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You can help our planet - just plant a tree or two 

By BONNIE APPLETON

I RECENTLY WATCHED Al Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth" and cried as I thought of polar bears drowning...

Poor drainage can kill garden and container Plants 

By Bonnie Lee Appleton

Correspondent

ARE YOU CAUSING drainage problems?

There are a couple of major...

Ring around the tree seems to be a popular game with gardeners 

By Bonnie Lee Appleton

Correspondent

THERE THEY GO AGAIN. Every spring and summer I watch hundreds of folks - homeowners...

'Tis the season for planting; THE REAL DIRT 

By Bonnie Lee Appleton

Correspondent

OK. WE'RE ALL excited about a new tree or shrub to plant. Grab a shovel and rake and...

THE REAL DIRT Pruning, fertilizer, weather can affect spring 

By Bonnie Lee Appleton

Correspondent

IT'S FRUSTRATING THIS time of year to have plants that are supposed to flower but...

THE REAL DIRT Is it inexpensive or cheap? Look for quality in plants 

By Bonnie Lee Appleton

Correspondent

AT THIS TIME OF year, I'm often asked why mass merchants can sell their plants for...

THE REAL DIRT label... Right Plant - Right Location: Part 2 Take 

by Bonnie Lee Appleton

Correspondent

Part 1 of this column was published Nov. 12

WHEN I SEE certain plants...

THE REAL DIRT If you must wound tree, do it responsibly 

By Bonnie Lee Appleton

Correspondent

HAVE A HEART - don't wound trees.

Trees take abuse from Mother Nature,...

Much is at stake when planting a tree THE REAL DIRT 

By Bonnie Lee Appleton

Correspondent

I'VE MENTIONED before that I keep wire cutters in my car and sometimes get out and...

Vines are beautiful, but be careful where they grow 

By Bonnie Lee Appleton

Correspondent

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN shrubs and ground covers is a group of plants that is receiving...