THE CROTON GARDENER #4

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST AND BACK FOR 2026 #4...THE CROTON GARDENER...useful tips, alerts, shopping, and much more...here's the fourth installment...P.S. #2 IS HERE., #3 IS HERE

--CONFIDENTIAL TO BAMBOO LOVER; sorry your editor cannot recommend planting this in your yard. It is invasive, will soon spread to your neighbor's property and make for a very strained relationship. And in some states, legal issues. Read more about bamboo issues at https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/gardens/planting-and-maintenance/avoid-bamboo-like-the-plague

THERE ARE MANY OTHER OPTIONS TOO NUMEROUS TO NAME HERE FOR PRIVACY SCREENING; CONSULT YOUR LOCAL NURSERY--HILLTOP OR ROSEDALE

--OLD WILDFLOWER BOTANICAL IMAGES COURTESY OF THE LATE MARION COSTELLO; you'll recognize some of these soon enough in your garden--more here

--INVASIVE GARLIC MUSTARD! EverythingCroton: ANOTHER CHANCE TO HELP OUR PARKS--1ST ANNUAL GARLIC MUSTARD REMOVAL EXTRAVAGANZA

--PEONY SEASON!  GO TO https://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/blogs/articles-and-tips/the-simple-secret-to-extending-peony-blooming-in-your-garden

--IT'S ROSE SEASON:

*****COMMON ROSE PROBLEMS AND TROUBLESHOOTING https://www.mybluprint.com/article/whats-wrong-with-my-rose-bush-troubleshooting-common-problems

*****JAPANESE BEETLES https://www.gardeners.com/how-to/control-japanese-beetles/5163.html

--CAN ANYONE IDENTIFY THIS WILDFLOWER? IT POPS UP EVERYWHERE THIS TIME OF YEAR; CLICK HERE

--DANGEROUS! BEWARE THE GIANT HOGWEED; EverythingCroton: BEWARE THE VERY DANGEROUS PLANT KNOWN AS THE GIANT HOGWEED

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST: GARDEN RAILROADING, OUR FRIEND PAUL RACE

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