From recommendations for unusual-shaped almost bonsai-like trees for the garden, to the subject of male conifer cones (yes, there are males and females!), invasive sweet autumn clematis, perfect paint colors for outdoor garden features, and even how to harvest, cure and stash garlic: All of those were among readers’ and listeners’ Urgent Garden Questions this summer. Ken Druse, longtime friend and author of such beloved garden books as “The New Shade Garden” and “Making More Plants” and “Natural Companions,” helped me answer them.![]()

I have a running joke with today's podcast guest, a joke I suspect thousands of other former customers just like me email him about...
The backyard harvest is probably coming in fast and furious, and the farmstand and farmer's market tables are loaded, too. So, what to do...
A surprising number of people ask me about whether this plant or that plant in my garden or theirs is poisonous. And so when...