
Plants have already taken a toll from the weather, and winter has just begun!
by Janet B. Carson January 2, 2023I have had to cut all of my hibiscus plants back. Even a new bud, but it looked infected/infested, so I cut it off too. I have treated all four plants with nee…
by Janet B. Carson December 31, 2022I think we are all ready for a new year and, hopefully a kinder, gentler gardening season.
by Janet B. Carson December 31, 2022This tree in the wood behind my home in Maumelle has an unusual addition. Are you able to identify it? Even though it has the appearance of a brain, I suspect …
by Janet B. Carson December 24, 2022Spiky hollies, soft hollies, hollies with red, golden or black berries, towering hollies, short hollies — there's a holly for any landscape situation in Arkans…
by Janet B. Carson December 17, 2022Q Can my bonsai large-leaf azalea survive the winter outdoors under a pile of mulch?
by Janet B. Carson , 48517 December 17, 2022My cousin in New York believes I am the font of all gardening wisdom. It was really my mom, but I try to carry on the torch. She is asking me if there is somet…
by Janet B. Carson December 10, 2022We ended with rain and we continue to have more.
by Janet B. Carson December 5, 2022This camellia was planted early last spring. Its first set of buds became leaves. I'm hoping this second set of buds will become flowers.
by Janet B. Carson December 3, 2022An early freeze in October and then snow in many parts of the state already in November? Does this mean winter arrived early and will leave early, or does it m…
by Janet B. Carson December 3, 2022The mad rush of the holiday season has begun.
by Janet B. Carson November 28, 2022Two book clubs in one week with two great books.
by Janet B. Carson November 28, 2022Hydrangeas are deciduous plants, so they normally shed their leaves gradually, usually starting before a hard freeze, and then finishing after one.
by Janet B. Carson November 26, 2022Our one scheduled tour was the Alhambra in Granada, Spain.
by Janet B. Carson November 21, 2022Our first overseas trip since Covid was a success.
by Janet B. Carson November 21, 2022