Karen Dardick
A little planning will have your garden smelling sweet year-round
“A garden without fragrance is like a sumptuous dinner without any flavor. With a little planning, you can ...
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Start a compost pile this season for your future gardens
Autumn is a great time to build a compost pile. The falling leaves will give you a good ...
Karen Dardick
‘Garden Mama’ provides useful advice during summer’s heat, humidity
During these dog days of summer, when even an hour outdoors brings on the vapors, this is an ...
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Don’t let summer’s heat deter you from preparing for your fall garden
You are probably ready to stay inside and enjoy the air conditioning, but you can still get out ...
Karen Dardick
Here are a few tips to help revive your garden from summer blahs
Summer doldrums can zap your garden of vitality and eye appeal. Whether you have a large landscape or ...
Christina Hall
Readers, friends remember Democrat columnist
The slightly worn and faded page of a 2004 newspaper clipping featuring Christina Hall’s recipe for coconut cake ...
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Hall filled Wednesday columns with stories of love, laughter
Years ago, I made Christina Hall mad, really mad.
Karen Dardick
Mixing roses, other plants helps improve health, gardening aesthetics
Conventional wisdom once cautioned that roses must grow alone in landscapes.
Christina Hall
Spring is fine time for strawberries
It’s officially spring! I know we are having a little nip in the air here and there but ...
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Don’t fret; many local plants will survive recent frigid temperatures
The severe winter has left most gardeners wondering about damage to their favorite plants. One of the most ...
Christina Hall
Make this breakfast casserole
The best part about the weekends, especially when my children are home, is breakfast together. There is always ...
Karen Dardick
Now is the time to give your rose bushes a little pruning, primping
Mid to late February is the month to prune roses here, so if you haven’t yet shaped up ...
Christina Hall
Make your own King cake for Mardi Gras
It’s Mardi Gras season in the Miss-Lou and that means one thing at my house — king cake!
Christina Hall
Time to use that ham bone
After Christmas dinner, I wrapped up my ham bone with ham on it and placed it in the ...
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Help the birds this winter
Birds need our help the most in the winter and early spring when fewer of their natural sources ...
Christina Hall
Feeling of love always remembered at Christmas
Merry Christmas to all of you today! I hope your day and this week are filled with love, ...
Christina Hall
Wow your family on Christmas
I hope you are like me and will have all of your family with you at some point ...
Christina Hall
Get ready for holiday sweets
I think I’ve come up with the perfect addition to my gift tins for Christmas presents. Two weeks ...
Karen Dardick
Make your gardeners gift list
Fortunate is the person who has a gardening friend or relative on the Christmas gift list, because it’s ...
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