hydrangea care

Summer Triage

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In my part of the world we have not had substantial, soaking rain for nearly a week.  It is now officially high summer, with the kind of pervasive hot weather that makes and lawns and gardens extra thirsty.  Those fortunate pieces of earth watered by in-ground irrigation systems are much less parched, but even they … Read more

Hope Springing

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This year, Presidents’ Day marked the first foray into the winter-struck garden.  The temperature was finally above 45 degrees, the endless rain had stopped, and it was a Federal holiday.  That trifecta of events was the winning combination that sent me out of doors first thing in the morning.  I reconnoitered, pulled out the garden … Read more