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The Greener View: Attracting Cardinals to My Bird Feeder

Gardening / Jeff Rugg /

Q: I started feeding birds back when I was forced to stay home. I do get several species of birds daily but not cardinals. They come maybe once a week. I am wondering: What can be done to attract them more often?

A: Cardinals, like all animals, need food, water and shelter. They also don't live everywhere, and in the areas they do live, they ...Read more

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On Gardening: Pugster Amethyst takes honors in Japan

Gardening / Gardening News /

It is so much fun this time of the year as we celebrate the Pantone color of the year Peach Fuzz, Proven Winners annual of the year Supertunia Jazzberry petunia and now how about the 2024 Flower of the Year in Japan. I know you are thinking, Why would we celebrate that? We certainly do, if it is one of our guys or gals!

That’s right, one of ...Read more

The Greener View: Cats Versus Flowerpots

Gardening / Jeff Rugg /

Q: We have a new rescue cat. For reasons we don't know, it has been digging the soil out of the tops of all the house plants. It is using the litter box just fine, so it isn't that. We tried several home remedies and sprays that didn't work. I just want to put a barrier on the soil, but I am afraid of harming the plants and I don't want to make ...Read more

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On Gardening: Shoot for the Moon in your 2024 garden!

Gardening / Gardening News /

As we start 2024 with our garden planning, I want to encourage you to shoot for the moon. The impetus for this thought is a new Proven Winners recipe that you most likely have never seen called Bloom Moon. It is so intricate and yet so stunningly beautiful that I can hardly get it out of my mind.

The moon connotation comes from Superbells Blue ...Read more

The Greener View: Garden Resolutions

Gardening / Jeff Rugg /

Do you ever wonder why some of the plants you were taking care of died? Usually, for me, it is my fault for not putting the plant in the proper growing conditions for it to thrive. Want to learn more about growing plants in the proper location?

Make a New Year's resolution to learn more about gardening. Resolve to take a gardening class with ...Read more

 

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