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Articles I've written

If you would like to read some of my rants and raves - click on the links below. (if the topic is underlined, it is an active link)

Annuals

 

Pests

Not so Lady-like Bugs

Perennials

Purple Cone Flowers

Grass and Lawn Care

Sowing Bermuda... Or Not!

A Word About Sod

Fertilizer

 

Birds

How to attract humming birds

Nest boxes for Eastern Blue Birds

Shrubs

Fire Bush (Hamelia patens)

Hibiscus Care

Knockout Roses

Loropetalum

Techniques

Cold Hardiness - Pushing the Envelope - part 1

Dont Throw 'em Out!

Ornamental Grasses - Pruning

Weed Fabric - Ranting about Weed Fabric

How to make a Hidden Trellis

Trees

Dogwoods:  A Word About Dogwoods

Planting Trees (from a Q&A)

The Wow Factor - with Trees (Tampa)

Weeds