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Expert Profile: Long Island Gardener

Expertise: Decisions, decisions... If you can't make up your mind which Annuals to grow, yu're not alone. Frankly I don't blame you! A problem with your new flowering Annuals flats? I`ve been there done that. Petunias, Sweet Alyssum, Larkspur, Marine Blue Lobelia -- they all grow back at my house on Garden Street. Cutting and Cottage Gardens, White Gardens and Night Gardens, I`ve done them all. Annuals are the perfect summer flower, June through fall's first frost. I can`t speak on Cactus or tender tropical plants -- they don`t grow outside in my Zone 7; I`m no Farmer -- so I can`t guide you on Fruits and Vegetables. But whether it`s an Annual you want to start from seed, mail-order or pick up at your local garden center, I`ll help you grow amazing blooms this summer. Everyone will be asking, "Hey, did you see that garden?" Together, we can turn your neighbors green with envy.

Experience in the area
I have a lifetime of gardening behind me here on the North Shore of Long Island, N.Y. While I have degrees in related fields, there's nothing like hands-on work to build real knowledge on a subject. Every year there's something new. By the way, I really do live on Garden Street.

Publications
Gannette, NY Times Publishing and more - but not on Annuals.

Education/Credentials
B.A., botany; graduate credits in European Intellectual History and Political Science; minor coursework in related fields and training at our local botanical gardens (required for volunteers but between you and me I could have taught those classes)

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What do you like about this subject? Annuals are about as easy as Gardening gets. If there's one mistake new gardeners make with these, it's too much TLC. They water, they fetilize, they wait... Truth is, some Annuals MUST be left alone. I tell you which ones respond to benign neglect. What they need for best performance. How to keep them in the vase for indoors.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? Most gardens have multiple micro-climates. Shade here, Sun there, until the same flower debuts several days apart. I am still trying to balance my garden's micro-climates and change color schemes like clockwork.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject Silent Spring was not 1950s fiction.

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User Comments

Very informative. Very helpful. Thank you!
(Daniel on 08/28/08)

Thank you I have deffinately learned my lesson!!
(Megan on 08/08/08)

VERY INFORMATIVE ANSWERED MY ? THANK YOU
(CINDY on 08/06/08)

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Recent Answers from Long Island Gardener

2008-10-22 Searching for a flower: Anna, this is a very tough question. It is almost IMPOSSIBLE to find a flower from a description. I'd "reject" the question, but by posting it, it might conceivably sound familiar to someone, somewhere...

2008-09-29 Plants and Butterflies: I admit I am not THAT well versed in the Butterflies of Nevada --- but here's someone who is: www.thebutterflysite.com/nevada-butterflies.shtml Frankly, I did not know you HAD any Butterflies in...

2008-09-08 sticky impatients with crystaline globules...: I have a feeling you're not going to like this. This 'honeydew' you observe, this sticky, clear substance that seems to crystallize when it dries, is an Aphid secretion rich in Sugar. It's usually...

2008-08-29 Lantana: Technically, the heat-loving Lantana genus is perennial. But it's often grown as an annual as far South as Northern Florida. Reason being, it is not RELIABLY perennial. Hardy -- TECHNICALLY -- to...

2008-08-22 Annual Hibiscus: Greetings from the North Shore, neighbor. FYI: There's no such thing literally as an Annual Hibiscus -- most likely you have a tender Hibscus that with the right care will grow (but not necessarily bloom)...