Putting Down Roots --Gardening Columns



	PUTTING DOWN ROOTS: A Delightful Blend of Gardening Wisdom, Wit and Whimsy $10 + $2 for shipping by Cliff Johnson

1998 GARDENING COLUMNS
Putting Down Roots newspaper columns published in the Chaska Herald during 1998.

1998 COLUMNS


	WHAT CAUSES AN INTEREST IN GARDENING TO GERMINATE?
	SEED ORDER ARRIVAL MARKS OFFICIAL START OF GARDENING SEASON
	PLANTING TREES? DIG A 'BASIN,' NOT A PIT
	1998 SPRING RIVALS 1987 AND 1977 AS EARLIEST ON RECORD
	TREATMENT IN NURSERY CAN AFFECT TREE'S LATER GROWTH
	MY ADVICE: DON'T PLANT COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE
	FORMULA FOR BUTTERFLIES: NECTAR, HABITAT AND NO PESTICIDES
	HELP ARBORETUM CELEBRATE ITS 40TH BIRTHDAY THIS SUMMER
	'DANGEROUS GANG' THREATENING NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES
	OBSERVATIONS ON THE JOYS AND PAINS OF SUMMER GARDENING
	SOURCE OF DEADLY TOMATO BLIGHT WAS THE COMPOST PILE
	TRIP TO EAST COAST HIGHLIGHTED BY HISTORIC GARDEN TOURS
	THREE PRIMARY CAUSES FOR DEMISE OF MATURE OAK TREES
	WORLD-RECORD PUMPKIN TIPS SCALES AT 1,093 POUNDS
	WHY DO LEAVES CHANGE COLOR IN THE FALL?
	TRIP TO EGYPT REVEALS MUCH BEAUTY IN IRRIGATED DESERT
	TREES, SHRUBS CRYING OUT FOR A DRINK BEFORE WINTER
	CONSIDER DISTINCTIVE PLANTS WHEN PLANNING YOUR LANDSCAPE
	CHOOSING FAVORITE SEASON TOUGH CHOICE FOR GARDENERS
	DORMANT SEASON TIME FOR RESEARCHING NEXT YEAR'S PERFECT PLANTS