Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter October 15, 2024 revised

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter October 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter for October 15, 2024 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This issue contains the following articles:

  • To Wrap or Not to Wrap?
  • Visiting Montreal Botanical Gardens.
  • The Garden Edger.
  • Sneezeweed.
Our Master Gardeners answer the questions:
    ? Should I be worried about the mushrooms growing on top of my indoor planters.
    ? My purple coneflowers started budding but never got any further. What was it?

Photo of Grass-Leaved Goldenrod by Dale Odorizzi--Mystery native plant that appeared this spring in my 9th Floor planter.

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Trowel Talk Newsletter October 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter October 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter for October 15, 2024 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This issue contains the following articles:
  • To Wrap or Not to Wrap?
  • Visiting Montreal Botanical Gardens.
  • The Garden Edger.
  • Sneezeweed.
Our Master Gardeners answer the questions:
    ? Should I be worried about the mushrooms growing on top of my indoor planters.
    ? My purple coneflowers started budding but never got any further. What was it?

Photo of Grass-Leaved Goldenrod by Dale Odorizzi--Mystery native plant that appeared this spring in my 9th Floor planter.

If you would like to receive the newsletter each month in your email inbox, send a message to lanarkmg@gmail.com

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter September 15, 2024

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter Sep 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter September 15, 2024 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This issue contains the following articles:

  • Crocus: Welcome Spring with Bursts of Colour
  • Creating a No dig Border
  • Best Trees for Aroma
  • My Handy Root Knife
  • Tall Meadow Rue.
Our Master Gardeners answer these questions:
    ? When would you use a hedge trimmer or shears on shrubs instead of pruners.
    ? What are the best spring bulbs for planting in the lawn.

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Photo by Dale Odorizzi



Thursday, August 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter August 15, 2024

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter Aug 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter August 15, 2024 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This issue contains the following articles:

  • Seizing the Moment with Herbs.
  • Feed the Soil, not the Plant.
  • Northern Bushes for Aroma.
  • My Favorite Gardening Tool--Flathead Screwdriver.
  • Wild Bergamot.
Our Master Gardeners answer the questions:
        ?    Can I use herbs after they flower.
        ?    How can I keep my hydrangeas standing  after a heavy rain.

Photo Mock Orange a northern bush that fills the air with a sweet smell by Dale Odorizzi.

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Monday, July 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter July 15, 2024

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter July 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter July 15, 2024 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County.

This month's issue contains the following articles:

  • Snip and Snack in Your Veggie Patch.
  • Growing Yucca as a Garden Shrub.
  • Red Maple.
  • Containers with Alluring Scents.
  • Weed Torch.
  • False Indigo.
Our Master Gardeners answer the questions:
    ? Who is eating my azalea leaves.
    ? What is causing the brown patches on my large spreading juniper.

We also let you know where you can find Master Gardeners to answer your questions over the next month.

Photo by Dale Odorizzi of Chives being enjoyed by a Great Spangled Fritillary. Also delicious for people!
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Saturday, June 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter June 15, 2024

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter June 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter June 15, 2024 Trowel Talk Newsletter June 15, 2024 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This issue contains the following articles:

  • Soil: Its not Dirt!
  • The Scented Garden--Aromatic Herbs.
  • Hackberry--Celtis occidentalis.
  • Foam flower--Tiarella.
Our Master Gardeners answer the questions:
        ? My daylilies have started to produce leaves with white stripes. Is it a disease or mutation or something else.
        ? Can you suggest a way to have both a dog and a nice garden.

Find us tells you where to find Master Gardeners in Ottawa-Carleton and Lanark County from June 15-July 15.

Photo by Tim Deslippe of Tiarella growing in his neighbour's garden

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter May 15, 2024

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter May 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter May 15, 2024 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This issue contains the following articles:

  • Climate Change and the Home Gardener.
  • Egyptian Walking Onions--A No Fuss Vegetable
  • Native Tree Profile--Tamarack.
  • Great Gardening Tools--The Tool Butler.
  • In the Alcove Garden--Harebell.
Our Master Gardeners answer the questions:
  • Why do my tulips only bloom for a few years and then just produce leaves?
  • Are there edibles that can grow in limited sunlight?
Photo Trilliums poking through blanket of leaves. by Dale Odorizzi

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Monday, April 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter April 15, 2024

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter April 15, 2024

Trowel Talk Newsletter April 15, 2024 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This month's issue contains the following articles:

  • Keep those plant tags
  • Gardening in Small spaces
  • Great Gardening Tools: Garden Claw
  • In the Alcove Garden: Meadow Anemone
Our Master Gardeners answer your questions:
  • How do I get a lush lawn in the shade?
  • When is it time to take the covers off your shrubs?
Spring is here! The first Bloodroot of the year. Photo by Lanark County Master Gardener, Timothy Deslippe.

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