A Gardener's Year
Gardening Columns in the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette
Written by Susan Camp
2024 Gardening Columns
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January
1.4-2024 Learn to Identify Trees in Winter
1.11.2024 Mistletoe and the Warming Planet
1.18.2024 Plant Muhly Grass in a Trouble Spot
1.25.2024 Native Black and Red Chokeberries
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March
3.7.2024 Prickles, Spines, and Thorns, Oh My!
3.14.2024 Grow Gourds for Fun Projects
3.21.2024 Perennials Are Springing Up!
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May
5.2.2024 Pollen Overload Equals Itchy Eyes, Runny Nose
5.9.24 Periodical Cicadas Are in the News
5.16.2024 Can We Bring Back Lightning Bugs?
5.23.2024 Artemisias- Choose Your Species Carefully
5.30.24 An Elm Tree with a Problem
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July
7.4.2024 Gardenias Can Suffer from Iron Deficiency
7.11.2024 High Summer Problems
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September
9.12.2024 Stinging Caterpillars Are Back!
9.19.2024 The Boogie-Woogie Aphid and Other Beech Pests
9.26.2024 Autumn Is for Apples
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November
11.7.2024 Moderate Drought Conditions
11.14.2024 Drought Resistant Planting for Next Spring
11.21.2024 Shop for the Gardener on Your List
11.28.2024 Reflections on Gratitude
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2023 Gardening Columns
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January
1.12.2023 Plant a Theme Garden this Spring
1.19.2023 Inkberry Holly-- a Native Evergreen
1.26.2023 Will Lichens Kill My Trees
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March
3.2.2023 The Virginia Opossum - One of a Kind
3.9.2023 Create a Stress-Free Backyard Habitat
3.16.2023 Ferns Are Deer-Resistant
3.23.2023 Creating a Fire-Wise Landscape
3.30.2023 The Age - Old Question
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​May
5.4.2023 Spiderwort-- Love It or Dig It Up
5.11.2023 Look Out for Crape Myrtle Bark Scale
5.18.2023 Selecting the Right Shrub
5.25.2023 An Unwelcome Indoor Visitor
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July
7.13.2023 Grow Herbs for Summer Fragrance
7.20.2023 Skin Protection from Sun Damage Is Vital
7.27.2023 A Look at Organic Mulch Products
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September
9.7.23 Will Problems with Invasives Never End
9.14.23 Plant Perennials in the Fall
9.21.23 You Don't Want to Plant Bamboo
9.28.23 It's Scuppernong Season
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November
11.2.23 A Daffodil-Growing Primer
11.9.23 Interesting Questions about Native Plants
11.16.23 Ginkgo's Golden Leaves
11.23.23 Discover Enchantment in Your Garden
11.30.23 Holiday Shopping for That Special Gardener
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February
2-1-24 Which Shrubs Should I Prune Now
2-8-24 Native Alternatives to Crape Myrtle
2-15-24 Is a Nativar Still a Native
2-22-24 Springtime Garden Safety Reminders
2.29.24 Is It Safe to Plant on the septic Field?
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April
4.4.2024 Dry Swales and Dry Streambeds
4.11.2024 Two Lavender Hybrids That Will Grow on the Middle Peninsula
4.18.2024 Celebrate Mother Earth
4.25.2024 Virginia’s Favorite Tree
June
6.13.2024 How to Start a Decent Lawn
6.27.2024 When Irises Have Health Problems
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August
8.1.2024 Interesting Edibles to Grow
8.8.2024 Don’t Plant “Virginia’s Least Wanted”
8.15.2024 Keep a Gardening Journal
8.22.2024 New Weeds in the Garden
8.29.2024 New Perennials for Next Summer’s Garden
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​October
10.3.2024 Mountain Mints are Worth the “Buzz”
10.10.2024 Sweetbay, A Yard-Sized Magnolia
10.17.2024 Don’t Second-Guess Yourself When Plant Shopping
10.24.2024 Visit the Virginia State Arboretum
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December
12.05.2024 English Ivy-- No Easy Removal Method
12.12.2024 Design a New Garden This Winter
12.19.2024 Spot Tree Disease in Winter
12.26.2024 Holiday Activities for Kids
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February
2.2.2023 A Perfect Rose for Emma's Garden
2.9.2023 Thoughts on Gardening and Health
2.16.2023 Get an Early Start on Springtime Chores
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April
4.6.2023 Pretty Plants Sometimes Hide Secrets
4.13.2023 Native Plants for the Novice
4.27.2023 Every Day Is Earth Day
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June
6.1.2023 Summer Sizzlers in the Garden
6.8.2023 Is It Powdery or Downy Mildew?
6.22.2023 Two Fall-Blooming Native Perennials
6.29.2023 Natives Can Be Aggressive
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August
8.10.2023 Inorganic Mulches
8.3.2023 Find Pleasure in Your Garden
8.17.2023 Japanese Stiltgrass Revisited
8.24.2023 Northern Spicebush - A Fragrant Addition to the Garden
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October
10.12.2023 Basic Care of Bonsai Trees
10.19.2023 Should I Cut Back My Perennials
10.26.2023 Co-existing with Bats
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December
12.7.2023 Prevent a Holiday Visit to the Vet
12.14.2023 The Empty-Nest Holidays
12.21.2023 Is the Garden Asleep in Winter
12.28.2023 Shop for Bright Flowers in Winter
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