Mary Blue
FeaturesDecember 27, 1995
LADYBUG: GARDENING RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR PLANTINGSNew Year's resolutions usually turn to mush within a few days or weeks after our silky smooth good intentions are laid out in either mind or on paper. Nevertheless, let us plunge onward into this often plowed territory and see what sprouts when gardeners turn their...FeaturesDecember 20, 1995
LADYBUG: EXPLAINING TRADITIONS, LEGENDS OF CHRISTMASHave you ever wondered why we hang up our stockings at Christmas time, burn a yule log, send Christmas letters, decorate with greenery, wrap packages in colorful paper, trim the Christmas tree, have creche miniature manger scenes, and what about Santa Claus?...FeaturesDecember 13, 1995
LADYBUG: BUYING GIFTS FOR GARDENERS A BREEZEIt is easy to shop for gardeners' gifts to be placed under the Christmas tree. They are probably the easiest of all people on the Christmas list because most of them have such a variety of interests. There is no end to the list of possibilities. There are always so...FeaturesDecember 6, 1995
LADYBUG: POINSETTIAS HAVE OWN SPECIAL DAY DEC. 12There is always something new in the gardening world -- Now it is National Poinsettia Day! December 12 commemorates the best-selling potted plant. It has been designated as a day to enjoy poinsettias, and to honor Dr. Joel Robert Poinsett, the American diplomat who...FeaturesNovember 29, 1995
LADYBUG: WITH COLD WEATHER COMES THE FUN OF WATCHING ANTICS OF BIRDSNow that winter weather has arrived, and we have had touches of snow to prove it, many people are discovering not only the excitement of bird-watching, but also how easy it is to attract bird life. For the small cost of regular handouts, our feathered friends flit ...FeaturesNovember 22, 1995
LADYBUG: SEASON OF HOLIDAYS BRINGS HARVEST FAREBlow the trumpets, roll the drums, the holiday season has begun. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. In homes throughout the nation the festive board will be laden with the fruits of the harvest. Families will gather in joyous celebration, not to end until the last bowl game...FeaturesNovember 15, 1995
LADYBUG: ALTHOUGH MID-NOVEMBER, IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR GARDEN CHORESAlthough it is mid-November, don't despair of doing those final garden tasks before the full fury of winter sets in. There will still be warm days and sunshine, so all is not lost. But don't put it off too long. Clean up those gardens, whether flower or vegetable. ...FeaturesNovember 8, 1995
LADYBUG: PLANT TULIPS NOW FOR LUSCIOUS TULIPS IN SPRING"If you think a bulb is an ugly thing, plant it in the fall and apologize to it in the spring." Whatever poet wrote those words got them right. That brown, tuberous root you unceremoniously put in a hole in the ground in the fall becomes a fairy princess nodding in...FeaturesNovember 1, 1995
LADYBUG: EARLY BLOOMING DAFFODILS OFFER HINT OF SPRING LONG BEFORE ITS ARRIVALThose of you who have been reading my column over the years know my very favorite flower is the daffodil, and if I could have only one flower that would be my choice. There is nothing quite as exciting as those little bright yellow February Gold peeping out in late...FeaturesOctober 25, 1995
LADY BUG: PUMPKINS HAVE THEIR DAY ON HALLOWEENHalloween has become a much celebrated holiday. Visitors from other countries are surprised at all of the Halloween decorations for sale in commercial establishments and how they are used to decorate the outside of homes as well as yards. This practice has come abo...Advertisement
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