Garden Clippings Holly Sep 16, 2017 - Garden Clippings Holly Garden Clippings for Sept 16, 2017 Ho, ho, ho, have a Holly, Holly Christmas. No matter what time of the year, whenever I see a Holly (ilex) bush, I think of Christmas. Holly’s dark green leaves, with sharply... Read More What’s wrong with my? Sep 9, 2017 - Garden Clippings What’s wrong with my? Garden Clippings for September 9, 2017 What’s wrong with my Flowering Crab tree? Apple trees and Flowering Crab-apples have been dropping leaves all summer. Some trees have by now almost completely defoliated. The culprit is... Read More Fall Grass Work Sep 2, 2017 - Garden Clippings Fall Grass Work Garden Clippings for September 2, 2017 Like clockwork. On August 22, the Japanese Beetles disappeared. They arrived on July 19 and bothered us for 34 days. The last beetle keeled over a week ago Tuesday, at... Read More Trees, But Aug 26, 2017 - Garden Clippings Trees, But. Garden Clippings for August 26, 2017 Looking for the perfect shade tree? You will be sadly disappointed because there really is no such thing. We love our trees, but ask any homeowner how they like their particular... Read More Butterfly Aug 19, 2017 - Garden Clippings It was a swell treat to listen to Karen Durance, affectionately known as Sarnia Lambton’s Butterfly Lady, at the monthly Green Drinks event a week ago. To her spellbound audience of about 40, Karen spoke quietly as if her... Read More Oak Diseases Aug 12, 2017 - Garden Clippings Oak Diseases Strong as an Oak. There is perhaps no tree as tough, stately and impressive as an Oak. The wood of Oak is hard, heavy, and can withstand the fiercest of its enemies. Here in Sarnia Lambton, we... Read More How to Install Sod Aug 5, 2017 - Garden Clippings How to Install Sod Garden Clippings for August 5, 2017 Sod looks easy enough to apply, just like wallpaper. But we know that friendships have been strained and marriages have suffered when two like-minded people get together to hang... Read More Echinacea Jul 29, 2017 - Garden Clippings Echinacea Garden Clippings for July 30, 2017 The wonderful advantage that perennials have over annuals is they only need to be planted once, and will come back year after year. The not so wonderful thing about perennials is their... Read More Dandelions Jul 22, 2017 - Garden Clippings Dandelions Garden Clippings for July 22, 2017 There wasn’t a weed in sight. The college campus I visited in Chicago last week had lush grounds with dark green grass stretching from football field to dorms to library to chapel,... Read More Purslane Jul 15, 2017 - Garden Clippings Purslane Garden Clippings for July 15, 2017 Growing up, Purslane was the worst of all weeds. There was Ragweed, Burdock, Thistle, Queen Ann’s Lace, Horsetail, but Purslane was the most hated. All eleven of us did our fair share... Read More Posts Navigation Older 1 … 3 4 5 6 Newer Search Search for: Categories Garden Clippings Archives Archives Select Month April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 January 2017
