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Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Japanese maples, willows can thrive in pots

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Japanese maples, willows can thrive in pots

Looking for a small tree to grow year-round in a pot on a patio? Japanese maples, dappled willow, some magnolias or even bougainvillea could work, depending on the space.
Condo Smarts: Who certifies proxies?

Condo Smarts: Who certifies proxies?

Never take a person’s “word for it” that they have a proxy.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Harvest season a time of true rejoicing

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Harvest season a time of true rejoicing

Time to be thankful for a blessedly moderate spring and summer and the resulting garden bounty.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Potatoes can be stored in the ground over winter

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Potatoes can be stored in the ground over winter

With the plantings well marked, it’s a simple matter of “grocery shopping” with a digging fork as the vegetables are needed during the winter.
Condo Smarts: Insurance company can help with elevator issue

Condo Smarts: Insurance company can help with elevator issue

Component failures from a variety of situations may be covered under your policy.
Helen Chesnut: Time to tidy up, thin out, clean, and start fresh

Helen Chesnut: Time to tidy up, thin out, clean, and start fresh

A major part of ongoing renewal in the garden is care of the soil.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Colchicums make beautiful seasonal markers

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Colchicums make beautiful seasonal markers

Colchicums look like oversized crocuses. ‘The Giant’ is a goblet-shaped classic, while ‘Waterlily’ is a fancy double flower.
Condo Smarts: Stratas must maintain, repair common property

Condo Smarts: Stratas must maintain, repair common property

Owner(s) may to apply to the supreme court of ѻý to appoint an administrator and order the repairs
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Time to delight in all the food the garden produces

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Time to delight in all the food the garden produces

Even an aging plum tree produces delicious fruit. A plum custard pie will make the most of the fruit.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Rainfall during full bloom can cause 'russetting' on plums

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Rainfall during full bloom can cause 'russetting' on plums

Pale brown patches on prune plums is a common, environmentally induced condition, a sort of “weathering” called “russetting’ or “russet scab.”