Roses That Hold Up in Arizona
In low-desert Arizona, the roses that hold up are old garden types: China, tea, polyantha and Lady Banks roses that keep growing through mild winters and…
Growing Hydrangeas in Indiana: Types, Colour and Winter
In Indianapolis, the last 32F freeze usually lands between April 9 and April 21, and the first one of fall between October 21 and October 30.
What Eats Potato in Utah, and When
Utah State University Extension documents about a dozen garden pests for the state, and only some of them go after potatoes.
Protecting Hydrangeas Through a Arizona Winter
Across Arizona’s low desert, protecting hydrangeas through winter is an occasional chore, not a season-long routine.
What Eats Potato in Texas, and When
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension documents 13 entries of vegetable pests in Texas, and only about half of them bother a potato patch.
Julia Child Rose: When to Plant the Tomatoes That Ripen All at Once
Julia Child is a butter-yellow floribunda rose with very double flowers and a licorice-and-clove scent, and it has no days-to-maturity figure at all.
Pee Gee Hydrangea: When to Plant the Tomatoes That Ripen All at Once
Pee Gee is a panicle hydrangea, the historic one, grown as a multi-stem shrub or a small tree for white blooms that age to pink.
Growing Roses in Idaho: Planting Dates, Varieties and Local Pests
Roses grow well across most of Idaho, but the calendar and the variety you pick decide whether a plant thrives or spends every spring regrowing from a…
Reblooming Hydrangeas: What They Change, and What They Do Not
A reblooming hydrangea is usually a bigleaf type bred to set flower buds on new growth as well as on last year’s wood.
What Eats Potato in Tennessee, and When
Four entries on the University of Tennessee Extension pest list actually go after potato: Colorado potato beetle, flea beetles and cutworms, aphids, and…