and NY.
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Sunflowers Rise in Fashion and Gardens Across Eras
Suzanne S. Brown notes sunflowers are trending from fabrics to beach gear with 1996 dubbed the Year of the Sunflower by the National Garden Bureau. The piece covers history, cultivation tips, popular varieties like Autumn Beauty and Sunspot, and uses from kitchen to crafts, ending with seed saving and feeding birds.
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