April 13th, 2009 More correctly, suckers “sprout” every minute. You may think your tree is filling out quite nicely, but on closer examination, most of the new branches are shooting straight towards the sun. Those are suckers, also referred to as water sprouts. You may even find suckers appearing on the lawn, some several feet away from [...]
November 23rd, 2008 Poinsettias, red in particular, are the most favoured to plant to give and receive at Christmas. How and why this Mexican native became so popular is due to a man named Joel R. Poinsett, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico in 1828. He was the first one to introduce the showy plant which bears his name, [...]
November 19th, 2008 Black-eyed Susans blooming under a blanket of snow Another garden surprise.
