Miss Floribunda: Embittered by Bolting
Dear Miss Floribunda, I’m interested in something you wrote last month saying that it’s better to plant trees and…
Miss Floribunda: Brooding about bugs
Dear Miss Floribunda, I was about to order some fruit trees to plant this spring when I heard that we’re…
Miss Floribunda: Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Maryland anymore
Dear Miss Floribunda, Last week there was a tornado watch, and although we didn’t get an actual tornado, we…
Miss Floribunda: Climate Change and Gardening
Dear Miss Floribunda, I read with great interest your interview with Dr. Wolf last month on the effects of…
Miss Floribunda: Leary on Longfellow Street
Dear Miss Floribunda, Some years ago, you warned not to plant peas or prune roses till forsythia blooms. Well,…
Miss Floribunda: Seeking Seed Know-How
Dear Miss Floribunda, It’s me again. I’m “Seeks to Succeed with Seeds” who wrote to you last month. I…
Miss Floribunda: The primrose – an international treasure
Dear Miss Floribunda, I appreciate finding potted primroses at the Hyattsville Horticultural Society seed sale every year for a reasonable…
Miss Floribunda: When nice plants get a bad reputation
Dear Miss Floribunda, My witch hazel is blooming, and I love the smell of its yellow flowers, which look like…
Miss Floribunda: Frustrating fungus
Dear Miss Floribunda, About a year ago, I noticed fungus-like growth on my azalea bushes (see attached picture). It’s slowly…
Miss Floribunda: What to do with all that webbing
Dear Miss Floribunda, A couple of months ago, my holly was covered with spider webs (see picture) and some of…
