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Gardening Columns
Suzanne is a gardening columnist, web designer, photographer, and illustrator for the National Gardening Association. Here are links to her current and archived gardening columns. (Each link opens a new browser window.)
2007
- June 21: Falling for Phlox
- June 7: Durable, Drought-Tolerant Plants
- May 24: De-Stress Your New Plants
- May 10: It's Time to Plant!
- April 26: Ramps: A Rite of Spring in the Mountains
- April 12: Baby, It's Cold Outside
- March 29: Leaves of Three
- March 15: Get Growing with Greens
- March 1: Garden in Three Dimensions with Trellises
- February 15: Honeybees in Peril
- January 18: Feed (and Count) the Birds
- January 4: Garden Style 2007
2006
- December 21: Holiday Plant Lore
- December 7: It's Time to Lime
- February 1: Planting by the Calendar
- November 23: Art in the Garden
- November 9: Plant Now for Spring Color
- October 26: Paean to Pollinators
- October 12: Welcome Autumn with Dried Flowers
- September 28: Savory, Scrumptious (and Safe) Spinach
- September 14: Of Muscadines and Scuppernongs
- August 31: Small Trees for Big Impact
- August 17: It's Time for Real Tomatoes
- August 3: Wooly Adelgids Threaten Our Beloved Hemlocks
- July 20: Commonsense Landscaping
- July 6: Daylilies: The Perfect Perennial
- June 22: Bluebirds and Brown Bats and Toads, Oh My!
- June 8: My Field of Dreams
- May 25: Try Something Different in Your Vegetable Garden
- May 11: Long Live the Sempervivums!
- April 27: It's Tomato Time!
- April 13: Celebrate Plants!
- March 30: Discount Organic: A Shopper's Dilemma
- March 16: I've Got the Blues -- Bluebirds, That Is
- March 2: Pruning Pointers
- February 16: The Wonder of Seeds
- February 2: The Language of the Garden
- January 19: Garden Photography
- January 5: Happiness is Gardening
2005
- December 22: Plan Ahead for Next Year's Gardens
- December 8: Celebrate National Poinsettia Day
- November 24: Heritage Apples: Unusual Flavors, Colorful Histories
- November 10: Semi-Homemade Gifts
- October 27: In Appreciation of Grasses
- October 13: Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles
- September 29: Sharing the Wealth
- September 15: Your Garden Symphony Starts with Spring Bulbs
- September 1: Slow Food
- August 18: Enjoy Year-Round Bloom with Flowering Trees
- August 4: Protect Yourself Against Summer Insect Pests
- July 21: I'm in a Pickle -- Preserving the Harvest
- July 7: Gardening (and Learning) with Children
- June 23, 2005 :In Praise of Heavy Equipment
- June 9: Organic vs. Sustainable?
- May 26: Go Wild with Annual Vines
- May 12: On Goldfish Pond
- April 28: The Importance of Pollinators
- April 14: Creative Containers
- March 31: Growing Minds -- Healthy Bodies
- March 17: Plant a Tree
- March 3: The Grotto
- February 17: Invasive Plants
- February 3: Award-Winning Plants
- January 20: Temperennials Fill the Gaps
- January 6: Can You Trust the Zone Map?
2004
- December 23, 2004: Windowsill Herb Gardens
- December 9, 2004: Holiday Cactus
- November 25, 2004: A Bittersweet Story
- November 11, 2004: Homemade Gifts
- October 28, 2004: Weed Woes
- October 14, 2004: Plant Now for Color Next Spring
- September 30, 2004: Storm Damage
- September 16, 2004: Planning Your Winter Garden
- September 2, 2004: New Dogwood Varieties
Below are Suzanne's columns from when she lived in Vermont:
2003
- August 21: Agastaches
- August 7: Beautiful Black-Eyed Susans
- July 24: Living Mosaics
- July 10: Diagnosing Plant Problems
- June 12: Choosing Roses for the Garden
- May 29: Weed Early, Weed Often
- June 26: Mow We Must...
- May 15: Hardy Plants with Fun Names
- May 1: Container Gardening
- April 17: Growing Green
- April 3: Annual Color
- March 20: Celebrate Gardening
- March 6: Roses for Any Garden
- February 20: Fabulous Phlox
- February 6: A New Appreciation for Bonsai
- January 23: Garden Photography
- January 9: A Blank Canvas
2002
- December 26: Poinsettia Lore
- December 12: Homemade Gifts
- November 28: Herbs for Health
- November 14: Widespread and Invasive
- October 31: Grasses, Grasses, Everywhere
- October 17: Musings on a Fuzzy-Leaved Plant
- October 3: Plan for Spring Color
- September 19: Versatile Viburnums
- September 5: Preserving the Bounty
- August 22: The Heat Wave Continues
- August 8: Unusual Annual Flowers
- July 25: Lovely Lilies
- July 11: Garden Pest Update
- June 27: Amazing Iris
- June 13: Tomatoes: To Prune or Not to Prune?
- May 30: Companions in the Garden
- May 16: Keep on Puttering
- May 2: Star Magnolia -- A Stellar Shrub
- April 18: Phenology
- April 4: Gardening to Minimize Allergies
- March 21: Try Something Different in Your Vegetable Garden
- March 7: Creating a Planting Calendar
- February 21: Heed Your Seeds' Needs
- February 7: The Importance of Pollinators
- January 24: Can You Trust the Zone Map?
- January 10: The Wonder of Seeds
2001