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Garden Community Holiday Party

Holiday Season is in full swing and many of our Garden Editors have prepared especially for the occasion. We invite you to follow this link to our Holiday Garden Party where you will find a listing of articles, both current and past that relate to the holidays.

We've done the cooking, so ...

A Book review- Botany for Gardeners

From the time we are toddlers, we absorb and bury snatches of info about the lives of plants. Over time our brains lose track of the some of the nitches where that info is stored. Often information from two different sources is conflicting. Very often the knowledge is spotty, and is ...

Interstate Botany: Comments on Interstate Highway Vegetation Mangement

Efforts to brighten and beautify our interstate highways are erratic and subject to the whims of local officialdom, often to the detriment of the very goals sought.

Daylily Rust- Where Will It End

A "new disease" has daylily fanciers worried. The daylily Rust disease entered the US in 2000 and already may well already be well on its way to infecting the entire mainland. Whats more it is turning up in new locales abroad also. Whats it all about?

Rejuvenation of Azaleas and Rhododendrons

Yes even the king and queen of evergreen shrubbery can get out of bounds and require remedial prunning. Rejuvenation pruning takes faith. Here's how you can tackle unruly, unsightly rhododendrons and azaleas.

The Mid-Atlantic Drought Information Page

Drought is embracing the east coast of the U.S. and the entire region is facing restrictions and tough choices. Check this page for updates of the situation as it developes.

New Plant Releases...Frustrated?

Every Year new plant species and cultivars are released into the trade for home gardeners. But are they truely avaialble?

Spring Flower Shows- 2002 Update: Part 2

More spring flower shows in the Atlantic Coast region.

Spring Garden Shows- 2002 Update

As winter wanes,the spring garden show season approaches. Spring shows offer hope to the winter weary heart, offer excellent opportunities for education, provide seeds for ideas, and introduce the gardener to new products for the upcoming season.

Mid-winter Weather Concerns for the Mid-Atlantic Gardener

As we reach the mid-point of our winter season there are several weather related concerns for gardeners this year.

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There Ougta be a Law...or Why Chain Stores Shouldn't Sell Plant (9 msgs)

Droopy Dogwoods (4 msgs)

Daylily Rust- Where Will It End (2 msgs)

Source of Rosemary Info (2 msgs)

The Mid-Atlantic Drought Information Page (1 msgs)

Rejuvenation of Azaleas and Rhododendrons (5 msgs)

Drought Conditions (4 msgs)

New Plant Releases...Frustrated? (4 msgs)

Christmas Botany Series- Rosemary, part II (1 msgs)

Christmas Botany Series- Rosemary, Herb of Remembrance (1 msgs)

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