Janet Carson
Recent Stories by Janet Carson
In the garden
posted: 05/18/2013 4:02 a.m. Discuss
Q The photo (on Page 3E) is a closeup of leaves on my 3-year old peach tree. It is representative of all its leaves. Last year it bloomed profusely and bore copious fruit. This year, no flowers — and these hideously deformed leaves.
In the garden
posted: 05/11/2013 4:15 a.m. Discuss
Q We have had a corn plant for 35 years. It is now over 7 feet tall and has outgrown the ceiling. Can it be cut back without hurting it? All of the leaves are at the top. We realize it is not as attractive as it was, but it now blooms once a year and fills the house with a wonderful fragrance at night. Thank you for your assistance.
In the garden
posted: 05/04/2013 2:56 a.m. Discuss
Q Would you please identify the tiny yellow wildflower that is growing in every field you pass? They appear every spring before farmers plow their fields.
In the garden
posted: 04/27/2013 3:04 a.m. Discuss
Q I hope you can help me find a firethorn bush. I live in Pottsville and am looking to buy one. I ordered one a few years ago from a nursery but now can’t find one. I am moving and need to find a bush to plant in my new yard. If I don’t have one, I will miss it and so will the birds.
Shady characters
posted: 04/20/2013 3:20 a.m. Discuss
Shade is a very good thing in an Arkansas summer, and a lovely garden in the cool shade is a particular pleasure when temperatures soar.
In the garden
posted: 04/20/2013 3:14 a.m. Discuss
Q Last year our beautiful Bradford pear tree lost its leaves during the drought. This spring I thought it was coming back but it seems to have many large branches without buds. What should we do? We hate to lose it. We live in Hot Springs Village.
In the garden
posted: 04/06/2013 3:14 a.m. Discuss
Q When I was young we had a four o’clock plant in our yard. (This was in North Carolina.) I was wondering whether this would be suitable for growing in Arkansas. Are they reasonably hardy plants, how difficult are they to grow, and are they readily available in the local nurseries?
In the garden
posted: 03/30/2013 3:19 a.m. Discuss
Q We are hoping to downsize this year and move to a smaller yard. But I hate to leave all of my bulbs! If I dug them when they were finished blooming, how long would the daffodils, scilla, grape hyacinths, etc., be viable?
In the garden
posted: 03/23/2013 2:40 a.m. Discuss
Q: When is the appropriate time to “scrape” your lawn? We have done this in the past before we start mowing and are not sure when is the correct time. We have Bermuda grass.
