city gardening

Green Acre #430: Curse of the Black Walnut

It’s a magnificent tree, but it wants to be alone.

June 14, 2023

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Green Acre #429: Going to Pot in the Garden

Planters mean flexibility, and colorful planters can even stand in for flowers.

June 7, 2023

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Green Acre #428: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Only one shelter magazine shows signs of garden life this season.

May 31, 2023

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Green Acre #427: A Child’s Verses of Garden

A childhood storybook created the flowerbed of my imagining.

May 24, 2023

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Green Acre #426: Wisteria Trees?!

A tree is a tree is a . . . vine?

May 17, 2023

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Green Acre #425: Into the Weeds

No longer landscape outlaws, “superweeds” are being celebrated at the famous Chelsea Flower Show.

May 3, 2023

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Green Acre #424: Dirty Fingers (in a Good Way)

A gardener’s hands don’t have to suffer. (Well . . . )

April 26, 2023

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Green Acre #423: Getting Going Hoeing

Depending on where you live, it could be time to hit the dirt.

April 19, 2023

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Green Acre #422: Spring, Sprang, Sprung!

She called it. Now everything’s in bloom.

April 12, 2023

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Green Acre #421: The King Kong Kwanzan

Too big for our yard? We knew that, but for one week a year it’s glorious.

April 5, 2023

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Green Acre #420: Spring Awakening

An early inventory shows the garden bouncing back, sorta.

March 29, 2023

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Green Acre #419: Just the Right Amount of Winter

Spring is forestalled by a chill that won’t kill.

March 15, 2023

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Green Acre #418: Urban Stems Steps Up!

Our columnist reports on great customer service from the online flower source.

March 8, 2023

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Green Acre #417: Freezing Their Buds Off?

Warm days now may signal colorless days ahead.

February 22, 2023

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Green Acre #416: Waiting for Spring

The Philadelphia Flower Show satisfies cravings till reliable weather arrives.

February 15, 2023

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Green Acre #415: Flowers to Go, Go, Go

Floral deliveries are faster than ever, and some offerings are truly splendid.

February 8, 2023

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Green Acre #414: Clean Green

Some plants know how to behave indoors.

February 1, 2023

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Green Acre #413: I Dream of Jeanie

Big Sis made it to 90 and has gone from one paradise, Juno Beach, to another, as yet unnamed.

January 25, 2023

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