Point Phillip

Q: This is the second year for my rhubarb plant and it has several blooms (looks like a cauliflower) with the stalks. Is this normal or is it a fungus? —Carole Rohrbach A: The blooms are the flowers of the rhubarb. They usually appear on mature...

Fall is the season when Northampton County farms open their gates to the public for one weekend so visitors can see greenhouses, farm animals and working dairies. The Open Gate Farm Tour will be held noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with 18 farms...

At a recent gathering of gardeners, I asked each for a short list of their favorite nurseries. No lists were identical but almost everyone had Point Phillip Perennials on it. The nursery, established in 1996, boasts a two-acre display garden and two of...

The gardens are planted and now it's time to maintain, harvest and enjoy. But there's still a lot of garden action available. Check with your local nursery or garden club for summertime activities. Visit display gardens; take notes and lots of pictures of...

Hydrangeas have been popular garden shrubs ever since the Victorians took to them madly, in the way Victorians often fell in love with the exotica brought back from the far corners of the Empire by the era's intrepid plant explorers. "They were very...

Dear Sue: Over the years I have added many sedums to my garden for a fantastic color splash in fall. Unfortunately, most of my older plants fall down after the first strong rain. What should I do to prevent this— other then tie them up? Wolfgang Otto...