Gardening: April 2012 Archives
Monday April 30, 2012
Gardening: Strange stuff in your garden?
It's like The Day of the Triffids in Richard Gilmore's garden in London, Ontario.
Ed Lawrence identified this growth as cedar apple rust. It lives part of its life cycle on apples and the rest on cedars.
Hear what to do about cedar apple rust; plus suggestions for low-maintenance potted shrubs; growing moon flowers from seed; pruning honeysuckle; removing garlic mustard; and what to do with trees attacked by emerald ash borer.
Categories: Columnists, Gardening
Monday April 16, 2012
Gardening: Ground Bees
What to do if your lawn is buzzing with bees, plus advice on daffodils after they bloom; serviceberry trees; and fig trees.
Categories: Columnists, Gardening
Tuesday April 10, 2012
Gardening: Dry winter leads to early planting
After the driest winter in 63 years, farmers are planting early.
With some plants, Ed Lawrence says you can get a jump on the gardening season too.
Categories: Columnists, Gardening
- July 2012
- Tue., 3 – Gardening: Emerald Ash Borer
- June 2012
- Mon., 25 – Gardening: Alternatives to pesticides
- Mon., 4 – Gardening: App to identify trees
- May 2012
- Mon., 28 – Gardening: Hybrid Poplar
- Tue., 22 – Gardening: Dry conditions
- Mon., 14 – Gardening: Growing Horseradish
- April 2012
- Mon., 30 – Gardening: Strange stuff in your garden?
- Mon., 16 – Gardening: Ground Bees
- Mon., 2 – Gardening: Who's Your Momma?
- March 2012
- Mon., 26 – Gardening: Ed's Ant recipe and Advice
- Mon., 19 – Gardening: Fruit and Vegetable Carving
- Mon., 12 – Gardening: Getting Great Shots of the Garden
- Mon., 5 – Wedding flowers from your own garden
- February 2012
- Tue., 21 – Musical Gardens
- Mon., 13 – Gardening: Valentines Day Flowers
- Mon., 6 – Gardening: worst weed ever
- January 2012
- Mon., 16 – Gardening: Scented Plants and Trees
- Fri., 6 – Mark Your Calendar
- Tue., 3 – Gardening: Farm Internship
- December 2011
- Mon., 19 – Gardening: Roasting Chestnuts
- Mon., 5 – Gardening: Decorating Outdoors
- November 2011
- Mon., 28 – Oliver's Garden
- Mon., 21 – Gardening: Wrapping Rhododendrons
- Mon., 7 – Gardening: Botanical art by Kerri Weller
- October 2011
- Mon., 31 – Gardening: White Pumpkins and Creepy Things
- Mon., 24 – Gardening phone-in
- Tue., 11 – Gardening: Why leaves turn, and more
- Mon., 3 – Gardening: Pumpkins
- September 2011
- Mon., 26 – Gardening: Show-stopping Bulbs
- Mon., 12 – Help us Celebrate Ed's 30th Anniversary
- Wed., 7 – Gardening: Roses
- August 2011
- Fri., 26 – Gardening: Your Gardening Bible
- Mon., 22 – Gardening: Tomatoes
- Mon., 8 – Gardening: Fruit Trees
- Tue., 2 – Gardening: Foraging for Food
- July 2011
- Mon., 18 – Light Fingers among Green Thumbs
- Mon., 11 – Guests in the Garden? How to Tackle Pests
- Mon., 4 – Gardening: How to plant safe edibles
- June 2011
- Mon., 27 – Gardens You can Love and Leave
- Fri., 3 – Gardening in Toxic Soil?
- May 2011
- Fri., 20 – Flowering Shrubs on the Gardening Phone-in
- Mon., 16 – Gardening phone-in
- April 2011
- Tue., 26 – Gardening: Magnolia Sprouts
- Mon., 11 – Gardening: How to Start a Vegetable Garden
- Tue., 5 – Gardening phone-in
- March 2011
- Tue., 29 – Gardening Phone-in
- Mon., 21 – Gardening Phone-in
- Mon., 14 – Gardening Phone-in
- Mon., 7 – Gardening phone-in
- Tue., 1 – Gardening: Sowing Magnolia Seeds
- February 2011
- Mon., 28 – Gardening Phone-in
- Tue., 22 – Gardening Phone-in
- Mon., 14 – Gardening Phone-in
- Mon., 7 – Gardening Phone-in
- January 2011
- Mon., 31 – Gardening phone-in
- Mon., 24 – Gardening phone in
- Mon., 17 – Gardening Phone-in
- Mon., 10 – Gardening - phone in
- Tue., 4 – Gardening - phone in
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