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Quick note: Thanks to all who wrote after seeing news of a small tornado in my town late yesterday. No one was hurt -- other than roads and vegetation -- though it was admittedly eerie to be listening all day on NPR to such tragic news from Oklahoma, then have our local emergency system issue an alert. More on the garden "post-hail and high water" in the weekend newsletter, once I've had a chance to assess. Meantime, some new stories I want to share right now:
hellebore 101, and shade-native division, w/barry glick
I'm often asked by frustrated gardeners how I managed to get my big old hellebore plants to grow so lustily -- as if they are finicky, or difficult. To me they seem easy, but since reader questions persist, I asked the guy with 6 acres of mature plants and decades of hellebore-breeding experience, Barry Glick of Sunshine Farm and Gardens. In our lively interview we also covered when to divide woodland wildflowers, and some deer-resistant recommendations for the shade garden, too. Don't miss both post and podcast.
a botanical whodunit: r.i.p., big yellow magnolia
I always say how the only thing I know with certainty about gardening, even after 30 years of experience, is this: Things will die. Just before tours a week and a half ago, a giant yellow magnolia called 'Butterflies' in the front yard decided quite unceremoniously that it was time to go. R.I.P., 'Butterflies.' But what felled you, I wonder? It was all so sudden -- before I knew it, you were on the ground, and being carted away (above). The mystery story.
in case you missed these last issue..
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