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Hot Topics
- Help the federal Ag. Department search for the lost ladybugs.
- Californians have to take their water very seriously.
- I asked for reactions to the controversial notion of banning of leaf-blowers, gas-powered or otherwise, and readers had plenty.
- Then there’s the hot topic of – outdoor fires, even if they’re in those cool-looking firepits all the designers are installing. Maybe not such a good idea after all?
- Organic Lawn Care advocate Paul Tukey gives us an update on the National Mall demo site, and the details of switching to organic for a healthier AND better-looking lawn.
- The Great Wood Chip Debate attracted comments from at least one nationally recognized experts and possibly more.
- There’s a bit of controversy in the U.K. over the not-strictly-organic approach of the new host of the popular TV show "Gardener’s World".
- Creeping perennials as lawn replacement are thoroughly explored, with lots of product reviews.
- Hummingbird feeders – can you handle the commitment? Readers recommend their best hummer-attracting plants.
- More on going lawnless, this time from California writer Amy Stewart, and readers offer plant suggestions from other regions.
Photo: Meeting "Top Hort Guy" and Writer Allan Armitage in Portland.
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looking forward for more information about this. thanks for sharing. Eugene
Thanks for writing about sustainable gardening. Great photo of you meeting “Top Hort Guy” and writer Allan Armitage. He’s set to speak here at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in February at our symposium “Gardening in and Era of Climate Change: Is the Sky Really Falling?” I’m looking forward to what he’s going to say. If you are interested in the symposium, check out the details here: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden