Ann Lenox Barlow
Anne Lenox Barlow is a professional horticulturist who enjoys gardening with her family in Plattsburgh. She also chronicles her gardening experiences at her blog www.northcountrygarden.wordpress.com.
Recent Stories
Checking off fall garden chores
North Country Gardening
Even though we have been enjoying some beautiful weather over the past few weeks, we know that colder weather is just around the corner.
Plants and believing everything you read
North Country Gardening
Every year, professional and hobby plant breeders are working on developing new varieties of plants for our gardens.
Humidifiers help humans, houseplants
North Country Gardening
I will admit that I am one of those people who always try to postpone turning on the heat.
Think twice about clear-cutting
North Country Gardening
Now the nights are crisp and frosty, it is hard to resist the temptation to go out into the perennial garden and clear-cut all of this year’s growth down to the ground.
Start thinking about spring bulbs
North Country Gardening
Now, that it is October, it is time to plan ahead for the spring.
How autumn leaves can be useful
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For many reasons, I look forward to fall each year. Fall weather is ideal with the sunny days and cool nights. Then, there are the leaves — the beautiful, colorful, useful leaves. Yes, that is correct. Leaves are useful.
How to handle the baldfaced hornets
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Sometimes procrastination pays off. At least it did for me this week.
The scourge known as late blight
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Anyone who grew tomatoes and potatoes in 2009 remembers how devastating late blight can be to your garden.
Planting fall butterfly flowers
If I were to ask you what a butterfly garden looked like, what would you visualize?
Try considering roses for your garden!
North Country Gardening
No other flowering shrub brings about as much emotion, especially romantic emotion, as the rose. In fact, 10 years ago, my husband and I were married at the renowned rose garden in Thornden Park in Syracuse.