Miss Floribunda: Green-‘Thumbing a Ride’ to ‘A Ripe Old Age’
Dear Miss Floribunda, I am nearly 90 years old and still gardening because my knees still bend pretty well,…
Miss Floribunda: Gardening can be a grind
Dear Miss Floribunda, I shared your June column about the quickest/easiest ways to have a vegetable garden with my…
Miss Floribunda: In the pink, but singing the blues
Dear Miss Floribunda, I don’t like pink. Sorry, but I don’t, and you can’t talk me out of it. My…
Miss Floribunda: Cicadas and mosquitoes and birds, oh my!
Dear Miss Floribunda, I’ve heard reports of dead birds being found in gardens recently and seen a few downed sparrows…
Miss Floribunda: Breaking the ground rules
Dear Miss Floribunda, I moved from California to Hyattsville last autumn, and when spring came, I got to thinking…
Miss Floribunda: Salvaging seedling sabotage
Dear Miss Floribunda, I can really relate to the letter writer of a couple of months ago who had…
Miss Floribunda: Crouching crawlers, hidden hand tools
Dear Miss Floribunda, During the recent snow days, I went outside to make sure my shrubs weren’t damaged, and…
Miss Floribunda: Courting catastrophe, Crouching tabby, hidden toxin
Dear Miss Floribunda, My cat, Hunter Tomson, is a plant pouncer. Even before the pandemic, he was always kept…
Miss Floribunda: Seed-sale social cancelled but same seeds on sale somewhere soon
Dear Miss Floribunda, It’s January, and I’m beginning to think about starting a spring vegetable garden. For the past…
Miss Floribunda: Common sense vs. senseless violets
Dear Miss Floribunda, After bringing in my gawky potted plants for the winter, I realize I don’t much like…
