The Lazy Gardener & Friends | 2020 Newsletters
2020 Lazy Gardener & Friends Newsletter Index
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Volume 322 | 1/10/2020
DON’T MISS THESE CHANCES TO REAP VAST GARDENING REWARDS Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #107 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… MEXICAN WHITE OAK Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 323 | 1/17/2020
FLOWER BLAHS ‘FLOWER BLAHS’ Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #107 John Ferguson
Volume 324 | 1/24/2020
OUR CLIMATE IS SPEAKING TO US .. AND OUR GARDENS ARE LISTENING EVEN IF WE WON’T Brenda Beust Smith, BOOK REVIEW: GRAIN BRAIN – The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar – Your Brain’s Silent Killers John Ferguson
Volume 325 | 1/31/2020
WEATHER RULES “LOCAL” IS THE KEY! Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #109 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… BUTTONBUSH Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 326 | 2/7/2020
IT WAS AN AMERICAN GARDENING TRIUMPH — TOO FEW OF US KNOW Brenda Beust Smith, BOOK REVIEW: Practical PERMACULTURE for Home Landscapes, Your Community, and the Whole Earth John Ferguson, Have you Tried… BANANA SHRUB Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 327 | 2/14/2020
LAZY GARDENER’S DELIGHT, A MUST FILM AND INTERNET MUSINGS Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #110 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… STRAWBERRY BUSH
Volume 328 | 2/28/2020
WILL MY “DEAD” PLANTS REAPPEAR AFTER THIS ROLLER-COASTER WEATHER? Brenda Beust Smith, BOOK REVIEW: Texas Master NATURALIST – Statewide Curriculum John Ferguson, Have you Tried… CORALBERRY Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 329 | 3/6/2020
A TRUE GARDENER’S TREASURE … TOWERING TO TINY … POPPING NEIGHBORS’ EYES! Brenda Beust Smith, TREASURES TO SAVOR FROM PECKERWOOD GARDEN Craig Jackson, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #111 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… ORANGE FLAME JUSTICIA Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 330 | 3/13/2020
PLANTS BEHAVING STRANGELY? . . . LOOK CLOSELY BEFORE PRUNING! Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #112 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… ORANGE FLAME JUSTICIA Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 331 | 3/20/2020
SURREAL TIMES … GARDENING TRENDS … COLOR ME SKY BLUE Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #113 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… American Wisteria Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 332 | 3/27/20
“SO, BRENDA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN YOUR GARDEN THESE DAYS?” Brenda Beust Smith, “A FEW AWESOME & WEIRD FRUIT TREES” Dany Millikin, Have you Tried… ROUGH-LEAF DOGWOOD
Volume 333 | 4/3/2020
What better time to look at the heritage of our gardens? Brenda Beust Smith, OUR GARDENING HERITAGE Greg Grant, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #114 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… KLEIMS HARDY GARDENIA
Volume 334 | 4/10/2020
NATURE’S GIFT OF CALMNESS & NORMALCY IN A WORLD THAT’S ANYTHING BUT Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #115 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… KLEIMS HARDY GARDENIA Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 335 | 4/17/2020
LOOK BEFORE PLUCK OR PRUNE … PEONIES, NUN ORCHIDS & EDIBLES Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #116 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… KLEIMS HARDY GARDENIA Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 336 | 4/24/2020
GARDENERS SHARE THEIR TREASURES Brenda Beust Smith, How to Grow Weeds John Ferguson, Have you Tried… Pink Justica Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 337 | 5/1/2020
CELEBRATING “NOW” FLOWERS AND OUR GARDENING ROOTS Brenda Beust Smith, WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY ROSES DURING THE VIRUS EPIDEMIC? Baxter Williams, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #117 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… POSSUMHAW DECIDUOUS HOLLY Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 338 | 5/8/2020
MESSING’ WITH ROSES, PLANTING UNDER TREES, MORE ‘WOW-NOW’ SPECTACULARS Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #118 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… OAK OVERCUP Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 339 | 5/15/2020
SANCTUARIES FOR GARDENERS? MORE ON ‘MOLESTING’ & ‘WOW’ PLANTS & BEST (?) LAZY GARDENER PLANT Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #119 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… MERCER BLUE THUNBERGIA Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 340 | 5/22/2020
TREE LORE, ONE TOUGH GARDEN, DEER & MORE ‘WOW NOW!’ Brenda Beust Smith, 25 YEARS OF ORGANIC GARDENING & SO MUCH MORE SISTER HELOISE CRUZAT, O.P., NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #120 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… MEXICAN ORCHID TREE Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 341 | 5/29/2020
KATYDID DELIGHT PIPEVINE CONUNDRUM WOW’S THE WORD! Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #121 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… SASSAFRAS Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 342 | 6/5/2020
CELEBRATE GARDEN WEEK WITH ‘WOW NOW!’ FLOWERS Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #122 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… CAROLINA BUCKTHORN
Volume 343 | 6/12/2020
SURPRISES AMONG ‘WOW NOW!’ SUBMISSIONS! Brenda Beust Smith, BOOK REVIEW: “GMO MYTHS and TRUTHS – A Citizen’s guide to the evidence on the safety and efficacy of ge netically modified crops and foods ” John Ferguson, Have you Tried… TEXAS OLIVE TREE
Volume 344 | 6/18/2020
CONTINUE SUCCESS WITH GINGERS STILL WOW-ING NOW! TOP 10 GARDEN BEST/WORSE TRENDS Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #123, Have you Tried… BLACK GUM Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 345 | 6/25/2020
PLANTS HAVE “A STORY” BESIDES “WOW” NOW Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #124 John Ferguson
Volume 346 | 7/3/2020
WOW NOWs STILL POPPING EYES TO PRUNE OR NOT TO PRUNE THAT IS THE QUESTION . . . Brenda Beust Smith, BOOK REVIEW: GrassRoots RISING John Ferguso
Volume 347 | 7/10/2020
WOW NOWs TO HELP SHRINKING YARDS . . . FLOOD LOVERS FIGHTING FIRE ANTS Brenda Beust Smith, JOHN’S CORNER: Fire Ants John Ferguson
Volume 348 7/16/2020
WEED REDEMPTION & MOTHER NATURE BATS LAST WITH SURPRISES Brenda Beust Smith, BOOK REVIEW: “Nature’s Best Hope- A New Approach to Conservation That Starts In your Yard” John Ferguson
Volume 349 | 7/24/2020
TALES OF TWO SUCCESSES… PLANT-ORDERING CAUTIONS… DOWNLOAD BRENDA’S BOOK Brenda Beust Smith, BOOK REVIEW: “PLAGUE OF CORRUPTION – Restoring Faith In The Promise of Science” John Ferguson
Volume 350 | 7/31/2020
“DANCES BEAUTIFULLY IN THE WIND” CREATES MAGIC IN A GARDEN Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #125 John Ferguson
Volume 351 | 8/7/2020
ONLINE TO THE RESCUE! IT’S HARD TO KEEP GOOD GARDENERS DOWN Brenda Beust Smith, EGGPLANTS LIKE IT HOT! Dany Millikin, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #126 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… MISSOURI IRONWEED Brenda Beust Smit
Volume 353 | 8/21/2020
GOOD TIMES AHEAD (If We Save Our Bees) Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #127 John Ferguson, TOPSY’ GARDEN FITS JUST FINE NO ‘VS’ IN HUMMER FEEDERS ‘CLICK’ SALES DE RIGUEUR NOW Brenda Beust Smith, GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR EGGPLANTS! (Part 2) Dany Millikin, BOOK REVIEW: TREE STORY – The History of the World Written in Rings John Ferguson, Have you Tried… OX-EYE SUNFLOWER
Volume 354 | 9/3/2020
WHY KEEP IT? TIME TO CUT BACK? MUTANT COSMOS & BONSAI CRAPES Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #128 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… Allegheny Chinquapin Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 355 | 9/11/2020
WATERING BEFORE A RAIN? WANTED: WINTER-BLOOMING POLLINATORS Brenda Beust Smith, GET OFF TO RIGHT START WITH BULB & PLANT MART AMARYLLIS Nancy Wilson K., BOOK REVIEW: “WATER IN PLAIN SIGHT – Hope For A Thirsty World” John Ferguson, Have you Tried… Musical Notes Clerodendron Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 356 | 9/18/2020
PERFECT AUTUMN EQUINOX GIFT FOR GARDENERS & A ROSE EXTRAVAGANZA Brenda Beust Smith, FABULOUS & FRAGRANT SHRUB ROSES OF DAVID AUSTIN Gaye Hammond, BOOK REVIEW: “Beyond Labels – A Doctor and a Farmer Conquer Food Confusion One Bite at a Time” John Ferguson, Have you Tried… TEXAS SWAMP LILY Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 357 | 9/25/2020
GARDENERS KEEP ON PLANTING … BIRD LANDSCAPING MISTAKES EVEN EXPERTS MAKE! Brenda Beust Smith, A GLOBAL (ON SITE!) PLANT SALE! SANDRA EVANS, MISTAKES EVEN EXPERTS MAKE WHEN LANDSCAPING FOR BIRDS MARGARET GNEWUCH & RUSSELL KANE, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #129 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… PINK SURPRISE SHELL BUSH Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 358 | 10/2/2020
GARDENERS NOW ‘MAJOR INFLUENCERS’ . . . THINK EDIBLE TROPICALS ! Brenda Beust Smith, TROPICALS TO GROW IN FORT BEND COUNTY & ACROSS OUR AREA Deborah Birge, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #130 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… WHITE SWAMP MILKWEED Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 359 | 10/9/2020
2020 LAZY GARDENER PLANT AWARD SMALL TRIUMPHS IN GARDEN — YEA!!!! Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #131 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… LITTLE HENRY SWEETSPIRE
Volume 360 | 10/16/2020
NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #132 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… FLORIDA LEUCOTHOE Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 361 | 10/23/2020
Trash the ‘Mono’ in Monoculture! (including around roses) Brenda Beust Smith, Mixing Roses with Companion Plants in the Garden Gaye Hammond, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #133 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… MAYHAW 360 10/16/2020 TREASURES FOUND BY READERS TREASURE LOST FOR GARDENERS Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 362 | 10/30/2020
THOUGHTS ON ONLINE SHOPPING . . . RECYCLING FALLEN TWIGS Brenda Beust Smith, HUGELKULTUR: BUILDING FERTILE SOIL WITH WOOD LOGS Mary Khazen Karish, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #134 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… DARROW’S BLUEBERRY Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 363 | 11/6/2020
BRAGGING ON YOUR PLANTS CLEAN UP COMPOST ACT Brenda Beust Smith, COMMON MISTAKES EVEN EXPERIENCED GARDENERS MAKE WHEN COMPOSTING Garreta Kipp, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #135 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… MEXICAN FLAME VINE Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 364 | 11/13/2020
FANTASTIC FALL WOW NOWs GOATS & ROSE-Y REMINISCES Brenda Beust Smith, THINGS I WISH I HAD KNOWN SOONER Baxter Williams, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #136 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… ORANGE FLOWERING MAPLE Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 366 | 11/24/2020
Thanksgiving Issue Brenda Beust SmithPLANTS NAME CHANGES – UGH! SNEAKY NAKED LADIES HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIDEO Brenda Beust SmithNEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #137 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… CASSIA CORYMBOSA Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 367 | 12/4/2020
TO PRUNE OR NOT? JUMP START ON GIFTS HAPPY POINSETTIA DAY! Brenda Beust SmithNEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #138 John FergusonHave you Tried… Heartleaf Skullcap Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 368 | 12/11/2020
WANTED: FLOWERS THAT LAUGH AT THE COLD — BOTTLE TREES & POINSETTIAS Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #139 John Ferguson, Have you Tried… WAFER ASH Brenda Beust Smith
Volume 369 | 12/18/2020
DON’T TELL ME WHEN TO BLOOM! CAMELLIAS: QUEENS OF THE GARDEN Brenda Beust Smith, NEWS FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOILS AND PLANTS #140. John Ferguson
Volume 370 | 12/24/2020
END OF THE YEAR ISSUE Brenda Beust Smith
