The Lazy Gardener & Friends | 2017 Newsletters
2017 Lazy Gardener & Friends Newsletter Index
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Volume 187 1/6/2017
MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 8) John Ferguson, WHAT EXACTLY IS PERMACULTURE? Shawn McFarland , THRILLER, FILLER, AND SPILLER Linda B. Gay, PRUNING/PLANTING FRUIT TREES…NEW FOCUSES FOR THE NEW YEAR Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 188 | 1/13/2017
MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 9) John Ferguson, GROWING MICROGREENS Jacob Martin , HOWL AT WOLF MOON! Brenda Beust Smith, FAHRENHEIT ROLLER COASTER Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 189 1/20/2017
MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 10) John Ferguson, 1/20/2017 ATTRACTING BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES TO YOUR BACKYARD Kathy Adams Clark, QUEEN PALM FERTILIZING Brenda Beust Smith, MICROGREENS & GNATS Brenda Beust Smith , CRAZY SURPRISES . . . PREDICTING SURVIVAL Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 190 | 1/27/2017
EVEN SEASONED ROSE GARDENERS MAKE PRUNING MISTAKES . . . Baxter Williams, SAVE OUR LADYBUGS! . . . PLANTING BY HOLIDAYS HELPFUL . . . AS LONG AS YOU BREAK TO PRUNE THE ROSES Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 191 | 2/3/2017
THANKS, BIG AL — SAUCER MAGNOLIAS AGREE WITH YOU! Brenda Beust Smith, CACTUS TO DELIGHT EXPERTS Brenda Beust Smith 191 2/3/2017 ANYTHING-BUT-“AMBROSIA” BEETLE ARRIVES Brenda Beust Smith, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 11) John Ferguson
Volume 192 | 2/10/2017
DAYLILIES TO DAZZLE THE EXPERTS Brenda Beust Smith, FERNS FOR TERRARIUM OR BOTTLE GARDENS Darla Harris, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 12) John Ferguson
Volume 193 | 2/17/2017
A LOOK AT OUR SOUTHERN GARDENING ROOTS Brenda Beust Smith, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 13) John Ferguson
Volume 194 | 2/24/2017
HORTICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS Brenda Beust Smith, SEEDS VS. STARTER PLANTS Brenda Beust Smith, BOOK REVIEW: Teaming With Fungi : The Organic Growers Guide to Mycorrhizae John Ferguson
Volume 195 | 3/3/2017
“EARTHKIND” LANDSCAPES Brenda Beust Smith, 6 LANDSCAPE MISTAKES GARDENERS OFTEN MAKE Skip Richter, PLANT THIS, NOT THAT! Melodie Hill
Volume 196 | 3/10/2017
LISTEN TO LOCAL EXPERTS WHEN REPLACING DEAD PLANTS . . . DAZZLING DAYLILIES! Brenda Beust Smith, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 14) John Ferguson
Volume 197 | 3/17/2017
OUR VIEWS OF GARDENS EXPANDING AS WORLD-REACH SHRINKSBrenda Beust Smith, THE CHINA CONNECTION Dr. David Creech , MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 15) John Ferguson
Volume 198 | 3/24/2017
FACEBOOK PLANTING GUIDE WARNING. . . GREAT PLANT SUGGESTIONS! Brenda Beust Smith, GET MORE AND GIVE MORE WITH YOUR PLANTINGS! Erin Mills, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 16) John Ferguson
Volume 199 | 3/31/2017
ROSES, ORCHIDS & TREASURED LOVED ONES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE SAID IT BEST Brenda Beust Smith, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 17) John Ferguson
Volume 200 | 4/7/2017
HAPPY EARTH DAY! . . . FLORESCENCE . . . PLANTS SWAPS Brenda Beust Smith , BUZZING ABOUT BOTANIC ARTS Dodie Jackson, PLANT SWAPS: JUST NEED TO REMEMBER THE #1 RULE! Mary Ellen Beaupre, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 18) John Ferguson
Volume 201 | 4/14/2017
PLACES TO GO, PLANTS TO SEE & BUY Brenda Beust Smith, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 19) John Ferguson
Volume 202 | 4/24/2017
GET YOUR RUNNING SHOES ON FOR THE BEST BARGAINS IN TOWN! Brenda Beust Smith, TEN COMMON PLUMERIA GROWING MISTAKES Paula Furtwangler, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 20) John Ferguson
Volume 203 | 4/29/2017
PLANTING BY SEASONS (BE CAREFUL!) & FOR CUTTING Brenda Beust Smith, GROWING CUT FLOWERS — FOR FUN OR PROFIT Soni Holiday, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 21) John Ferguson
Volume 204 | 5/5/2017
PLANTS AS ART? . . . CAPTIVATING CACTI Brenda Beust Smith, MONARCH WAYSTATION AT BEAR BRANCH ELEMENTARY Merrie Decker, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 22) John Ferguson
Volume 205 | 5/12/2017
HAVE FAITH . . . SHARING READERS’ NEWS. . . AND DON’T KILL THE GOOD GUYS! Brenda Beust Smith, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 23) John Ferguson
Volume 208 | 6/02/2017
SENSORY GARDEN . . . REDBUD UPDATE . . . YELLOWING LEAVES & NATURE’S DELIGHTS The Elements and What They Do Part 25 33 Arsenic (As)
Volume 206 | 5/19/2017
DOUBLECHECK ALL INTERNET ADVICE! . . . SEARCHING FOR SHIRLEY . . . HABITAT TIPS FROM PRO Brenda Beust Smith, “YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT” Don Dubois, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 24) John Ferguson
Volume 207 | 5/23/2017
REDBUD VS CRAPES . . . NO GRASS UNDER TREES? Brenda Beust Smith, IS REDBUD THE NEXT CRAPE MYRTLE? Dennis Werner, BOOK REVIEW: “The Fungal Community – Its Organization and Role in the Ecosystem” Review By John Ferguson, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOIL AND PLANTS John Ferguson
Volume 209 | 6/9/2017
SAGA OF THE SWEET POTATO AND THE CARROT. . . AND HOME CLEANSING TIPS FROM THE JUNGLE Brenda Beust Smith, JEWELS OF THE JUNGLELOW Linda Gay, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 26) John Ferguson, SENSORY GARDEN . . . REDBUD UPDATE . . . YELLOWING LEAVES & NATURE’S DELIGHTS Brenda Beust Smith, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 25) John Ferguson
Volume 210 | 6/16/2017
HIBISCUS HOSPITICIDE (AKA MEALYBUGS) . . .KIAMATA OLEANDER . . . SEED COLLECTION Brenda Beust Smith, TOP TIPS FOR SEED SAVING IN THE HOUSTON AREA Becky Lowicki , MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 27) John Ferguson
Volume 211 | 6/23/2017
PLUMERIA QUESTIONS Brenda Beust Smith, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 28) John Ferguson
Volume 212 | 6/30/2017
SYMPATHIES ON BOTTLEBRUSHES . . . DON’T ‘MURDER’ CRAPES! . . . GARDENING WITH BEAVERS . . . IN PRAISE OF PEPPERS Brenda Beust Smith, WHAT’S HOT? AND, WHAT’S NOT? CHILE PEPPERS! Gene Speller
Volume 213 | 7/7/2017
CRAPES, OLEANDERS, BOTTLEBRUSHES, FALL EDIBLES & PURPLE EVERYWHERE! Brenda Beust Smith, JULY & AUGUST IN HOUSTON AREA VEGETABLE GARDENS Bob Randall, Ph.D., MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 29) John Ferguson
Volume 214 | 7/14/2017
GINGERS TO SAVOR WITH EYES AND TONGUE . . . PLUS NATIVES . . . FERNS . . . CRAPES PS Brenda Beust Smith, Excerpted from GINGER SPARKLE IN THE SUMMER GARDEN Ceil Dow, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 30) John Ferguson
Volume 215 | 7/21/2017
PRO PROSPECTIVES ON PLUMERIAS & COMPOSTING Brenda Beust Smith, COMPOSTING AT HOME IS NOT OVERLY COMPLICATED, BUT NEITHER IS IT ‘IDIOT-PROOF’! Steve Stelzer, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 31) John Ferguson
Volume 218 | 8/11/2017
READERS REPORT . . . DEFINITION OF A HABITAT . . . SOD WEBWORMS Brenda Beust Smith, “FIREFLIES OF TEXAS: GLOWING, GLOWING, GONE”! Ben Pfeiffer, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 34), ENJOY THE RAIN BUT PREPARE FOR MORE HOT SUN! Brenda Beust Smith, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 33) John Ferguson
Volume 216 | 7/28/2017
TIP O’ TROWEL TO MINI MURAL ARTISTS . . .NATIVES TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT IN OUR LANDSCAPING Brenda Beust Smith, HOUSTON’S EARLY-SETTLEMENT FLORA CAN GUIDE PLANTING OF YOUR NATIVE GARDEN R. Kane & D. Worrall, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 32) John Ferguson
Volume 217 | 8/04/2017
ENJOY THE RAIN BUT PREPARE FOR MORE HOT SUN! TREASURING OUR BUTTERFLIES . . . & THANKS TO THE POST OFFICE!!! MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do Part 33 51 Antimony (Sb)
Volume 219 | 8/18/2017
EDIBLES – NOT JUST FOR BACKYARDS ANYMORE . . . & REPORT THOSE FIREFLIES . . . AND FAREWELL TO MIKE PETERS Brenda Beust Smith, JOHN’S CORNER, BOOK REVIEW: “Mycorrhizal Planet – How Symbiotic Fungi Work with Roots to Support Plant Health and Build Soil Fertility”, Michael Phillips. John Ferguson
Volume 220 | 8/25/2017
IF YOU HAVEN’T SPENT MUCH TIME IN THE GARDEN THIS SUMMER, DON’T FEEL ALONE Brenda Beust Smith, GARDENING WITH CHILDREN William Isbell, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 35)
Volume 221 | 9/8/2017
CAN I EAT VEGETABLES & FRUITS JUST COVERED BY FLOOD WATERS? Brenda Beust Smith, GARDENING WITH CHILDREN William Isbel
Volume 222 | 9/18/2017
CALENDAR CANCELS A LA HARVEY . . . ‘HELLSTRIPS” FROM KITCHEN BACK TO SOIL Brenda Beust Smith, ADD A POP OF EXCITEMENT TO AN EXISTING LANDSCAPE! Maria Wenzel, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 36) John Ferguson
Volume 223 | 9/25/2017
TOP TEN MISTAKES GARDENERS MAKE WHEN PLANTING BULBS! From the Garden Club of Houston’s Bulb & Plant Mart, BULBS ANNUAL VS. NATURALIZE Dodie Jackson, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 37) John Ferguson
Volume 224 | 10/9/2017
SQUIRRELS AREN’T THE ONLY ONES ENJOYING EDIBLES IN THE FLOWER GARDEN . . .NEW HABITAT FLOWERS . . . FAREWELL TO CARTER Brenda Beust Smith, THE FOODSCAPE REVOLUTION Brie Arthur, MINERALS – The Elements and What They Do (Part 38) John Ferguson
Volume 225 | 10/13/2017
GOLDEN RAINTREES and READERS RESPOND TO READERS Brenda Beust Smith , JOHN’S CORNER: DID CHEMICAL LAWN COMPANY USED RUIN HER SOIL FOREVER? John Ferguson
Volume 226 | 10/20/2017
READERS RESPOND WITH WINTER BLOOMERS NICE WAYS TO GET RID OF UNWELCOME GUESTS Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOIL AND PLANTS John Ferguson
Volume 227 | 10/27/2017
READERS REPORT IN . . . ON MOLES, HELL STRIPS & MORE Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOIL AND PLANTS John Ferguson
Volume 228 | 11/6/2017
AFRICAN VIOLETS . . . LAZY GARDENERS LOVE ADAPTIVE GARDENING TECHNIQUES . . . UPDATES FROM READERS Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOIL AND PLANTS John Ferguson
Volume 229 | 11/10/2017
`I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S POSSIBLE TO HAVE A 50-YEAR LOVE AFFAIR WITH A HOUSE . . . Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOIL AND PLANTS John Ferguson
Volume 230 | 11/20/2017
HAVE YOU STARTED YOUR VEGGIE WINTER GARDEN? THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX & ONE LAST WORD ON FALL WINNER Brenda Beust Smith, Book Review: WHITE WASH – The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science John Ferguson
Volume 231 | 11/28/2017
Thanksgiving Issue
Volume 232 | 12/4/2017
BOUGAINVILLEA . . . R-E-S-P-E-C-T & PATIENCE, THAT’S THE KEY JOHN’S CORNER Book Review: Growing A Revolution – Bringing Our Soils Back to
Life
Volume 233 | 12/11/2017
GIFTS THAT KEEP ON GIVING Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOIL AND PLANTS John Ferguson
Volume 234 | 12/20/2017
BEAUTIFUL LADY LEAVES A FITTING LEGACY Brenda Beust Smith, JOHN’S CORNER, BOOK REVIEW: “The DIRT CURE-Growing Healthy Kids with Food Straight from the Soil “, Maya ShetreatKlein. John Ferguson