The company will debut its new Better Boxwood brand, a collaborative collection with Everde Growers, which features four new scientifically bred blight-resistant boxwood cultivars.
The Addicted Gardener: Make this your year for Hardy Hibiscus
Donna Lane, Columnist
If you’re still planning how to liven up your garden this season, especially adding a splash of tropical flair or intense color, you might want to consider planting a couple of Hardy Hibiscus. Recently assigned by the National Garden Bureau as The Year of the Hardy Hibiscus, it is a fast-growing perennial that explodes with huge, pinwheel-like flowers in late summer.
Hibiscus is both the common and botanical name for a few different popular classes of the plant. The following is a description of each of them and how they differ:
The Martha s Vineyard Times
Garden Notes: Conjunctions, fruit trees, and summer
And some thoughts on controlling lilac borers.
Hybrid hardy hibiscus. Susan Safford
Why do you suppose there is so much trash appearing recently along Island roadsides? Just asking. Respect our Island home!
A taste of winter provided by the large storm system overflying the region on Thursday eliminated hopes for a white Christmas, with wind, rain, and sleet dissolving the beautiful effects. The mainland was not so lucky; although the hope is that the winter storm slowed coronavirus’ spread everywhere.
‘Great’ Conjunction
Because this article is due early, I only mention as prospect, not fact, that many Islanders will be able to view the ‘Great’ Saturn-Jupiter conjunction on Dec. 21. The timing, coinciding with the winter solstice, is happy and special. The celestial event should be awe-inspiring if the weather cooperates; at the moment, the forecast looks favorable.