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In the garden with Felder: Midwinter in the garden
This midwinter I'm enjoying a couple of classic Southern bulbs from the gardens of my great-grandmother and two grandmothers, and which come up every fall and grow through the worst winters. With no care whatsoever.
Southern Gardening: Shop carefully for 2021 garden seeds
I'm in my 2021 garden planning mode right now, and along with many other intentional gardeners, I have my mind on seeds.
Southern Gardening: 2021: Resolve to be intentional gardener
Happy New Year! Boy, oh boy, what a number COVID laid on us in 2020.
In the garden with Felder: Scents and associations
It's been said that one person's sweet perfume is another's stink. Well, whether a smell is good or bad, it's welcome in my garden. To a point.
Felder Rushing: A bit of hindsight and review
The adage that "hindsight is 2020" is usually pretty apropos; but, looking back, how about changing it to "let's put 2020 in hindsight" and say g'bye to a weird year?
Southern Gardening: 2020 highlighted a few garden trends
For at least 10 years, I've been actively wondering what direction our landscape and gardening practices are headed. Being a horticulturist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, I've had the opportunity to ask this question of gardeners and nongardeners alike, as well as commercial horticulture growers.
Southern Gardening: Natural decorations can be breathtaking
Poinsettias are being bought, Christmas trees with ornaments are up, and lights and inflatable figures are on display around our homes as people get ready for the holidays.
In the garden with Felder: Sometimes you turn a lemon into lemonade
Might not be any snow, but with a pair of loppers and shears we can transform winter gardens into lollipops and gumdrops. But a word to the thin-skinned: If you go crazy with creative trimming, you'll get trash-talked.
Southern Gardening: Gift ideas for gardeners on 2020 Christmas lists
"'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the yard, not a plant was left standing, and the ground was hard." So begins Karen Geisler's gardener adaptation of Clement Clarke Moore's Christmas classic "The Night Before Christmas."
Felder Rushing: Savor the experience of getting things done
While I was moving a shrub the other day my little-girl squeal, an unanticipated side note of gardening, came out.
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