Garden Spacing, Drought Injury, and Other May News
“A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all, it teaches entire trust.” — Gertrude Jekyll
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- Bedding Farewell – A Garden Goodbye! May 22, 2025Walking around my property for the last time the other day, wakened a lot of memories of not only the happy and sad times, plans fulfilled or put on hold, but also of how the yard and gardens changed over the last 35 years. My late husband and I moved into a small, white Cape […]uconnladybug
- Promoting Beneficial Soil Microorganisms in the Garden May 16, 2025When working the soil in our gardens, it is easy to forget that the soil is home to microorganisms. In fact, one gram of soil can contain up to 100 billion microorganisms. Within the soil, there are micro-environments with different abiotic features that can host unique microbial assemblages. Each soil environment can contain vastly different […]uconnladybug
Set Your Lawn Free
By Dawn Pettinelli, UConn Home & Garden Education Center For many, the sight of a lush green lawn brings about the desire to cast off one’s shoes and stroll through the sun-warmed grass feeling the soft verdant carpet below. Lawns, or at least grassy areas, are a ubiquitous part of almost every home outside city […]
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