Garden Blog

I think everybody's looking for solid information to make their garden a great place but we all want it to be relatively easy (I"m a lazy gardener) yet look good. I'm all for that and here are the articles I'm writing for readers to give you what you need to know to get that perfect garden look.

I enjoy hearing from beginner gardeners because, believe it or not, I started out "there" once a upon a time (more than a few years ago now) and this is my way of paying back all those who helped me become a gardener.

I hope you enjoy the articles. Do sign up for the newsletters (there's 2 of them and you can unsub any time) and join me on my quest for that perfect garden.

Doug

All the new articles fit to print.

Nov 16, 2009, What grass in no light, too much water

What type of grass seed grows best where drainage is poor, sunlight is limited, and there is too much natural water from slope drainage and rain.

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Nov 10, 2009, honeysuckle vine blooms are deformed

my honeysuckle vine is growing beautifully but lately the flowers are not opening up, and some of the leaves are curling. It gets plenty of sun and

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Nov 8, 2009, I just bought bulbs and now we are going to move...

I just received bulbs from Holland about a week ago. When I purchased them this spring from Brecks, I didn't know we would be moving. We will probably

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Nov 2, 2009, post blight garden care

I lost all of my tomatoes this summer to blight...I pulled all the plants out of my garden and plan to turn the soil over for the winter..anything

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Nov 2, 2009, Earth Worms

How can I get rid of earth worms that are under my lawn and are destroying it. The lawn has lumps all over and is difficult to walk on without shoes,

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Nov 2, 2009, When to plant garlic?

I live in Toronto and I'd like to grow garlic. What varieties do you recommend and when do I plant them? Doug says that garlic is planted in the late

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Oct 30, 2009, Compost thoughts

My neighbor won't use compost, says it can make the soil too acidic. I disagree, told him the plants take what nutrients they need - when they need it

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Oct 30, 2009, Black Walnut thuggery

Hi, We have two old, beautiful black walnuts at the back of our yard. Our compost heap is somewhat close to them-about 15 feet. If I use the compost

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Oct 28, 2009, Burgandy plant with brush-like flowers

This flower came up in a flower bed in which I had planted an old packet of old-fashion mixture. It was not there last year. The plant stands

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Oct 23, 2009, When can I relocate the Dianthus Firewitch?

I live in the area of zone 5. I need to move my dianthus plant to a new location. When can I do it? Doug says I prefer to move Dianthus in the spring

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Oct 23, 2009, Storing Lily Bulbs Over Winter

I have 50 mixed hybrid lillies that I ordered from a catalog. We may be moving this winter so I'd like to wait until spring to plant them. How do I

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Oct 22, 2009, Rotating planting locations

In your article about tomato blight you said, Do not plant any crop in the same place more than one year (etc.) Which raises the questions (1) How

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Oct 22, 2009, Green Spiky Plant with purple and white flower

Green Spiky Plant with purple and white flower

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Oct 22, 2009, Succulent with fuzzy leaves

I'd like to know what kind of plant this is so that I can care for it properly. The tag was labeled Succulant. I am wondering about how big it will

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Oct 13, 2009, getting rid of raspberries

The previous owner grew an unbounded raspberry patch in our backyard, and I pulled out all the roots from the patch, but it spread underground and the

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