Miss Floribunda: The outs and ins of winter gardening
Dear Miss Floribunda, I am puzzled that “Nostalgic on Nicholson Street” wrote to you last month about having routinely planted…
Miss Floribunda: Pining for the past
Dear Miss Floribunda, December is a time when my thoughts go back to childhood Christmases. My family always brought in…
Miss Floribunda: Getting a jump on jumping worms
Dear Miss Floribunda, My new next-door neighbor has come up here from Georgia. She has been bagging the leaves she’s…
Miss Floribunda: Plain talk about climate change
]Dear Miss Floribunda, I’ve read with great interest about the effects of climate change on home garden planning. I have…
Miss Floribunda: Casting shade on nonnative trees
Dear Miss Floribunda, You wrote about silver maples last month, but you didn’t warn that their roots can get…
Tanglefoot tales: snares and contusions
Dear Miss Floribunda, The huge silver maple in my backyard is a monster and a menace. Not only do its…
Miss Floribunda: A Herculean task: A weeder’s work is never done
Dear Miss Floribunda, I love blue morning glories and planted seeds for them after moving to a house with a…
Miss Floribunda: A fumble in the jungle: rainforest remedies
Dear Miss Floribunda, A couple of months ago, you wrote about plants that can be grown in wet spots, apparently…
Miss Floribunda: A color garden salute to Ukraine
Dear Miss Floribunda, My grandparents came from Ukraine, and I’d like to show my solidarity with my ancestral land during…
Miss Floribunda: Power of the bog
Dear Miss Floribunda, Last year, a tree in our backyard toppled in a storm, and we had it hauled away….