Joe’s Journal, Summer Edition: On Pondering Ponds
Having your own backyard pond can be a source of pleasure or frustration. But the more you know, the more likely it is that you can manage a pond with
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Joe’s Journal, Summer Edition: Caterpillars and Sawflies
We get plenty of pests in our home garden. It helps to be able to identify what you’ve found, so you know which plants may be at risk and then
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Dealing With Poor Soil Health
Soil health is imperative for landscape plants to grow and perform to expectations. Poor soil health can be the cause of thin, weedy and off color turfgrass or lawns. Flowers
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Planning and Growing Your Landscape Gardens
“Gardens are what you make them” is a commonly used phrase, but I suggest reversing it: “gardens make you.” They create an inviting place to extend your living beyond your
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Joe’s Journal, Summer Edition: The Fragrant Garden
Landscape garden design involves three elements: form (size, texture), color, and fragrance. Flowering trees, shrubs, and vines waft fragrant and sometimes transcendent olfactory aromatics right at your doorstep, with just
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Joe’s Journal, Summer Edition: Summer Garden Tasks
Long days bring with it the hope of lush growth in the garden and landscape. Of course, lushness is an invite to some unwelcome visitors. Here is a short list
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Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition – Gardening with Granulars
Let’s discuss granular fertilizers! Why even use a granular? And what are some of the ways you can use them in landscape plantings and in potted plant culture? There are
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Four Product Benefits of NutriRoot Granular
Our latest product, NutriRoot Granular, is now available and ready for you to use. The name is quite descriptive: this is a dried and granular version of our popular NutriRoot
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Joe’s Journal, Spring Edition – The Summer Veg Garden
Here in the Blue Ridge in North Carolina, there are plenty of opportunities to grow vegetables. We have had “spring” since February, and gardening tasks included the planting out of
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4 Tips for Beating Summer Plant Stress
Summer is a great time for humans and plants, but can be stressful as well. Various issues such as drought, heat, and sunscald can hinder plant growth and lead to
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