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Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 25, 20173 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: The Big Six
In the wilderness, fallen leaves, dead plants, bird and animal waste are continuously recycled by the myriad inhabitants of the soil....
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Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 18, 20172 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: The Growin' O' The Green
I hail from the lettuce capital of the nation, Salinas, California. The daytime highs in July and August are in the upper 60's with an...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 11, 20172 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: When Does a Well Dressed Head of Lettuce Wear a Cloche?
One year, days after I had set out the plants I'd tenderly started from seed, killing frost was in the forecast. At dusk, I rushed to the...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Mar 4, 20172 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: March Madness
The calendar says that it is almost spring, but frost won't be out of the forecast until mid-April. Fortunately there is plenty of work...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 25, 20172 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: What's New?
Cupcake Cosmos (from the cover of Park Seed catalog) We all have pet peeves. At the top of my list is seeing the same tired annuals...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 18, 20172 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Biennials
Less widely used than annuals which flower and fade in one season, biennials develop their leaves one year and flower the next. Why...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 11, 20172 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Are Perennials for You?
Do you wish your flowers would come back year after year? Perennials do. While annuals such as zucchini and marigolds flower, produce...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 4, 20172 min read
Bartlett On Gardening: Annuals, Anyone?
The term "hardy annual" seems like an oxymoron. Annuals by definition sprout, flower and fade in one growing season. Perennials live at...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 28, 20172 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Ring in the Year of the Rooster!
Today, January 28, is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Though I do not celebrate this holiday, I have been aware of it since...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 14, 20172 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Living Antiques
The fabulous Gallica Duchesse d'Orleans. It comes as no surprise to me that all but four of the “Earth-Kind” roses--those designated as...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 7, 20172 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Earth-Kind Roses
In 1990, I hung up my pressure sprayer forever. No longer would I wage a never-ending battle against insects and fungi. Plants in my...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 31, 20162 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Satisfaction Guaranteed
I love to spend the short, cold days of January poring over seed and garden catalogs. Before trying plants that are new to me, I do a...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 24, 20162 min read
Dear Ann [Bartlett] (MASTER! GARDENER!)
Do you have gardening questions for Dear Ann [Bartlett] (the MASTER! GARDENER!)? Email them to news@dadeplanet.com with GARDENING...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 17, 20162 min read
Christmas Cactus an Easy and Festive Houseplant
One jewel of the holiday flower world is the colorful Christmas cactus. Covered in tubular flowers, these long-lived tropical houseplants...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 10, 20162 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: The Christmas Flower
No flower says Christmas more than the poinsettia. This Mexican wildflower was introduced to the United States in 1828 by Joel Poinsett,...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 3, 20162 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: 'Tis the Season
'Tis the season of holiday parties and the ever-dreaded gift exchanges. No one wants to be the bearer of a Chinese auction loser....
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Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 26, 20162 min read
Dear Ann [Bartlett] (MASTER! GARDENER!)
Do you have gardening questions for Dear Ann [Bartlett] (MASTER! GARDENER!)? Email them to news@dadeplanet.com with GARDENING QUESTIONS...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 19, 20162 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Great Gadgets and Gizmos to Give Gardeners
Once upon a time in the 1950s, a lad called on his next-door neighbor to demonstrate, as seen on TV, the amazing Hula Hoe. First he...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 12, 20162 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Books for Gardeners
Many years ago, in a state of desperation, I sent my father a paperback copy of Square Foot Gardening as a Christmas gift. The following...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 5, 20162 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: When Autumn Leaves Begin to Fall
When autumn leaves begin to fall, it is important to get them off the lawn. After all, if you've just renovated that patch of green, the...
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