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Marianne Binetti: A houseplant that thrives in winter
Gardening doesn’t need to end when the weather turns cold and the days are short. Some of the best houseplants thrive indoors all winter and some don’t even need to grow near a window to coax them into blooming. The versatile African violet is a classic houseplant that will bloom all winter if its humble [...]
Gardening advice: Giving thanks for a north-facing landscape – News
I finally cleaned out the begonias and coleus I had planted in containers on the north side of the house, which just happens to be the front of my house. They were still blooming and not frostbitten at all because of the sheltered area under the eaves. While doing this, it occurred to me that [...]
Top four cool-season annuals
For many lucky Americans in the South and West, fall doesn’t signal the end of gardening. It ushers in a whole new season for cool-season annuals. Unlike the marigolds and petunias of summer, these cool-season flowers flourish during the winter months. Some will even take a mild frost and keep on blooming. Fall is the [...]