My Garden Is Fork-ready! “My Garden Is Fork-ready!” Damn straight. It’s “Arrivederci” to summer and a flower garden’s halcyon days. Relax. It might be “So long,” but it definitely ain’t “Goodbye.” By John G. Stamos I’m writing all this down at the tail end of August, which is a time, here in my USDA Hardiness […]
Gardening As a Salve in 1973 It was a difficult year in New Jersey, but the tomatoes and Brother Doug helped. By Russ Smith Fifty-two years ago I became an apprentice gardener, although perhaps lackey is more accurate. It was an odd job in a year of odd events. Quick backstory: In June, 1972, after
Growing Phlox in Sun through Shade Growing phlox in an ornamental garden is a piece of cake. There’s literally a perennial species for every sunlight level, and not one of them requires any fuss. The three kinds that I grow have never caused an ounce of trouble, and they’ve delivered a ton of awesome color
Does Well Water Stain Foliage? Does well water stain foliage? Loaded question. And the short answer is yes – and it happens when that well water is loaded with the Earth’s two most bodacious forms of iron. Stick around, have a read, and watch the included vid. It’s all pretty informative. By John G. Stamos
It’s Nice to Be Asked to Say a Few Words… It’s nice to be asked to “say a few words.” Whether those words are spoken live at a particular social event, or written in a printed quote, the idea that someone thinks your thoughts are important enough to be shared publicly is definitely flattering. And
Foundation Plantings: The Whys, the Whats, and the Hows In “Foundation Plantings: The Whys, the Whats, and the Hows,” I’m spilling on my reasons for implementing foundation plantings in an ornamental garden, my own ideas about what actually makes foundation plantings actual foundation plantings, and what I think is an effective plan for implementing them.
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A May 2025 RGG Garden Tour There’s a May 2025 RGG garden tour lurking here in RGG YouTube Channel form. (You’ll find the link below.) It amounts to keeping tabs on my garden’s various planting beds as they recover from disastrous climate anomalies and equally disastrous decision-making. By John G. Stamos Got a short one
Misting and Watering Phalaenopsis Orchids Misting and watering Phalaenopsis orchids sufficiently and correctly helps ensure that these exotic beauties stay healthy, happy, and blooming full-on. By John G. Stamos Table of Contents Misting and Watering Phalaenopsis Orchids: A Moth Orchid Introduction with Some Really Helpful Info Phalaenopsis orchid appearance: Look for ’em in the potato
In the Midst of Plant Lives I live my own life in the midst of plant lives. Many, many plant lives. Since I’m the publisher here, this situation would seem to be about right. But I choose to live my life with plants for reasons far beyond the vocational. First and foremost among those reasons
How Mulching Helps Perennials in Winter This short garden tour feature doesn’t really include an actual garden tour video. What it does contain is a video, which is really more of a brief cautionary tale, that demonstrates firsthand – with my own garden as your very own Exhibit A – how mulching helps perennials in
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