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Japanese beetle control: Grubs in lawn
August 3, 2011
Japanese beetles are destroying plants all over Racine, Wisconsin. The other 10 months of the year, they are white grubs in the lawn.
Butterfly Weed good, Milkweed Bugs bad
May 3, 2011
Butterfly Weed was a beautiful host to Monarch Butterflies in our flower bed — until it was destroyed by Milkweed Bugs.
Leaf collection? Mulch leaves into lawn, garden beds
October 11, 2010
Fall leaf collection in Racine is bizarre. Dead leaves feed the worms, amend and inoculate the soil. Mulch them into the yard — not the pavement!
Hang on, little tomato
July 23, 2010
We had a lot of rain in our backyard tomato garden, and more is on the way. This reminds me of a Pink Martini song.
Topiary star Pearl Fryar: 'A Man Named Pearl'
May 8, 2010
A warm and inspiring movie about Pearl Fryar — Bishopville, South Carolina’s world-renowned master of topiary.
Renewal pruning has Forsythia in bloom
April 11, 2010
We see an amazing difference in our forsythia bush just one year after its first renewal pruning.
Free Coldplay, WMYX loses Jane Matenaer, original Twitter, morel mushroom festival
May 15, 2009
Four items spotted this morning on Twitter, including Jane Matenaer’s departure from WMYX.
Juniper bushes and jeans: Backyard landscape idea
May 7, 2009
We decided to change our shrubbery, but now there’s a fence — and of course wet clothing.
House plants: Will fragrant hoyas fill our home with Froot Loops® perfume?
April 14, 2009
The Hoya obscura is said to be an especially fragrant houseplant. We should find out soon.
