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Tag: native plant gardening

Colorado Potato Beetle laying orange eggs on stressed tomato plants
June 15June 15 Donna L. Long

Colorado Potato Beetles and How to Predict Garden Pest Infestations

My first harvest from the new garden plot.
September 3September 4 Donna L. Long

My Community Garden Plot This Summer.

September 29August 26 Donna L. Long

Seasonal Autumn Foods for Sustainable Living

Butterfly Bush
December 7February 11 Donna L. Long

A List of Common Exotic Invasive Plants

native Columbine in my garden
November 12March 11 Donna L. Long

Native Plants with Neat Growing Habits

native sunflower in my garden
November 7March 11 Donna L. Long

Plants for a Sunny and Dry Garden

Great Spangled Fritillary on Echinacea purpurea
May 18February 21 Donna L. Long

What is a Naturalist’s Garden?

Bumble Bee on Blue False Indigo
April 18 Donna L. Long

Early Spring Blooming Plants to Attract Bumble Bees

Great Spangled Fritillary on Echinacea purpurea
March 24January 15 Donna L. Long

A Backyard Habitat Garden: What You Need to Start One

Eastern Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia). Photo by Donna L. Long
March 20March 11 Donna L. Long

Long Bloomers: Native Flowers That Bloom A Long Time

Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
August 15 Donna L. Long

Clumping for Neatness: Tidy Native Plants

Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
August 8 Donna L. Long

Native Plants for a Sunny, Dry Garden

Thin-leaved Coneflower (Rudbeckia triloba) Photo by Donna L. Long
August 2September 24 Donna L. Long

Summer-into-Fall Blooming Native Plants for Philadelphia

Summer Phlox (Phlox paniculata) blooming in my garden.
July 30 Donna L. Long

Just When the Garden Needs a Punch of Color, Summer Phlox Delivers

October 16 Donna L. Long

The Last of the Summer Grape Juice

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