
DEAR JANET: Can you help me determine the best action to save our holly bush? I have no idea what has happened to it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Lo…
by Janet B. Carson September 30, 2023We got a little rain, but the operative word is little. Plants need help.
by Janet B. Carson September 24, 2023DEAR JANET: We sent in a hydrangea plant sample to our local extension office a few weeks ago. The plants had some puckered leaves at the top and overall are n…
by Janet B. Carson September 23, 2023A month of neglect is showing in the garden. There is plenty to do.
by Janet B. Carson September 17, 2023Trialing new plants, sometimes gives you winners!
by Janet Carson September 17, 2023A bucket-list trip for many gardeners is Butchart Gardens in British Columbia. The former limestone quarry is a veritable Disneyland for plant lovers, a sea o…
by Janet B. Carson September 16, 2023DEAR JANET: I am starting to see mums for sale. Is it too early to plant? My husband and I are having a disagreement. He says they are annuals, and I say peren…
by Janet B. Carson September 16, 2023DEAR JANET: I live in Bella Vista. We have a wisteria vine climbing on our pergola. It's probably 20 years old, gets plenty of sun and is watered by our in-gro…
by Janet B. Carson September 9, 2023DEAR JANET: I've been trying to decide what to replace the cold-damaged loropetalum hedge that I removed this week. I want a fairly low-growing shrub that will…
by Janet B. Carson September 2, 2023Many spring-blooming trees and shrubs are setting flower buds for next year. Don't let these plants become water-stressed or it can reduce spring flowering.
by Janet B. Carson September 2, 2023DEAR JANET: I have a large bed of annual vinca where more than half of the plants have died... I spent a lot on the vinca, which will probably bloom for anothe…
by Janet B. Carson August 26, 2023Summer in Arkansas means so many choices of locally grown produce. From tomatoes to watermelon, peaches to squash, our kitchens are full of them. Unfortunately…
by Janet B. Carson August 19, 2023DEAR JANET: I have 18 plants, three varieties each of Early Girl, Celebrity and Better Boy. All three varieties have produced and are producing an abundant cro…
by Janet B. Carson August 19, 2023DEAR JANET: My azaleas are turning from green to white! I need to identify the problem and treat.
by Janet B. Carson August 12, 2023Sometimes, when life gives you heat, you stay inside!
by Janet B. Carson August 6, 2023