A trend has exploded over recent years regarding companies that will spray your garden for ticks and mosquitos. It may be a franchised business focused just on eliminating these pests, or some other business that is filling gaps in their workload during the summer season. The most deceiving part of these pitches is that it isContinue reading “Is Spraying For Mosquitos And Ticks Effective and Safe?”
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Low Effort Garden Topics To Consider During This Heat
So the big Spring rush is over; Everything is settling in for the season. Of course our cooler, overcast Spring has been flipped upside down with two heatwaves in back to back weeks. I love the picture at the top of someone who decided, on the 102º day last week, to cover their exposed macrophyllaContinue reading “Low Effort Garden Topics To Consider During This Heat”
New England Garden Topics for June
As we enter early Summer, here are some observations for the month. Rhododendrons and other Winter-burned plantsIf you had the patience and didn’t cut back or remove your winter-damaged evergreen plants, you have been rewarded with lots of new growth coming from stems you probably thought were dead. Now is the time we are startingContinue reading “New England Garden Topics for June”
Barking Dog Gardens - Gardening in New England 