Miss Floribunda: Water roses at the roots to stop black-spot disease
Dear Miss Floribunda, My roses haven’t had a good summer. The frequent light rain has resulted in a lot of…
Miss Floribunda: A guide to freezing and canning
Dear Miss Floribunda, I don’t need help gardening at the moment because I am up to my ears in tomatoes,…
Miss Floribunda: Keeping roses pest-free and poison-free
Dear Miss Floribunda, I read in your May column that you are “a self-confessed rosemaniac” with presumably over 100 rose…
Miss Floribunda: Bats can help your garden
Dear Miss Floribunda, I too have an eccentric family. A cousin of mine, no longer content with giving me gazing…
Miss Floribunda: Roses added to native plant sale offerings
Dear Miss Floribunda, I hear that the Hyattsville Elementary School PTA will probably have another native plant sale this month,…
Miss Floribunda: Your azalea can be saved
Dear Miss Floribunda, I have quite a nice collection of azalea bushes that make a beautiful display later in April,…
Miss Floribunda: Honeysuckle and ivy have risks
Dear Miss Floribunda, A new neighbor of mine is tearing ivy and creeping periwinkle out of her yard and advises…
Miss Floribunda: Tips for starting new seeds
Dear Miss Floribunda, I attended the Hyattsville Horticultural Society seed sale February 9 and got quite a few packets of…
Miss Floribunda: Heirloom or hybrid? Find both at seed sale
Dear Miss Floribunda, I am thinking about getting a head start on my garden by planting indoors and know…
Miss Floribunda: Outfoxing the squirrels who want your tomatoes
Dear Miss Floribunda, This hot weather seems to agree with tomatoes because I have a bumper crop this year. However,…