Ann Bartlett Jun 6, 2020 The Weavers The highlight of the gardening season for master gardener volunteers in west-central Nebraska was our garden tour. This all-day event, co...
Ann Bartlett May 30, 2020 Time for Tea Trivia! (Tidbit) Did you know that June is Iced Tea Month? June 10 is National Iced Tea Day. Let’s celebrate by learning a trivial factoid about tea: Befo...
Ann Bartlett May 23, 2020 Joy of the Mountain Origanum, the botanical name of the oregano family, contains 45 species and six sub-species of perennials and sub-shrubs. They are native...
Ann Bartlett May 16, 2020 NIce and Easy Looking for a low-maintenance, problem-free, long-lived shrub? Look no farther than the viburnum. Know as “cranberry bush” in Europe, thi...
Ann Bartlett May 9, 2020 If You Can’t Be with the One You Love As my first Mother’s Day in this area approached, I was amazed by the fabulous bouquets families were bringing to cheer up hospitalized l...
Ann Bartlett May 2, 2020 Aztec Tears We may call them French or African but marigolds are native to Mexico. The Spanish who came to the Americas took them home where they flo...
Ann Bartlett Apr 25, 2020 Living Antiques I have often promoted the use of heirloom roses in the landscape. They are easy to grow, rewarding the gardener with vigorous, long-lived...
Ann Bartlett Apr 18, 2020 Monarchs and Milkweed Milkweed is a North American native plant that is a food source for hundreds of small creatures but critical for monarch butterflies. Mon...
Ann Bartlett Apr 11, 2020 Lovely Lily Every gardener has an irresistible favorite flower. Mine is the lily. I buy lilies from catalogs and on impulse in garden centers. With a...
Ann Bartlett Apr 4, 2020 Battle of the Blues Until 1856 when Sir Henry Perkins accidentally discovered a mauve-colored coal tar product, all dyes were from natural sources. Most (but...