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Why Your Hydrangea Didn’t Bloom

June 21, 2012 | By | Comments (14)

Many people across the land are very unhappy right now. They’re unhappy because their neighbor’s hydrangeas are blooming and beautiful, their hydrangeas aren’t, and they’re afraid their shrubs’ lack of cooperation is a sign of displeasure from the Big Guy. If you’re among those unhappy folks, relax. Believe me, if the Big Guy is mad at you, He has much […]

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What’s Wrong With My Plants? Grumpy Knows

December 2, 2011 | By | Comments (26)

It’s that favorite time of year when the air grows crisp, wreaths and Christmas lights appear, families gather together as one, and folks gripe about their stupid plants. “My stinking hydrangea won’t bloom.” “Do I have to prune my crummy crepe myrtle?” “Will moldy, 10-year-old bulbs I found in the garage still grow?” “My lousy pet badgers keep killing my […]

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Think Pink! Three New Hydrangeas

May 16, 2011 | By | Comments (17)

Grumpy is one giant goosebump right now! He’s just itching to introduce you to three of the latest and greatest hydrangeas to be introduced in the last 6 months! None of them are French hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla). None of them are blue. And none of them keep you up nights wondering when to prune. In fact, the average gardener will find […]

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You Ask, I Answer — What Gardeners Need to Know This Spring

March 30, 2011 | By | Comments (29)

Grumpy Instantly Solves Your Vital Gardening Questions for Spring! Discusses Hydrangeas, Roses, Pruning, Houseplants, Herbs, Weeds, Transplanting, More! All Answers Guaranteed Or Your Money Back!   Question: I came home this afternoon to see my hydrangeas pruned to the ground by my family. What is going to happen? Paula Poe Answer: That depends on how violent a temper you have […]

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Grumpy Loves Those Winter Blues

February 13, 2011 | By | Comments (6)

Gardeners have been going ga-ga over ‘Endless Summer’ hydrangea ever since it was introduced about a decade ago. People crave the reblooming nature of this shrub and the fact that it promises flowers all summer. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a hydrangea that produced beautiful blue flowers all winter long too? Well, now there is! Meet Tara Dillard. Not […]

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One Last Day of Paradise

July 15, 2010 | By | Comments (6)

Greetings, Grumpians. Today might be my final day in tropical paradise, but that doesn’t mean I can’t take time out from rum, sun, and a warm, sticky bun to answer some gardening questions and introduce you to one of my favorite summer perennials. Question: My Knockout roses have been beautiful until now. The main plant looks normal, but all new growth is coming out […]

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Crepe Myrtle Bark Peeling Off? Hydrangeas Wilting? Grumpy to the Rescue!

June 25, 2010 | By | Comments (23)

Help Grumpy! I’m a new gardener and planted my first crepe myrtle two years ago. It was growing fine, then I noticed this morning all of the bark is peeling off. Is it dying? Should I spray it? What have I done wrong? Precious in Pine Bluff Answer: Don’t worry, my Precious. You’ve done right by asking me. There is […]

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It’s Hydrangea Time!

May 26, 2010 | By | Comments (23)

What azaleas mean to the spring garden, hydrangeas mean to the summer garden. And this year looks like the best year for hydrangeas yet. The ones above are my original ‘Endless Summer.’ I’ve criticized this much-hyped plant in the past, for not putting on the show that was advertised. But I have no complaints this year. The blooms are spectacular. Why? […]

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Time to Prune Hydrangeas?

January 27, 2010 | By | Comments (13)

If there is one thing about trees and shrubs that scares people more than paying for them, it’s when and how to prune them. One wrong move can ruin them forever (not really, but added anxiety makes for more attentive readers). But abandon all fear, young Skywalker. The Grump is here with easy guidelines for pruning hydrangeas that will make you so glad […]

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Absolutely Everything You Want to Know About Gardening

November 11, 2009 | By | Comments (4)

Once again, Grumpians, it’s time to astound you with my complete mastery of all topics horticultural. The topics we’ll review today include: +Crepe myrtle sex +Pruning holly +Screening fishbowl with Leyland cypress +’Endless Summer’ hydrangea won’t bloom +Peace lily won’t bloom +Sowing wedding poppies +Annihilating mole crickets +Christmas cactus blooms If none of these topics interest you, then you are […]

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