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Welcome to Crawford's Corner!

If you have further questions, please write to Bruce at Crawford@njaes.rutgers.edu

Gardening Notes for March 2023

March 3, 2023 By Bruce Crawford

March can be such a finicky month! Several years ago, there was a long warm spell followed by two nights of extremely cold temperatures. The result was a multitude of Hydrangeas killed to the ground! Some years we see snow storm after snow storm, while some years it is merely rain. So far it has been a mild winter with a few cold snaps that may prove damaging to some early bloomers. Fingers crossed! Keep referring to your notes or diary from last year as to when you sowed seed and performed other chores as you need not reinvent the wheel. Also, keep making notes for this year so that you can see if any of the changes you made yield better results!

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Bruce Crawford

March 2023 Plant of the Month – Spring Starflower

March 3, 2023 By Bruce Crawford

By Any Name, Ipheion Brings Spring Color
Every year gardeners search for new plants with early spring color that have somehow evaded the vigilant eyes of their gardening friends. Truth be told, gardeners love a touch of friendly competition! Ideally, these new finds should provide more than just floral interest; they should be easily grown, long lived and – dare I say it – deer resistant! Truly a plant that would make a gardener green with envy. Oddly, one of my long-time spring favorites remains unknown by far too many and it is both easily purchased and inexpensive. The plant is Spring Starflower or Ipheion uniflorum, a bulb whose botanical identity has long perplexed botanists.

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Bruce Crawford

Gardening Notes for February 2023

February 13, 2023 By Bruce Crawford

Crawford notes for Jan 2023The month of January finally had some seasonal temperatures, a distinct difference from the cold temperatures of December. February is now the month to finalize any design considerations for the year to come since March becomes busy with outdoor gardening activities. This month is also the time to complete the ordering of seeds, since many of the more popular varieties will soon become sold out. On warmer days, make it a point to walk through your garden, enjoying its beauty and giving thought to exciting new spring improvements.

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Bruce Crawford

February 2023 Plant of the Month – Evergreens

February 13, 2023 By Bruce Crawford

evergreensThe Tree of Life for the Winter Garden!
Evergreens are a group of plants that naturally garner a gardener’s attention during these bleak days of winter. The green foliage provides those much-needed signs of life that are often missing throughout this season. There are many types of evergreens from which to choose, including those with painfully sharp needles to those with more user-friendly scale-like and soft foliage. Of course, the emphasis may not be totally on foliage, since some evergreens offer wonderful bark or perhaps an invigorating fragrance from the foliage. There are a number of evergreens that meet these criteria, but one genus that readily comes to mind is Thuja, commonly called Arborvitae!

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Bruce Crawford

Gardening Notes for January 2023

December 28, 2022 By Bruce Crawford

Crawfords gardening notes for Jan 2023January always begins with the festivities surrounding the Holiday Season, but reality soon returns as gardeners face short and often cloudy days, cold temperatures and a sleeping garden. Looking on the positive side, we now have the leisure of working in the Garden when our time or the weather suits our schedule, since the garden is in a state of suspended animation so to speak. Continue making notes in your journal on the temperatures, snowfall or rain amounts along with the sightings of visiting birds, all while enjoying your favorite winter beverage by a warm glow of a lamp or fire.

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