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Lowenfels: Good watering system is worthwhile

Face it: You will need to water your plants this spring and summer whether you like it or not. Set up a system, and all you have to do is open a valve or two or set a timer.

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GARDENING

On Gardening: Pink fountain gaura offers unbeatable texture for the perennial garden

While the warm growing season has struggled to get established, the Pink Fountain gaura has been blooming with aplomb. The plant is so beautiful, it commands attention.
JEFF LOWENFELS

Lowenfels: Moment to mulch is now -- just be careful

What a difference a week makes! Who even remembers winter? I sure don't, given the number of things I keep finding to do in my spring garden.
GARDENING

On Gardening: Brazilian plume flower magnificent in the shade garden

If you find yourself looking for some exotic, colorful plants for the summer shade garden, look no further than the Brazilian plume flower. It is so wonderful that it was once known botanically as Jacobinia magnifica.
GARDENING PHOTOS

Visit the tropics in the municipal greenhouse

The Mann Leiser Memorial greenhouse which has tropical plants a fish pond and an aviary and is open to the public Monday-Sunday from 8 am to 3:30 pm.
GARDENING PHOTOS

Flowers are Blooming at the Muni Greenhouse

The municipal gardeners produce 80,000 plants for 300 flower beds and 1,400 baskets from Eagle River to Girdwood.
JEFF LOWENFELS

Lowenfels: Debris from fall windstorms will be evident as snow melts

A lawn hereabouts this time of year looks like hell. It's likely to be worse this year, in the wake of last fall's destructive windstorm.
JEFF LOWENFELS

Lowenfels: As the snow goes, consider marigolds

A few of you were caught off guard by the fast snow melt. If you are feeling like you should plant lots of seeds to make up for lost time, why not consider marigolds?
JEFF LOWENFELS

Lowenfels: As snow melts, postpone pruning

Lots of questions this time of year. The snow is melting fast enough so that most now believe this really is spring. Having noticed, they ask things like: "Is this a good time to trim up trees and shrubs?"
JEFF LOWENFELS

Lowenfels: Ignore the snow; there's still time to start seeds indoors

I know it snowed like crazy since last Thurday's column, and I know that really set us all back. But honestly folks, I keep records on this sort of thing and by my accounts it shouldn't be but six weeks (give or take a few days) before we will actually have our hands in the outdoor soils. The end...
JEFF LOWENFELS

Lowenfels: Start cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli

Somewhere along the way, growing cauliflower and broccoli lost its thrill for many an Alaska gardener. Cabbage used to be the main crop in most vegetable gardens. Growing it became a cliche. I suspect more slugs and moose ate it than did humans.