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Bartlett On Gardening: What's in a Name?
Have you ever wondered why there are so many plants with “wort” in their names? Until recently, I assumed that all the worts must have...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 30, 20182 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Harness Helios
The longest, warmest days of the year have arrived. Gardeners living in hot, sunny areas can use this time to solve persistent pest...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 23, 20182 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Blame it on Linnaeus (Gemini 2)
In the early 1700s, Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus came up with the system for classifying plants that we use today. As he grouped...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 16, 20182 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Gemini 1--Are We Related?
We are in the season of Gemini, which means twins in Latin. The mythological twins, Castor and Pollux, were placed in their constellation...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 9, 20182 min read
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Approaching Lavender: Dade Tourism Expands Into The Purple Zone
Got lavender? Alice Morgan Marrin does at her Lookout Lavender Farm on Moore Road. Have some! If you'd like to spend the afternoon...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 2, 20185 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Blooms Among the Tombs
Many years ago, we lived on a busy corner where I had a fenced, flower-filled side yard. One morning, a woman paused to tell me that...
Robin Ford Wallace
May 26, 20182 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Resolve to Prevent Plant Abuse
Entranced by bedding plant displays in the big box, many an aspiring gardener brings home an array of flowers, vegetables and herbs....
Robin Ford Wallace
May 19, 20183 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Grandma’s Garden
Wish you could have a garden like Grandma’s? Let’s take a closer look at her yard. I grew up next door to a gardening grandmother whose...
Robin Ford Wallace
May 12, 20182 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Alligator Pears
Today is Cinco de Mayo, May 5, a celebration of Mexico’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla. The victory became a symbol of...
Robin Ford Wallace
May 5, 20182 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Bedding Plant Blues
“What should I plant in my flowerbed this year? I want something different, but it has to be easy to grow.” This is the garden advice I’m...
Ann Bartlett
Apr 28, 20182 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Hummers
A couple of years ago, we master gardener volunteers pitched in to help care for a butterfly garden located at a local high school. It...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 21, 20183 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: $pears of Green
Native to Europe, asparagus has been a treasured seasonal delicacy since ancient times. Today in many parts of Europe, white asparagus is...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 14, 20182 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Greener Grass
Grass is not interesting to photograph. It just lies there. That's why master gardener Ann Bartlett took this photograph of grass adorned...
Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 7, 20183 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Let’s Color Eggs! Using Vegetables and Spices For Natural Dyes
The custom of decorating eggs in spring is very ancient. Archeologists have found examples in Egypt and Mesopotamia that are 5,000 years...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 24, 20182 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: The Wearing o' the Green (& The Planting o' the Spud)
Top of the morning and happy St. Patrick’s Day to each of you. Does anything say “Ireland” more than potatoes? We once hosted some Irish...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 17, 20183 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: The Lenten Rose
The “lenten rose” is not a rose though it is closely related to the “Christmas rose.” Both are members of the Helleborus family of...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 10, 20182 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Dollars and Sense
When my husband and I bought our first home, I was amazed to learn that bedding plants could be purchased. My folks and their neighbors...
Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 3, 20183 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: When Does a Gardener Need GPS?
We plant onions in spring because they need cool soil temperatures to germinate and a long growing season to mature. Choose the variety...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 24, 20182 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Spring Green
It is not too early to plan your spring vegetable garden. February and March are prime planting season for some cultivars. Many of the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 17, 20183 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Love in Bloom
As we approach the day of hearts and flowers, let’s take a look at some old-fashioned favorites that speak of love. Woodland native...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 10, 20182 min read
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